Eric Arnold, KQED The Lumpen, the Panthers’ singing group, performs at the boycott of Bill’s Liquors, Oakland, 1971. Clark Bailey, known as Santa Rita, is dancing. Michael Torrence (front) and James Mott (back) are drumming. (Courtesy of itsabouttime.com), Featured Image [dropcap]Saturu[/dropcap] Ned claims he once changed Tupac Shakur’s diaper before going on stage. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] […]
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This Little Girl Recreated Iconic Album Covers For Black History Month And She Seriously NAILED It | BuzzFeed
“I hope we ensure that our children have pride and self-love and love the color of their skin and the texture of their hair.”
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Black Women in the Labor Movement Have Long Defended American Workers | Teen Vogue
No Class is an op-ed column by writer and radical organizer Kim Kelly that connects worker struggles and the current state of the American labor movement with its storied — and sometimes bloodied — past.
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Remembering Bayard Rustin 50 Years After the Stonewall Uprising | NYU Local
“We need in every community a group of angelic troublemakers.”
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Racism In American South Inspired Gary Clark Jr.’s ‘This Land’ | NPR
Michel Martin, Dustin Desoto & Amanda Morris, NPR [dropcap]A[/dropcap] small moment of anger pushed Grammy-winning artist Gary Clark Jr. to create the unapologetic, seething song “This Land.” [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The singer and guitar prodigy grew up in a place he describes as “right in the middle of Trump country,” in Austin, Texas, where he experienced […]
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Our Native Daughters: Songs of Our Native Daughters review – devastating beauty from banjo supergroup | The Guardian
Rhiannon Giddens, Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell and Amythyst Kiah have joined forces to confront the abuse of African American women with authority and pride
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Twin sisters have singular vision for art, culture | San Francisco Chronicle
Gabrielle Lurie, San Francisco Chronicle Photo: AlunBe. Featured Image [dropcap]Melorra[/dropcap] and Melonie Green have lived together their whole lives — 41 years to be exact. Born one minute apart, the fraternal twins are from Memphis and have brought their Southern charm and vision to the Bay Area. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] For the past decade, the Green […]
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Cornel West to Teach Intro to African American Studies After 18-Year Break | The Crimson
Sophia S. Armenakas, The Crimson Cornel R. West ’74 spoke with Danielle S. Allen, Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, as a part of the center’s Diversity, Justice, and Democracy lecture series in 2016. Photo: Sidni M. Frederick. Featured Image [dropcap]Professor[/dropcap] of the Practice of Public Philosophy Cornel R. West ’74 will […]
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24 Old School Cool Photos Of Black Couples Throughout The Years | HuffPost
We asked readers to share their favorite photos of their grandparents and parents through the years.
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10 Quotes About Love From Iconic Black History Makers | HuffPost
Maya Angelou, Beyoncé, James Baldwin and other Black icons have a lot to teach us about love.
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