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The Last Slave | Vulture

May 4, 2018African American History, African American News ...

In 1931, Zora Neale Hurston sought to publish the story of Cudjo Lewis, the final slave-ship survivor. Instead it languished in a vault. Until now.

Moving From Generosity To Justice: A Conversation With The Ford Foundation President | 1a.org

May 4, 2018African American Activist, African American Commuities ...

1a.org Staff, 1a.org [dropcap]Ford[/dropcap] Foundation President Darren Walker says these words have been a guiding light in his approach to leading the philanthropy with a goal of tackling the root causes of inequality in society. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Philanthropy is marvelous, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which […]

Lezley McSpadden, Michael Brown’s Mother, Is Considering Running For Political Office In Ferguson | Essence

May 4, 2018African American Activist, African American Commuities ...

Ever since her son, 18-year-old Michael Brown, was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri in August 2014, Lezley McSpadden has been a tireless advocate for justice. Now, she could be running for office.

A Witness to the Desegregation—and Resegregation—of America’s Schools | The Atlantic

May 4, 2018African American Commuities, African American Education ...

Rebecca Palacios began teaching soon after a landmark court case mandated integration of Latino schools—and watched the case’s effects weaken over decades.

Tribeca Film Festival hosts screening and Q&A for ‘Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story’ | New York Amsterdam News

May 3, 2018African American Activist, African American Cinema ...

Martin’s extrajudicial killing seemed to reopen a portal to history many had fought to shut tight—a time when the Klu Klux Klan routinely and with impunity killed Blacks in the South and across rural America in the 100 years from Reconstruction through the civil rights era.

Happy slaves? The peculiar story of three Virginia school textbooks | Richmond Times-Dispatch

May 3, 2018African American Commuities, African American Education ...

If you were a Virginian between fourth and 11th grades from 1957 to the 1970s, you may well have gotten a dose of this official state history. The books were estimated to reach more than a million students.