African American Lives - KOLUMN Magazine

Celebrating The Lives of People of Color

11,341 Rape Kits were Collected and Forgotten in Detroit. This is the Story of One of them.

September 11, 2016December 4, 2016African American Commuities, African American Lives ...

Ardelia Ali was raped in 1995. Twenty years later, her rapist was convicted thanks to the tireless efforts of prosecutor Kym Worthy.

For Nearly 150 Years, This One House Told a Novel Story About the African-American Experience

September 10, 2016African American History, African American Lives ...

On view in the new museum, the woodframe dwelling evokes the aspirations and limitations of the era following enslavement.

Katrina’s Hidden Race War

September 9, 2016September 10, 2016African American Commuities, African American Families ...

White vigilante justice tore through New Orleans after the storm. But no official investigation has shed light on the violence.

How to Tell a Mother Her Child Is Dead

September 6, 2016African American Commuities, African American Lives ...

When you get inside the room you will know who the mother is. Yes, I’m very sure.

Don’t Read the Comments … Especially if You’re a Black Woman

August 30, 2016September 3, 2016African American Film, African American Lives ...

Two weeks ago I wrote an article in the form of an open letter to Nate Parker, confessing my conflicted feelings about the recently resurfaced revelations about his 17-year-old rape trial.

Hope For Salvation

August 29, 2016September 3, 2016African American Church, African American Lives ...

…Its predominately African-American worship community of some 900 households pulls from as far away as Williamsburg and North Carolina.

Affluent and Black, and Still Trapped by Segregation

August 25, 2016September 3, 2016African American Commuities, African American Lives ...

Why well-off black families end up living in poorer areas than white families with similar or even lower incomes.

EJI Announces Plans to Build a Museum and National Lynching Memorial

August 24, 2016September 3, 2016African American History, African American Lives ...

The Equal Justice Initiative plans to build a national memorial to victims of lynching and open a museum that explores African American history from enslavement to mass incarceration. Both the museum and memorial will open in Montgomery, Alabama, in 2017.

A C-SPAN caller asked a black guest how to stop being prejudiced. Here’s how she responded.

August 24, 2016September 3, 2016African American Journalism, African American Lives ...

While a guest on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” on Aug. 18, a caller told public-policy organizer Heather McGhee he was a prejudiced white man, but he wanted to know what he could do about it. This is what she said. (C-SPAN)

Why the Debate Over Nate Parker Is So Complex

August 23, 2016September 4, 2016African American Cinema, African American Lives ...

The discussion over how to parse the filmmaker in light of a sexual-assault trial 17 years ago is particularly difficult for black women.