Posts Tagged ‘Segregation’
Black 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.
Read MoreLandlords less likely to reply to applicants with Black, LatinX names
The survey tracked over 25,000 interactions across the country between property managers and fake renters using names associated with non-White identities.
Read MoreCivil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up bus seat, seeks to expunge record
Colvin’s legal team told CNN it plans to file paperwork to have the now-82-year-old woman’s 1955 arrest record cleared.
Read MoreVernon Jordan, Civil Rights Leader and D.C. Power Broker, Dies at 85
Vernon Jordan, an influential civil rights leader and political power broker, died at the age of 85. He leaves a legacy of progress and change.
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