Posts by Nicole Martinez
The enslaved man who popularised mac and cheese
The food that graces many American tables, especially those of Black families at Thanksgiving, has evolved from a dish by a chef at Monticello.
Read MoreBarn Where White Men Murdered Emmett Till to Be Preserved as a ‘Reverent, Sacred Site’
The Emmett Till Interpretive Center announced the purchase, made possibly by a donation, from the property’s previous white owner.
Read MoreViola Ford Fletcher, oldest survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre, dies at age 111
Fletcher had previously stated that she thought about the 1921 massacre every day for more than 100 years.
Read MoreJordan Peele’s ‘High Horse: The Black Cowboy’ doc sheds light on an erased part of history
The new docu-series investigates the history of cowboys and the racism that has shaped how we view cowboy culture.
Read MoreU.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
By Tara Copp and Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika — an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and the deaths of more than 400,000 U.S. troops who died fighting in World War II — as a hate symbol, according to…
Read MoreChicago mother says she gave birth on highway after hospital sent her home
Wells’ husband posted a video of her being turned away from the hospital before she gave birth in the car on the way to another hospital.
Read MoreBillionaire MacKenzie Scott makes more historic donations to HBCUs
This recent $200 million donation adds to Mackenzie Scott’s previous $70 million donation to HBCUs earlier this year.
Read MoreJesse Jackson’s Health Struggles Highlight the Impact of His Civil Rights Leadership
Jackson’s allies point out his 66 years of activism, with even age and COVID failing to slow him entirely.
Read MoreU.S. WWII cemetery in the Netherlands removes displays about Black troops
The displays’ removal comes amid American parks and museums being forced to remove information about race by the Trump administration.
Read MoreVirginia’s probe into public universities’ displacement of Black neighborhoods no longer theoretical
The report is investigating properties that were acquired from Black neighborhoods to expand the college and families who were impacted.
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