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Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison Honored by Authors Guild – Atlanta Black Star
NEW YORK (AP) — Toni Morrison praised the power of literature and the “community” of writers. James Patterson told some jokes and even sang.
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Renowned Detroit artist Charles McGee, 92, designs 11-story mural – Michigan Radio
Painter Charles McGee is a Detroit icon whose art can be seen everywhere from the Detroit Institute of Art to the People Mover’s Broadway station.
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Items reflecting Black History up for auction – Fox 5 DC
The Howard Wolverton Collection of Black Americana featuring artifacts and treasures of Black American history will be auctioned off Thursday in Falls Church. The collection includes items reminiscent of our country’s shameful past of hatred and racism.
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Couples Inc. : Nicaila & Muoyo Use Tech to Inspire Entrepreneurs – Shoppe Black
For our Couples Inc. series, we’ll be highlighting dope couples who either run a business together or separately (With the support of their partner of course!)
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Minorities Who ‘Whiten’ Résumés More Likely to Get Interview – The Root
“Whitening” is an all-encompassing term for when prospective employees scrub their résumés of anything that might indicate their race. Applicants with cultural names will sometimes use their initials.
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Clarence Thomas Joins Liberals, Shocks World – Slate
A strange Supreme Court alliance just struck a blow against racial gerrymandering in the United States.
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The forgotten assassination of Dr. King’s mother – Rolling Out
Every American student knows that Dr. Martin L. King Jr. was assassinated by James Earle Ray, but very few are aware of the murder of his mother, Alberta Williams King.
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Inspired by Mom, Photographer Captures 100 Multicultural Women in Milwaukee – NBC News
Corey Fells, 24, sees a parallel story between millennial multicultural women today and his late mother who grew up in the 60s.
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The Birthmark of Damnation: Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Black Body – Viewpoint Magazine
In a widely replicated gesture, Coates locates the experience of racism in the body, in a racism that “dislodges brains, blocks airways, rips muscle, extracts organs, cracks bones, breaks teeth.”
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