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Whitewashing the Great Depression
Although the photographers who worked for the FSA took many pictures of people of color—in the streets, in the fields, out of work—the Great Depression’s main victims, as Americans came to visualize them, were white.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – After Biden win, Black activists demand reparations for slavery, police reform
After a tumultuous election year victory, one that both gave rise to a new civil rights movement in response to the death of George Floyd and saw Black Americans suffer disproportionately from the COVID-19 pandemic and staggeringly high unemployment, Black Lives Matter activists are asking the new administration to make Black matters paramount.
Read MoreUPS to Allow Natural Black Hairstyles and Facial Hair
The United Parcel Service has lifted restrictions on facial hair and natural Black hairstyles, which was received positively by employees and the workers’ union.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – What now for BLM? Whatever happens under Biden, the role of African American women will be vital
President Donald Trump has been voted out of office, but the issues at the heart of Black Lives Matter remain as critical as ever. Black women will be central in this next chapter of American history.
Read MorePublic Pressure And Lawsuits Kept USPS From Handing Trump The Election. Here’s How.
The USPS motto, “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds,” can now be updated to include Covid-19 and Postmaster General DeJoy.
Read MoreMarc Lamont Hill on Black Elected Officials and Why the Political System Prevents Progressive Politics From Being Articulated
“There’s the narrative that they [Black elected officials] get into office and they sell out…That absolutely happens, but I don’t think most Black elected officials are sellouts. I just think the system doesn’t allow for the kind of work that needs to be done.” — Marc Lamont Hill, Professor, Author
Read MoreSystemic Racism 201: The advantages Whites have felt entitled to for generations
Most conversations about systemic racism center the stories of the harms to people of color while ignoring that White people benefit tremendously from it. This is a tough pill to swallow. Few people are willing to go down the proverbial rabbit hole Morpheus spoke allegorically about in that scene from the Matrix.
Read MoreThey Can’t Kill Us and We Won’t Die
President-elect Biden acknowledged this debt to Black voters in his acceptance speech. Will he begin the job of dismantling systemic racism and increasing Black wealth? Only time will tell.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Got into politics after the Ferguson protests. She just became the first Black woman to represent MO in Congress
Cori Bush, a progressive community leader and veteran Black Lives Matter activist, won a House seat in Missouri, becoming the state’s first Black woman to represent the state in Congress.
Read MorePhotos From The 1960s: Black Americans Voting For the First Time
While the 2020 election is being processed, it is important to look at the progress of African-American Voting in the United States.
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