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As Obama Presidential Center comes closer to reality, tensions on race, class surface | Chicago Tribune
The Obama Foundation’s plans to build the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park have sparked a complicated, and at times emotional, conversation about race, class, segregation, privilege and power on the South Side.
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The Forgotten Girls Who Led the School-Desegregation Movement | The Atlantic
Before the 9-year-old Linda Brown became the lead plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education, a generation of black girls and teens led the charge against the “separate but equal” doctrine in public schools.
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‘It Does Something to Your Soul When Everyone Losing Their Homes Looks Like You’ | Politico
In Durham, a young lawyer raised in public housing teaches elite law students to save poor people from eviction.
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In a superhero cape, he feeds the city’s hungry and homeless. And he’s only 4 | CNN
Austin Perine’s superhero cape glides and flutters as he hands chicken sandwiches to homeless men outside a shelter in Birmingham, Alabama.
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NC food icon ‘Mama Dip’ passes away | WRAL
“She was a great entrepreneur and loved cooking and the main thing was the love for her community…”
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Trailer for ‘Love Is_’ Explores Black Power Couple’s Origin Story | Colorlines
Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil drew from their own lives to develop this OWN series about two artists’ 20-year journey through love.
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African Americans Have Lost Untold Acres of Land Over the Last Century | The Nation
An obscure legal loophole is often to blame.
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Poor People’s Campaign Launches With March on Capitol Hill | Colorlines
The campaign’s list of demands directly address the issues of systemic racism and economic inequality.
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Marvin Gaye Recreation Center Opens with Fanfare | AFRO
On May 5, D.C. officials cut the ribbon on the $14 million recreation center named after the Motown legend who grew up in the District and attended Cardozo High School.
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