Cooperatives have long been a component of Black survival and economic development in the United States. Sadly, however, far too many of our people think they are white, “hippy” or “bougie” organizations that don’t have anything to do with us. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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How Voter ID Laws Discriminate – The Atlantic
A new comprehensive study finds evidence that strict voting laws do suppress the ballot along racial lines.
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What’s Killing America’s Black Infants? – The Nation
Racism is fueling a national health crisis.
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‘Segregation Had to Be Invented’ – The Atlantic
During the late 19th century, blacks and whites in the South lived closer together than they do today.
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See the Story Behind Danai Gurira’s ‘Eclipsed’ Play In This New Documentary – Okay Africa
You can now see the story behind the Broadway play that made history as the first to feature an all-black, all-women cast and creative team in this new documentary.
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The bitter taste of Madagascar vanilla – Al Jazeera
In the world’s top vanilla exporting country farmers live in poverty and constant fear of losing their crop to theft.
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Omar Abdel Rahman’s Death Stirs Memories of 1993 Attack – The New York Times
It was a stunning act of terror, an assault on the World Trade Center that shook New York City. The long wake of its memory still slices through those who were there and the families of those who died.
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FBI thwarts would-be copycat of S.C. church shooter – The Philadelphia Tribune
A white supremacist with felony convictions in South Carolina bought a gun from an undercover FBI agent, saying that he planned an attack in “the spirit of Dylann Roof,” authorities said Thursday.
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‘Boondocks’ Creator Aaron McGruder Creating Drama Series for Amazon – Atlanta Black Star
Aaron McGruder, creator of cult-favorite “The Boondocks,” is teaming with producer-director Will Packer to create a new series for Amazon Studios.
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This Is Us Is TV’s Biggest New Hit. Sterling K. Brown Makes It Human. – Slate
Last year, Slate’s Aisha Harris hailed Sterling K. Brown’s performance as Christopher Darden on The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story for its powerful embodiment of the “double consciousness” involved in being a black man prosecuting one of black America’s greatest heroes.
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