Posts by Jenna Dehn
NNS Video: America’s Black Holocaust Museum celebrates its rebirth
As America’s Black Holocaust Museum continues to work toward opening its doors, the donation of Sanford Biggers’ “BAM (Seated Warrior)” to the museum offers another attraction.
Read MoreWHEN HELL FREEZES OVER: NEW DOCUMENTARY CELEBRATES THE LIFE OF FATHER JAMES GROPPI
2020 will see the premiere of a new documentary movie about Milwaukee’s own civil rights leader, Father James Groppi. The demand for equal rights and justice he spotlighted in the 1960s remains as relevant and controversial today as it was over 50 years ago.
Read MoreMLK’S “DREAM” WAS NOT ABOUT BEING COLORBLIND
Reggie Jackson examines Dr. King’s most famous speech, challenging the narrative that it was a call for a color blind society.
Read MoreOn a Hill in Alabama, the Lynched Haunt Us
Lynchings are a part of the history of the United States but left out, glossed over or minimized in the history textbooks. The Legacy
Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice bring this history to life and is harder to deny.
Moving Monuments and Considering Community
A Kehinde Wiley statue, Rumors of War, takes its place one mile from the Avenue of Monuments. This monument of a young Black man responds to the many statues of confederate white men usually seen lining the streets of Richmond, Virginia.
Read More‘The Slaves Dread New Year’s Day the Worst’: The Grim History of January 1
Before the Civil War, the new year was not one of celebration but of horror and dread. It was a time of possible separation and heartbreak; a time for family members to be sold to the highest bidder.
Read MoreBuying Black, Rebooted
In the age of “voting with your spending,” there is a growing movement toward supporting and prioritizing black-owned businesses.
Read MoreMajor Jewish Denomination Votes To Support Reparations For Slavery
The Reform movement, America’s largest Jewish denomination, has passed a resolution supporting the need to make reparations for slavery.
Read MoreStudy Examines Why Black Americans Remain Scarce in Executive Suites
A new report focusing on diversity, or the lack there of, among corporate executives reveals that current practices aimed at inclusion are failing. The study focuses on some of the reasons for this failure and why “Race is still a ‘third rail’ — an unwelcome and dangerous subject — in many corporate settings.”
Read MoreWhat We Get Wrong About ‘People of Color’
People of Color has become a term used to denote those who are non-white. Why not be specific about the culture you are speaking about?
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