The election was a vote on whether to revise the existing charter of the town or to abandon it in favor of creating a new township. Peterson voted to revise the charter, which won 230 votes to 63.
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The Second City of Black America | Los Angeles Review of Books
Most of the greatest black American artists, intellectuals, and businesspeople of the midcentury came from places like the Hill, Watts in Los Angeles, Bronzeville in Chicago, and, above all, New York City’s Harlem.
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Day First Woman to Earn Computer Science Ph.D. at N.C. A&T | North Carolina A&T University
Day, received her bachelor’s degree in computer science from Winston-Salem State University, where Elva Jones, one of the first black women to earn a doctorate in computer science, mentored her.
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How Prosecutors Ruined the Life of Corey Williams | The Nation
After 20 years in prison, Williams is free—but justice has not been served.
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Pharrell Williams Joins Spotify’s ‘Black History Is Happening Now’ Campaign | Muse by Clio
Plus, a new initiative to support up-and-coming black female creators
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An Education: Today Marks 150th Anniversary of 14th Amendment | Colorlines
As President Donald Trump prepares to announce his Supreme Court nominee, here’s why the amendment’s promise of “equal protection of the laws” still matters.
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Charleston’s African American Museum gets new curator from Chicago History Museum | The Post & Courier
“Filling the spaces in a museum starts with stories, even before the artifacts and objects…”
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Black Women: We’re Not Superheroes, We’re Human | Colorlines
While Therese Patricia Okoumou’s Statue of Liberty protest inspired praise, Black women want you to know that they are not here to save you.
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What Nelson Mandela Lost | The New York Times
The South African freedom fighter’s letters from prison remind us that the separation of families is the ultimate expression of state power.
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Duke University Instructor Jaki Shelton Green Becomes 1st African American Woman to be Named North Carolina’s Poet Laureate | Good Black News
“Jaki Shelton Green brings a deep appreciation of our state’s diverse communities to her role as an ambassador of North Carolina literature. Jaki’s appointment is a wonderful new chapter in North Carolina’s rich literary history.”
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