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Celebrating The Lives of People of Color

The Millionaire Turned Shoeshine Man | The Atlantic

August 23, 2016September 7, 2017African American Lives, KOLUMN ...

Larry Woods goes by the name “Mr. Sunshine,” and he shines shoes for a living. It wasn’t always this way, though.

Black Incarceration hasn’t been this low in a generation

August 22, 2016November 21, 2016African American Lives, African American Politics ...

Throughout the presidential campaign season, both Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton have been excoriated for supporting the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, which critics charge is fueling mass incarceration of African Americans.

Black Lotus Is a Woman’s Search for Racial Identity in a Racist World

August 22, 2016September 4, 2016African American Literature, African American Lives ...

One woman’s journey into racial awareness and self-discovery takes readers down a winding road of abuse, pain and, ultimately, redemption.

An Interview With Former Black Panther Lynn French

August 12, 2016September 4, 2016African American History, African American Lives ...

The fact that the Panther Party, by the time you joined in 1968, was over two-thirds women struck me as amazing.

‘Picturing Children’ Shows More Than A Century Of African-American Childhoods

August 10, 2016September 4, 2016African American Art, African American History ...

[two_fifth padding=”0 25px 0 10px”]BY All Things Considered | PUBLISHER NPR After more than a decade in the making, the Smithsonian’s newest museum is scheduled to open this fall. The National Museum of African American History and Culture will open to the public after a dedication ceremony Sept. 24.[/two_fifth][three_fifth_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”]As a part of […]

Vineyard Film Fest Puts Spotlight on African Americans

August 9, 2016September 4, 2016African American Cinema, African American Film ...

Vineyard Film Fest Puts Spotlight on African Americans [two_fifth padding=”0 25px 0 10px”]BY Natalie McKeer | PUBLICATION Cape Cod Times The 14th year of the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival will feature 45 Feature, Documentary and Short Films produced and starring African Americans.[/two_fifth][three_fifth_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”]The name of the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film […]