Equality Index for Blacks Inches Closer to Whites in the 2017 Report.
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African Americans in the armed forces – in pictures – The Guardian
From the civil war to Iraq, African Americans have played a key role in the US military.
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36 Hours in Detroit – The New York Times
In the ever-evolving city of motors and Motown, a weekend of art, food and exploration, with a side of history.
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My Family’s Slave – The Atlantic
She lived with us for 56 years. She raised me and my siblings without pay. I was 11, a typical American kid, before I realized who she was.
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How crucial are historically black colleges? Just look at who’s graduated from them. – The Washington Post
From Thurgood Marshall to Oprah Winfrey, the nation’s historically black colleges and universities have educated generations of African American pioneers and professionals — doctors, lawyers, scientists, ministers, writers and thinkers.
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A brief visual history of black Muslims in Chicago – Chicago Reader
During the 1960s, in the midst of the civil rights movement against segregation and discrimination, the teachings of the Nation of Islam extended beyond the fight for equality to include racial self-reliance, discipline, and economic independence.
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Mother Africa: 12 Iconic Women Who Have Shaped Our Culture – Okay Africa
DIASPORA—The world would be much less soulful without the contributions of African women.
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A Half-Century After His Untimely Death, Iconic Soul Man Otis Redding Still Soars – Atlanta Black Star
Redding wrote his own music in an era when many African-American artists did not or were not allowed to.
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Eritrean-American Woman Became 1st Blind, Deaf Graduate of Harvard Law School – The Root
Growing up in California, Girma was able to benefit from a U.S. school system that recognizes the rights of people with disabilities, as well as modern technology, including a digital Braille device, which she believes contributed greatly to her success story.
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Wisconsin’s Voter-ID Law Suppressed 200,000 Votes in 2016 (Trump Won by 22,748) – The Nation
A new study shows how voter-ID laws decreased turnout among African-American and Democratic voters.
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