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SCLC is Reviving Dr. King’s Movement for Today’s America
Under the leadership of DeMark Liggins, the SCLC is ready to continue Dr. King’s fight for civil rights with modern tools.
Eternal flame at Martin Luther King Jr.’s Atlanta burial site vandalized
While the memorial sustained minimal damage, The King Center remains open to visitors and the culprit has been arrested on multiple charges.
This museum immerses students in U.S. history: ‘You can smell it, touch it, see it
The multisensory experience connects the museum’s visitors to the past and the real experiences of Black families in New York City.
The Purging of Black Officials Makes Latent Racism Official Policy
President Trump’s firings send a clear message that white mediocrity is always preferable to Black achievement.
Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story – exhilarating record of game-changing photographer
A new documentary tells the tail of Kwame Brathwaite, whose photographs of Black people showed another type of beauty.
How ‘authenticity’ at work can become a trap for people of color
Authentic: The Myth of Bringing Your Full Self to Work, by Jodi-Ann Burey, challenges the notion of bringing your true self to work.
The Purging of Black Officials Makes Latent Racism Official Policy
Erin Aubry Kaplan dives into the current political administration’s replacement of Black officials with unqualified white ones.
Landlord says mail wasn’t delivered because she is Black. Supreme Court weighs in
After dozens of complains and multiple reassurances that mail service would resume as normal, one resident has had enough.
Kyren Lacy’s Death at 24 Sheds Light on Black Male Suicide Crisis
The young athlete’s death highlights a troubling increase in suicide rates among Black men in the United States.
I had to flee the US – as a foreign, Black, pro-Palestinian activist, I tick every box on Ice’s list
Amandla Thomas-Johnson’s decision to flee the United States was confirmed when he received notice that his student visa was canceled.
Ghana’s President Calls Slave Trade ‘Greatest Crime,’ Pushes U.N. for Reparations
If successful, this approach could benefit the descendants of slaves kiddnapped from Ghana around the globe.
Video game lets you return African artifacts from Western museums
New video game, Reloaded, seeks to educate on the issue of reparations while returning artifacts back to their rightful place in Africa.
A Portrait of an Enslaved Man Hung in a Mansion for Over a Century. His Story Is Finally Emerging
For years, the portrait was at the estate where the subject was enslaved, but it now is displayed at the Mississippi Museum of Art.
7 Ways the Government Shutdown May Affect You
Some services, like Social Security checks and SNAP, will continue during the government shutdown, but with limited services and staff.
UNESCO Launches First Virtual Museum of Looted Cultural Objects
The virtual museum works in most browsers and lets visitors explore artifacts by region, use, or color or search for specific pieces.
‘Reading Rainbow’ to return, with viral librarian Mychal Threets as its host
Thweets uses social media to promote reading and literacy, espousing many of the traits of the show’s former host.
Georgia’s highest court sides with slave descendants fighting to protect threatened island community
The Georgia Supreme Court delivered a win for the Gullah Geechee on Sapelo Island, who were fighting a proposed change that might drive them from their homes.
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron launched a free digital archive featuring rare and out-of-print works by Black and brown authors.
Researchers Release Report on People Enslaved by Harvard-Affiliated Vassall Family
The report, which was published separately from Harvard’s research into slavery, shows the family’s involvement in slavery.
