It has long been believed that a man named Cudjo Lewis was the last living survivor of the trans-Atlantic slave trade in the United States. Now a researcher at Newcastle University in Britain says she has discovered testimony from someone who may have lived even longer — a woman named Redoshi. The new findings, published […]
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Education Department rejects nearly all applicants for a student loan forgiveness program | Los Angeles Times
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Los Angeles Times [dropcap]Tens[/dropcap] of thousands of public servants have applied to have their federal student loans forgiven through a temporary relief program run by the U.S. Education Department. Fewer than 300 have had success. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Now, one of the lawmakers who championed the initiative wants to know what happened. “We authorized […]
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`Ni**er Is Not My Name’ | AFRO
Op-Ed: Dispatches From Baltiimore
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An Artist Honors the Overlooked Activism of Black Women | Hyperallergic
Helina Metaferia’s exhibition By Way of Revolution connects histories of protest movements and acknowledges the overlooked labor of women within them.
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With ‘Black Panther’ and now ‘Us,’ Winston Duke is on a Roll | AFRO
Lindsey Bahr, AP Film Writer, AFRO Photographed By Erik Tanner, Featured Image [dropcap]LOS[/dropcap] ANGELES (AP) — Winston Duke went from relative obscurity to being a household name with his first film and he wasn’t even the lead, or second or third performer listed for that matter. That the first film in question was “Black Panther” […]
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Black Love Experience Takes Over THEARC | AFRO
George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer, AFRO [dropcap]The[/dropcap] line for the Black Love Experience event snaked back from the entrance and curved around a corner down Mississippi Avenue, S.E. Hundreds of people huddled the cool air waiting for their chance to get inside. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] You only have to step inside a few paces to […]
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Lesley McSpadden: Mike Brown’s Mother on Her Run for Ferguson City Council | Essence
As Ferguson voters head to the polls today, McSpadden talks to ESSENCE about legacy-building and creating change in the community she was destined to fight for.
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Roxane Gay and Marlon James explore his African myth-inspired ‘Black Leopard, Red Wolf’ | The San Diego Union-Tribune
Christian Orozco, Writer and editor Roxanne Gay interviews author Marlon James about his latest book, “Black Leopard, Red Wolf,” at Los Angeles’ Museum of African American Art on Feb 20. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times). Featured Image [dropcap]Surrounded[/dropcap] by art depicting vibrant landscapes and black bodies, Marlon James discussed his latest novel, “Black […]
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Meet the artist who received backlash for painting God as a black woman | Face2Face Africa
Mildred Europa Taylor, Face2Face Africa Harmonia Rosales painted her own version of Michelangelo’s work in 2017, reimagining God and the First Man as black women. Featured Image [dropcap]If[/dropcap] you are familiar with Michelangelo’s masterpiece, “The Creation of Adam”, you would agree that it is one of the most famous works of art ever created. [mc4wp_form […]
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U.S. Circuit Court rules it is legal to refuse jobs to people with dreadlocks | TheGrio
After Alabama business reneges on job offer, woman takes them to court and loses.
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