When the words “black liberation theology” are spoken, several names immediately come to mind: the Rev. James Cone, who coined the term; the Rev. Sojourner Truth; the Rev. Nat Turner; the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; the Rev. Jeremiah Wright; Dr. Cornel West; the Rev. Dr. Traci Blackmon; and the Rev. Dr. William Barber II.
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87-Year-Old Woman Sees ‘Slave Cabin’ in Which She Was Born at National African-American Museum – The Root
It was a cabin that housed people who were enslaved starting in 1853 on Edisto Island, S.C.
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[In My Lifetime] On Life With Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis – Ebony
Nora Day Davis and Hasna Muhammad remember what it was like to grow up in their household and the special times they shared.
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This Video of Black Parents Explaining How To Handle the Police to Their Kids Will Break Your Heart – Okay Africa
“I’m Ariel Sky Williams. I’m 8 years old. I’m unarmed and I have nothing that will hurt you.”
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Love and Black Lives, in Pictures Found on a Brooklyn Street – The New York Times
A discarded photo album reveals a rich history of black lives, from the segregated South to Harlem dance halls to a pretty block in Crown Heights.
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Can Detroiters afford the New Detroit?
The question, as Councilperson Mary Sheffield sees it, is not whether rapid development in and around downtown Detroit is a good thing for the city, because after so many years of drought, few would argue that this newfound desire to build big and beautiful things in Detroit is a bad idea. Detroit could use some big and beautiful things. Small ones too.
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How a small town on Martha’s Vineyard became a getaway for African-American elite
As we count down to Monday’s special broadcast from the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, we’re bringing you the stories behind the exhibitions.
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Katrina’s Hidden Race War
White vigilante justice tore through New Orleans after the storm. But no official investigation has shed light on the violence.
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How Domestic Violence In One Home Affects Every Child In A Class
“The first thing I’m looking for are the faces,” says Welch, a school counselor. She’s searching for hints of fear, pain or anger.
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A viral Christian blog post about accepting interracial marriage shows how deep racial bias runs
An essay published by a relatively obscure Christian blog was removed from the site Wednesday, but not before it was shared more than 79,000 times and inspired a barrage of scathing tweets and comments.
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