Posts Tagged ‘Segregation’
7 Facts About Modern School Segregation
Segregation in schools is illegal on paper but functionally still happens across the nation–and it may be getting worse.
Read MoreBlack couple accused of smelling ‘like weed’ are kicked out of Memphis eatery, racial discrimination suit says
A Black couple from Memphis is suing a local restaurant for kicking them out, claiming they “smelled like weed” despite their own protests that they don’t smoke marijuana.
Read MoreMorgan State University 80-year-old segregation wall comes down in Baltimore
For over three fourths of a century, students at Morgan State University walking down Hillen Road would walk past a red brick wall. Unbeknownst to most, the wall was built by White residents in the 1930s in response to the increasing enrollment of Black students at Morgan State, a historically Black institution. The construction of the “Spite Wall” at Morgan State epitomizes the hate that does not welcome Black students. Destroying this wall is a collaborative effort to reconstruct and expand the University.
Read MoreBlack leaders on Buffalo’s East Side are building markets to address food insecurity
A proposed food co-op might ease the burden on some Buffalo residents who live in what’s known as a food desert.
Read MoreThe Marines were last to integrate. Here are the stories of the first Black recruits.
Some of the first Black recruits to the U.S. Marine Corps are telling their stories and receiving honors for their sacrifice.
Read More102-year-old WWII Veteran from Segregated Mail Unit Honored
102-year-old Romay Davis was honored for her service in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, which delivered mail during WWII.
Read More1 in 3 U.S. students attended a racially segregated public school in 2020-21, watchdog says
Despite overall increases in diversity, segregated schools still exist and hinder quality education for America’s schoolchildren.
Read MoreWisconsin’s first Black-owned resort community, Lake Ivanhoe, receives historical status this summer.
Black Americans settled Lake Ivanhoe nearly 100 years ago, and the community is finally being recognized by the Wisconsin Historical Society.
Read MoreRestoring Idlewild, a historic vacation spot for Black people — 110 years later
A relaxing vacation has often been out of reach for Black Americans. That’s why Idlewild, sometimes known as Black Eden, was such a paradise in the early 1900s.
Read MoreIn Twilight of Life, Civil Rights Activists Feel ‘Urgency to Tell Our History’
As the Civil Rights activists from movements in the 70s, 80s, and before are getting fewer and fewer, it’s important for historians to rush to record their stories.
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