A newborn Precious Bradley was left on a daycare doorstep in Greensboro, North Carolina with zero clues or idea of who her biological parents were. All that changed after a night of genealogical digging at the North Carolina A&T library.
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The Complexity of Black Girlhood Is at the Heart of The Hate U Give | The Atlantic
The film adaptation of Angie Thomas’s YA novel offers a startlingly honest portrait of its heroine confronting buried trauma to find her political voice.
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Common and His Mother Help Raise Funds for Public Schools Nationwide | Ebony
Common and his mother, Dr. Mahalia A. Hines, are partnering with the company Burlington Stores and the non-profit organization Adopt-A-Classroom.org to raise money for supplies for teachers and students nationwide.
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Black Women Are Dying During Childbirth. Sen. Kamala Harris Is Working to Change That. | Glamour
The U.S. is one of 13 countries in the world where maternal mortality rates are worse than they were two decades ago. And that alarming statistic hits one group of women the hardest.
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The Welfare Boogeyman | The New York Times
The Trump administration wants to rebrand social programs that millions of Americans rely on as “welfare.” Will we fall for it?
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Can the ‘immortal cells’ of Henrietta Lacks sue for their own rights? | The Washington Post
A lawyer representing the eldest son and two grandsons of Henrietta Lacks, whose “immortal cells” have been the subject of a best-selling book, a TV movie, a family feud, cutting-edge medical research and a multibillion-dollar biotech industry, announced last week that she plans to file a petition seeking “guardianship” of the cells.
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Rightwing rally cancelled as Maxine Waters supporters stand guard | The Guardian
Many gathered outside the congresswoman’s LA office where an Oath Keepers demonstration had been planned.
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My Brother Moochie review: a masterpiece of race, injustice and forgiveness | The Guardian
Issac Bailey’s memoir is a triumph, a painful indictment of American inhumanity woven with threads of grace and love
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Low-income black fathers want to be good dads. The system won’t let them | The Guardian
Working with low-income black fathers in Chicago, I have long seen how counterproductive policies punish them for trying.
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After years of domestic violence, a gun changed everything | The Philadelphia Tribune
After one beating, Norris Jones went to her father’s house and shared what she was going through. “He looked at me and said, ‘What did you think marriage was?’”
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