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The 120th Anniversary of Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing
February 12, 2020 marks the 120th anniversary of the poem Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing, an influential and epic description of Black Life originally intended to commemorate Abraham Lincoln.
Read MoreBarnes And Noble Scrapped A Plan To Put “Diverse” Faces On The Cover Of Classic Books After Backlash
Barnes & Noble has a new way to celebrate Black History Month. Let’s put black faces on the covers of “classic young adult novels” written by white authors. In what universe is this a good way to “champion diversity in literature?
Read MoreNNS 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 MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Whose Heritage? Public Symbols of the Confederacy
A nationwide movement to remove Confederate monuments, flags and other symbols from the public square, and to rename schools, parks, roads and other public works that pay homage to the Confederacy is underway.
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.
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