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Michelle Obama Portrait Artist Unveils Mural of Philly Teen | US News & World Reports

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019African American Art, Black Art ...

A new, six-story high mural by the artist who painted the official portrait of Michelle Obama is being dedicated in Philadelphia.

‘You Can Kill a Man, but You Can’t Kill an Idea’: Remembering Medgar Evers on the 54th Anniversary of His Assassination | The Root

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019African American History, Black History ...

Kirsten West Savali, The Root Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. Featured Image [dropcap]On[/dropcap] June 12, 1963, white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith assassinated Mississippi civil rights leader Medgar Evers in the driveway of his Jackson, Miss., home. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Evers’ wife, Myrlie Evers-Williams, and their three children, Darrell, Reena and James, were all inside when they […]

Before Jack Johnson or Jackie Robinson, there was Major Taylor | The Undefeated

June 21, 2019May 16, 2020African American Athletes, KINDR'D ...

New biography examines the accomplishment and struggle of America’s first black sports star.

Black People’s Land Was Stolen | The New York Times

June 21, 2019May 16, 2020African American History, Black History ...

Any discussion of reparations must include how this happened, who did it, and the laws, policies and practices that allowed it.

At home behind bars: After 66 years in prison, he has lost the desire to leave | The News & Observer

June 21, 2019June 21, 2019African American Commuities, Criminal Justice ...

Joseph Neff, The News & Observer [dropcap]John[/dropcap] Phillips has been behind bars since April 8, 1952, when he was arrested on sexual-assault charges. He was 18 years old and only in the ninth grade, and he was sent to be evaluated at the state mental hospital for black people. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The report classified Phillips […]

How Black Boys Are Psychologically Impacted When Law Enforcement Fails To See Them As Children | MadameNoire

June 21, 2019June 21, 2019African American Health, KINDR'D ...

Jazmine Denise, MadameNoire [dropcap]When[/dropcap] my cousin was 14, he was lied on by a police officer. It was a crisp, cold day in February. He intended to go to a party in the neighborhood that evening. I remember him being really excited about it. I thought it was funny that he laid out his clothes […]

Chadwick Boseman To Play African Samurai ‘Yasuke’ In Deal With Picturestart, De Luca Productions, Solipsist & X●ception Content | Deadline

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019African American Cinema, African American Film ...

Mike Fleming, Deadline [dropcap]Exclusive[/dropcap]: Fresh from playing the African warrior king Black Panther in Avengers: Endgame, Chadwick Boseman has officially aligned himself to play Yasuke, the first African samurai to swing a sword in Japan. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Erik Feig’s Picturestart has teamed with Mike De Luca and his De Luca Productions banner, Stephen L’Heureux and […]

A local’s guide to Baltimore | The Washington Post

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019African American Chef, African American Commuities ...

By Lisa Snowden-McCray + Photos by Andrew Mangum, The Washington Post [dropcap]P[/dropcap]eople from Baltimore can be cagey about the way outsiders see their city. That’s the kind of thing that happens when you live in close proximity to your more moneyed, fancier cousin, Washington, D.C., or when you’re faced with the real tragedy of crime […]