This year has seen a number of race-focused documentaries that seem especially relevant following a historically contentious election.
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A 40-Year Friendship Forged by the Challenges of Busing
This week, Twitter banned the accounts of several “alt-right” figures known for their racist views.
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What Obama Got Right
The outgoing president has resolved old problems and avoided new ones.
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The Audacity of Hopelessness
Throughout this election cycle I was confident of a Hillary Clinton victory because she is eminently qualified for the presidency and she ran a strong campaign.
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Confronting Slavery at Long Island’s Oldest Estates
Joseph McGill first unrolled bedding in a former slave cabin in 1999.
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Black, white and blues: Henry Louis Gates Jr. breaks down Albert Murray’s legacy on race and culture in America
Salon talks to Henry Louis Gates about the enduring power of music writer and visionary Albert Murray’s scholarship.
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The African American Museum chooses ‘Loving’ for its first film screening
Just one month after opening its doors, the National Museum of African American History and Culture is establishing itself as a permanent stop on the Washington social circuit. There have been cocktail parties, galas, private dinners and now one of D.C.’s favorite after-work pastimes — the movie screening.
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Segregation Begins in Pre-K
New York City’s lauded universal pre-K program has a problem when it comes to diversity in the classroom.
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Effort underway to preserve historic buildings on historically Black campuses
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) wants to see more done to restore and preserve historic buildings on traditionally Black campuses as “national treasures,” and it hopes the public will help press U.S. senators Wednesday for at least $5 million in funding toward the effort during National HBCU Week.
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African-American Museum Cafe Serves Up Black History With Every Forkful
The restaurant inside the new National Museum of African American History and Culture offers food that satisfies the hunger — and a space that satisfies the mind.
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