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Accepting Rights Award, Colin Kaepernick Decries ‘Lawful Lynching’
By The Associated Press AMSTERDAM — Amnesty International gave the former N.F.L. quarterback Colin Kaepernick its Ambassador of Conscience Award on Saturday for his kneeling protest of racial injustice, which began a sports movement and might have cost him his job. Eric Reid, one of Kaepernick’s former San Francisco 49ers teammates, presented him with the…
Read More‘You can’t just gloss over this history’: The movement to honor Ida B. Wells gains momentum
Ida B. Wells was an anti-lynching activist whose name is often forgotten. Her great-granddaughter is looking to change that. This article details how activists are remembering Wells.
Read MoreAfriCOBRA: the collective that helped shape the black arts movement
This article touches on AfriCOBRA, an organization that helped push the black arts movement forward.
Read MoreTrailblazing America’s Black Holocaust Museum poised to reopen
By Mary Louise Schumacher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Near the end of his presidency, Barack Obama stood in front of one of the most spectacular museums ever erected on the National Mall and spoke about embracing hard truths. “Yes, a clear-eyed view of history can make us uncomfortable,” he said at the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum…
Read MoreAmerica’s segregated shores: beaches’ long history as a racial background
Schools, neighborhoods, and public spaces were segregated during the Jim Crow era. This piece touches on how America’s beaches and recreational areas were segregated during that time.
Read MoreThere Goes the Neighborhood: How Food Helps Drive Gentrification
When talking about gentrification, housing is talked about as a main contributor. This article discusses how food can help drive the gentrification of black neighborhoods like Harlem.
Read MoreA radical archive arrives at Harvard
Harvard University acquired and is currently in the process of archiving educator and activist Angela Davis’ work. The archivists estimate the collection will be available in 2019.
Read MoreHow the Obsidian Collection is Bringing Black Newspapers to Google
The Obsidian Project is digitizing black press from the Great Migration, Civil Rights, and Jim Crow era and making virtual exhibits available to the public for free.
Read MoreWhose Heritage? Public Symbols of the Confederacy
This extensive report, including an executive summary, data, maps, and findings, describes the history and locations of monuments to the Confederacy around the country. It details the current controversy surrounding their removal.
Read MoreOscar-winning Screenwriter from Milwaukee to Direct “The American Way”
John Ridley, who won an Academy Award for writing “12 Years a Slave,” is adapting his “The American Way: Those Above And Those Below” comic series exploring racial issues through the superhero genre.
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