A caricature of black radicalism is becoming the pretext for aggressive policing of racial-justice activism. We’ve been here before.
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South Africa’s Bid to End AIDS
South Africa has pledged to ramp up efforts to end its massive HIV/AIDS epidemic, the world’s largest. Come September, it will offer every infected person ARVs, which both stave off disease and make people less infectious.
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Marc Lamont Hill – Conversation & Book Signing [Baltimore]
MahoganyBooks presents a conversation and book signing with Marc Lamont Hill in partnership with Union Baptist Church and host Marsha Jews!
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on His Love of History, Youth Sports and Which Books Everyone Should Read
The basketball legend has always had a writer’s touch.
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Photos That Challenge Stereotypes About African-American Youths
The photographs in the new book “Picturing Children” affirm that kids will be kids: They study. They play. They interact with family. But those lives are often overshadowed by prejudice and preconceptions.
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Mychal Denzel Smith Connects the Black Millennial Experience to the African-American Literary Tradition
Invisible Man, Got The Whole World Watching. A Young Black Man’s Education
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Infamous Mothers: A New Vision
Infamous Mothers presents its first installment in a series of coffee table books celebrating the stories of African-American mothers from Chicago who have gone on such journeys, bringing back extraordinary gifts.
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The Route Of Division
In Birmingham, Alabama, a public bus takes about a dozen housekeepers from their low-income, mostly black neighborhood to a wealthy white suburb. These are the only stops the city bus makes; these are virtually the only people who ride it.
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How Do I Connect With Kin of My Ancestor’s Slave Owners?
Tracing Your Roots: Questions about the family who enslaved a headline-making ancestor and how to connect with their descendants.
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Selling The Blues
To draw tourists, the Mississippi Delta plays on its musical heritage
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