Posts by Nicole Martinez
This Date in History: The Wilmington Massacre of 1898
White supremacists interfered with Black voters and overthrew the elected multiracial officials in what’s called the only successful American coup.
Read MoreWisconsin Supreme Court to hear case about race-based college scholarships
If grants for students of certain groups can continue, they can help marginalized and disavantaged students make college a reality.
Read MoreThe City Where the Summer of 2020 Never Really Ended
While the city hasn’t forgotten George Floyd, many have moved on from their push to defund the police, as evidenced by the mayoral election.
Read MoreThey were promised a lifeline to ‘graduate’ from poverty. Then it was taken away
Refugees from South Sudan continue to travel to the settlement, located around 30 miles over the border, which already houses around 100,00.
Read MoreThe Southern US county honouring its dark past
Arlington, Virginia, is one city where visitors can see plaques dedicated to those enslaved whose impact can still be felt.
Read MoreIn historic move, MFA Boston returns works by 19th-century enslaved artist David Drake to his heirs
The family has sold one of the pieces of pottery to the museum and will allow MFA Boston to continue to show the other for at least two years.
Read MoreFollowing Trump guidance, words like ‘equity’ and ‘access’ have quietly been cut at Wisconsin tech colleges
Positions and departments that helped marginalized students feel welcome have been renamed or dissolved to abide by federal guidelines.
Read MoreWhy Chicago’s Brandon Johnson fumed at ‘illegal alien’ question
Johnson made comparisons to the way people talked during enslavement, similarly stripping people of their humanity.
Read MoreCulture wars rock Texas historical site as Alamo Trust CEO resigns over research on role of slavery, indigenous people in state history
Kate Rogers, who wrote about the efforts to minimize the impact of slavery in Texas, no longer aligns with the Alamo according to officials.
Read MoreFrom Fani Willis to Letitia James, Trump’s Enemies List Targets Black Women Prosecutors
New York Attorney General Letitia James joins District Attorney Fani Willis from Georgia in the crosshairs of Donald Trump’s sight.
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