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Opal Lee, grandmother of Juneteenth, gets her own Barbie doll
Activist Opal Lee is an icon being honored by Mattel with a Barbie doll, who wears her signature outfit and is ready to march.
Read MoreOscar Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Breaks Record With 16
Sinners,’ a 1930’s era horror fantasia grounded in Black culture, earned a record‑breaking 16 Academy Award nominations
Read MorePark Service removes slavery exhibit at Independence Park in Philadelphia
Park staff dismantled an exhibit about Washington’s slave ownership amid a wider push to remove information on racism, sexism and climate change.
Read MoreWelcoming Tawanda Mutasah as AJWS’s new President and CEO
Zimbabwe-born Mutasah has worked for organizations around the globe, mostly recently Oxfam America, in his quest for human rights.
Read MoreThe most dangerous man in America’: how Paul Robeson went from Hollywood to blacklist
Paul Robeson’s refusal to condemn the Soviet Union led to his isolation by white America and Black institutions.
Read More5 Things to Know: Surprising Facts About Martin Luther King Jr.
Here are five lesser-known facts about the life and legacy of the venerable Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Read MoreSweet thing: a personal look at a photographer’s Cuban slavery heritage – photo essay
Artist Jorge Luis Alvarez Pupo uses sugar, which his ancestors were forced to cultivate, as part of his medium when depicting them.
Read MoreDr King and Our Authoritarian Crisis
While we recognize Martin Luther King Day, we must also recognize what the political environment we live in means for equality and justice.
Read MoreBernice King continues to carry her father’s legacy, but along her own path
Bernice A. King run’s the nonprofit that bears her fathers name and recognizes his life and work every year on Martin Luther King Day.
Read MoreClaudette Colvin, Whose Defiance Helped End Bus Segregation, Dies at 86
Colvin was just 15 when she was arrested for not giving up her bus seat in 1955, becoming a plaintiff in a case that helped end segregation.
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