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A Digital Archive Documents Two Decades of Torture by Chicago Police
Amid continued accusations of police misconduct, the force must contend with a digital rehashing of a sordid chapter in its history.
View MoreAn artist refashions the past: Whitfield Lovell’s ‘Kin’
Whitfield Lovell’s work is not about the African American experience; it is about his own.
View MoreAmerica Is Having Another Anita Hill Moment
Only this time, the outrage at a powerful, predatory man is swifter and more universal.
View MoreBlack retailer put heart, soul into top-shelf shoe store
As the owner of the Center City’s destination men’s shoe store, Steve Jamison could easily marvel about the path he took before opening Blue Sole Shoes. The North Philly native recalled a childhood eating government-issued cheese and patching up holes in the bottom of his sneakers.
View More[VIDEO] We’ve Reached the End of White Christian America
The United States is no longer a majority white, Christian country, and that is already beginning to have profound social and political implications.
View More‘I don’t scare easily’: A 94-year-old judge’s refusal to bow to Racism, Death Threats
Long before federal judge Damon Keith became known as a “crusader for justice,” he was a new Howard University School of Law graduate working as a janitor while he studied for the bar exam.
View MoreTito Puente Jr on the African Origins of Latin Jazz
El Barrio Latin Jazz Festival happens every year in Harlem to celebrate the birthplace of Latin Jazz Music and to commemorate its king, the late Tito Puente.
View MoreCondoleezza Rice Calls On Donald Trump To Drop Out Of The Race
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice broke her silence on the presidential election on Saturday and called on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to end his campaign.
View MoreHurricane Matthew’s devastation in Haiti forces UN to call for $120m in aid
Ban Ki-moon says ‘massive response’ is crucial to provide ‘life-saving assistance’ as local aid officials struggle to get resources to increasingly desperate areas.
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