The director talks about what inspired him to revisit his past and how Spike Lee helped him make his autobiographical documentary.
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Confronting Slavery at Long Island’s Oldest Estates
Joseph McGill first unrolled bedding in a former slave cabin in 1999.
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Haiti’s Jacobin – The Nation
A new biography explores the mysterious life and times of Toussaint Louverture.
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The Counted: People killed by police in the US
The Counted is a project by the Guardian – and you – working to count the number of people killed by police and other law enforcement agencies in the United States throughout 2015 and 2016, to monitor their demographics and to tell the stories of how they died.
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ART X Lagos: A Preview of West Africa’s Newest Contemporary African Art Fair
The organizers behind West Africa’s newest art fair are setting the bar pretty high, while making an art lover’s dream come true. In its inaugural edition, ART X Lagos will feature over 60 artists spanning 10 countries, and will showcase 30 exhibitions from Nov. 4 to Nov. 6 at The Civic Centre.
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And it don’t stop: Morris Brown College homecoming 2016
The celebration at the embattled HBCU shows the school’s spirit is alive and well.
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NAACP sues to stop voter roll purging in N.C.
Local elections boards in North Carolina are illegally removing thousands of voters from the rolls, and a disproportionate number of them are Black, the NAACP said in a federal lawsuit filed Monday.
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Can a Museum Help America Heal?
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History has been in the making for over a decade—it was established back in 2003 and is the first museum dedicated to black history in America.
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How Facebook’s Ad Tool Fails to Protect Civil Rights
The company’s platform lets advertisers exclude people of certain races from seeing their content. That’s a serious problem when it comes to promotions such as housing, credit, and jobs.
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Black, white and blues: Henry Louis Gates Jr. breaks down Albert Murray’s legacy on race and culture in America
Salon talks to Henry Louis Gates about the enduring power of music writer and visionary Albert Murray’s scholarship.
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