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The Black press democratized America
Ahead of another Trump presidency, the historic Black press can serve as a guiding light for practicing journalism in pursuit of a healthy democracy — or, at least, survival and community.
Read MoreJustice Department says Mississippi Senate paid a Black attorney less than her white colleagues for years
A current lawsuit alleges that a staff attorney of the state was paid less than her white peers and didn’t receive increases like them.
Read MoreFor Black Women, ‘America Has Revealed to Us Her True Self’
The complex relationship between Black women and the political landscape of the United States, particularly in the context of recent events and elections.
Read MoreBlack people are receiving racist text messages about picking cotton ‘at the nearest plantation’
Anyone who receives a similar text message is advised to report it to the authorities as the investigation continues.
Read MoreDo We Owe Black Men an Apology?
While the media lambasted Black men for not supporting Harris, white voters were the deciding factor in Trump’s election.
Read MoreAlsobrooks and Blunt Rochester: Black Women Make Senate History
Amid a disastrous loss to President Trump, two Black women have made history as they become representatives for their respective states.
Read MoreShomari Figures wins bid to represent Alabama district embroiled in Supreme Court case
Figures won an election in a district that was redrawn after a judge ordered the previous map to be redrawn for disenfranchising Black voters.
Read MoreNational Archives Aids in Tulsa Riot Mass Burial Identification
With the help of the National Archives, Tulsa launched an investigation into unmarked graves in mass burial sites resulting from the Tulsa Race Riot.
Read MoreColonial Williamsburg Restores America’s Oldest Black Schoolhouse, Uncovering a Legacy of Education and Resilience
Restoration has nearly completed on a school that was determined to have been built in 1759 or1760 according to wood-dating techniques.
Read MoreOn This Day in History, White Mob Wages Violence Against Black Voters
According to the Equal Justice Initiative, On Election Day, November 3, 1874, local white residents in Eufaula, Alabama, determined to regain political dominance in the county that they had lost during Reconstruction, used terror and intimidation to suppress Black votes, ultimately waging a violent, deadly massacre. As the 1874 election neared, white employers openly fired any…
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