Richard Overton was in his mid-30s when he began serving in World War II. It was perhaps the most important thing he did with his life, but it was far from the last.
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By The Color Of Their Skin | The Sun Magazine
Tim Wise On The Myth Of A Postracial America
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How ‘Gardening While Black’ Almost Landed This Detroit Man in Jail | The New York Times
A black man started an urban farm in his old neighborhood. Three white women called the police repeatedly, accusing him of threatening them. The case went to court.
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Detroit grapples with ‘devastating’ impact of black male homicides | The Detroit News
The toll on African-American males in the city is relentless
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The Complexity of Black Girlhood Is at the Heart of The Hate U Give | The Atlantic
The film adaptation of Angie Thomas’s YA novel offers a startlingly honest portrait of its heroine confronting buried trauma to find her political voice.
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Rev. Dr. William Barber II and Okwui Okpokwasili Earn MacArthur ‘Genius’ Awards | Colorlines
The minister and multimedia artist feature among several creators, organizers and scholars of color who earned the MacArthur Foundation’s annual honor.
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Primark’s new model is representing the beauty of darker skin | MetroUK
We know the modelling world is in dire need of some diversity.
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SF Mayor Breed envisions adding 1,000 beds for the homeless by end of 2020 | San Francisco Chronicle
“We can’t just leave people out on the street. We need options. Letting people sleep in the streets because we don’t have enough shelter beds, that’s a problem.”
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Amazon’s $15 Minimum Wage Is a Brilliant Business Strategy | The Atlantic
Why increasing the pay floor —and urging the federal government to do the same—is a moral and strategic masterstroke by Jeff Bezos
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Cosby Prosecutor Kristen Gibbons Feden Explains Why Justice Was Served With His Prison Sentence | Bustle
“It didn’t appear to me that he thought this day would ever come, and you know what? It came,”
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