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Black People’s Land Was Stolen | The New York Times

July 23, 2019May 20, 2020African American History, Black History ...

Any discussion of reparations must include how this happened, who did it, and the laws, policies and practices that allowed it.

Thomas L. Jennings, First African American to Receive a Patent | Post News Group

July 22, 2019July 22, 2019African American History, Black History ...

Tamara Shiloh, Post News Group [dropcap]Patents[/dropcap] are important official documents as they are used to safeguard one’s inventions. The first U.S. patent was issued in 1790. But it wasn’t until March 3, 1821, that a patent was issued to an African American: Thomas L. Jennings. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Jennings, born free in 1791, was awarded the […]

What we get wrong about the 1960s ‘riots’ | The Washington Post

July 22, 2019July 22, 2019African American History, Black History ...

Small-town America has never been immune from big-city problems.

The Forgotten All-Star Game That Helped Integrate Baseball | Deadspin

July 19, 2019April 25, 2020African American Activist, African American Athletes ...

When Cleveland celebrated its sixth time hosting MLB’s All-Star Game last week, it might have seemed an odd event to commemorate baseball’s integration. But when Jackie Robinson stepped onto the field in a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform in April of 1947, becoming the first African-American to play in white organized baseball since the 19th century, it […]

Swan Song | The American Scholar

July 19, 2019May 22, 2020African American History, African American Music ...

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Violin Concerto

Former Apollo trainee’s career took off in a different direction | The Washington Post

July 19, 2019July 19, 2019African American History, Black History ...

Rick Snider, The Washington Post Ed Dwight was the first black trainee in the Apollo space program. He later became a sculptor. (Matthew Staver/For The Washington Post). Featured Image [dropcap]Ed[/dropcap] Dwight never reached the moon as an astronaut, but his use of negative space in sculptures made him an international star. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] As NASA […]

The D.C. Race War of 1919 | The Washington Post Magazine

July 18, 2019April 25, 2020African American History, Black History ...

And the forgotten story of one African American girl accused of murdering a police officer.

The Racist History of Tipping | Politico

July 18, 2019July 18, 2019African American Economics, African American History ...

Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II, Politico An illustration of the interior of a Pullman dining car. | Library of Congress. Featured Image [dropcap]This[/dropcap] week, the House of Representatives will have a chance to end a pernicious legacy of slavery. Lawmakers will vote on the Raise the Wage Act, which would boost the minimum wage […]

Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Is Under Threat. This Campaign Aims to Save It | Smithsonian.com

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019African American History, Black History ...

The National Trust is hoping to preserve the North Carolina house where Simone first learned to play piano

What Canada and South Africa can teach the U.S. about slavery reparations | The Conversation

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019African American History, Black History ...

Bonny Ibhawoh, The Conversation Author Ta-Nehisi Coates, left, and actor Danny Glover, right, testify about reparation for the descendants of slaves during a hearing before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Capitol Hill on June 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais). Featured Image [dropcap]A[/dropcap]merica’s failure to understand, acknowledge and resolve the continuing catastrophe of slavery is […]