Changing demographics in the Atlanta suburbs and an explosion of civic engagement among first-time voters could turn the state blue for the first time in decades. — MAYA KING, POLITICO ATLANTA — Almost every Black Georgia voter queuing up at the polls has a story about 2018. Most waited for hours in lines that wrapped […]
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52 Incredible Picture Book Biographies of Black People Creating and Leading | Book Riot
— KELLY JENSEN, BOOK RIOT Whether star athletes, artists, musicians, politicians, or something else, Black people have always been here. For young readers, whether Black or not, learning this and never questioning the contributions of Black people begins with early, frequent exposure that encourages them to continue learning outside the designated Black History Month celebrations […]
View MoreUnceasing Militant: Mary Church Terrell | Humanities New York
— ALISON PARKER, HUMANITIES NEW YORK Expressing an early version of the theory of intersectionality at the turn-of-the-twentieth century, Mary Church Terrell identified herself as “a colored woman in a white world” who experienced both racism and sexism. Throughout her life, Terrell also publicly advocated on behalf of black girls and women who were unfairly […]
View MoreThe Agriculture Industry Didn’t Have a Data Platform–So She Created One | Inc.
Gro Intelligence’s software helps power the multitrillion-dollar agriculture industry. — KEVIN J. RYAN, INC. Kendrick Sampson, the actor and activist co-founder of the social justice group BLD PWR, has been an active voice this year in local L.A. politics, including co-leading a weekly protest at the offices of Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey […]
View MoreNetflix partners with Norfolk State University in Virginia for its first-ever Virtual HBCU Boot Camp | CNN
Norfolk State University is partnering with Netflix and 2U for the first ever Netflix Virtual HBCU Boot Camp. — AMIR VERA, CNN Streaming giant Netflix is looking to expand access to Black students in the tech industry. Netflix announced Thursday it would be partnering with Norfolk State University, a historically black college in Virginia, for […]
View More11 Millennials Share Who Embodies Black Joy For Them | Bustle
— NIELLAH ARBOINE, BUSTLE It’s easy to focus on the painful parts of Black British history, the violence inflicted on our ancestors and still being experienced by Black people today. But Black joy – which is often overlooked – should be just as much of part of Black History Month. Bellyaching laughter, feeling quietly delighted […]
View MoreBias behind bars: A Globe investigation finds a prison system stacked against Black and Indigenous inmates | The Globe And Mail
Federal inmates’ risk assessments determine everything from where a prisoner is incarcerated to what rehabilitation programs they are offered. After controlling for a number of variables, The Globe found Black and Indigenous inmates are more likely to get worse scores than white inmates, based solely on their race — TOM CARDOSO, THE GLOBE AND MAIL […]
View MoreThis Is What White Supremacy Looks Like in Our High Schools | GEN, Medium
As a public school teacher, I saw how a culture of fear is holding back anti-racist education in our classrooms — JOSEPH ERIKSON, GEN, MEDIUM In the spring of 2017, I took a part-time job teaching English at a high school in a small agrarian and prison town just far enough outside of Seattle that people […]
View MoreTrump’s Crackdown On Diversity Training Is Fascist. And Terrifying. | HuffPost
The White House ban on anti-racism training is an authoritarian attack on free speech and already doing serious damage. — EMILY PECK, HUFFPOST One of the president’s most dangerous attacks on civil rights and free speech is getting relatively little attention amid the firestorm of news as Election Day approaches. In an executive order and […]
View MoreVirginia Baptist church donates $1 million in surplus tithes | TheGrio
‘What I’ve learned is when you open up your hands to God, God can bless you.’ — NY MAGEE, THEGRIO The historic Alfred Street Baptist Church, in Alexandria, Virginia, has donated over $1 million in surplus tithes to the community amid the COVID-19 crisis. The generosity is part of an initiative called Tithe-the-Tithe, which aids the most vulnerable […]
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