ALBUQUERQUE — Lenny Trujillo made a startling discovery when he began researching his descent from one of New Mexico’s pioneering Hispanic families: One of his ancestors was a slave.
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‘Still fighting’: Africatown, site of last US slave shipment, sues over pollution | The Guardian
In 1860 the last, illegal, shipment of slaves to the US landed in this part of Alabama. Now hundreds of the largely African American residents are suing an industrial plant claiming it released toxic chemicals linked to cancer
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Pioneering African-American librarians share their stories | American Libraries
American Libraries spoke with five leading African-American librarians about their careers, the changes they have witnessed over the decades, and the current issues in librarianship.
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Detroit’s Untold Stories of Slavery | The New York Times
In “The Dawn of Detroit,” the historian Tiya Miles transports the reader back to the 18th century and brings to life a multiracial community that began in slavery.
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Wyatt Tee Walker, Dr. King’s Strategist and a Harlem Leader, Dies at 88 | The New York Times
“If it wasn’t for Birmingham, there wouldn’t have been a Selma march, there wouldn’t have been a 1965 civil rights bill.”
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X: or, Betty Shabazz v. The Nation | Theater Mania
Marcus Gardley imagines a trial to set the record straight on the controversial black leader.
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How an Artist Learned About Freedom From ‘The Negro Motorist Green Book’ | The New York Times
“It’s like reading a fairy tale book. I see the names of beauty schools and men’s clubs and taverns, and I think, ‘What does that place look like?’”
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Ruby Bridges, amazing grace: 1 of 300 | NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
“I wasn’t talking…” “…I was praying for them.”
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Fountain Street Church, George Bayard collaborate to bring “African American Artists Tell the Story” to community | CulturedGR
An exhibit of 10 African American artists’ work, from local to nationally known, opened January 7, with a reception Tuesday, January 16. The exhibit presents work that places African American experience in the context of the American experience.
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Anna Maria Weems: Escaped from the Maafa (Slavery) disguised as a male carriage driver | Kentake Page
In 1855, Anna Maria Weems escaped to freedom disguised as an enslaved male named “Joe Wright.”
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