Race films were produced especially for “colored only” or “Negro theatres” that catered to African-American neighborhoods during the era of legal segregation.
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The Average Black Family Would Need 228 Years to Build the Wealth of a White Family Today
Just as past public policies created the racial wealth gap, current policy widens it.
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This Lawyer-Slash-Emcee Rapped About the Gentrification of Her Hometown…and Went Viral
Meet Washington D.C.’s Tarica June
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‘Picturing Children’ Shows More Than A Century Of African-American Childhoods
[two_fifth padding=”0 25px 0 10px”]BY All Things Considered | PUBLISHER NPR After more than a decade in the making, the Smithsonian’s newest museum is scheduled to open this fall. The National Museum of African American History and Culture will open to the public after a dedication ceremony Sept. 24.[/two_fifth][three_fifth_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”]As a part of […]
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With African-American art hot, Newark Museum showcases ‘Modern Heroics’
There are all sorts of reasons why African-American art is the hottest thing on the market today, for both private collectors and museums, but the most compelling, of course, is the need to catch up.
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My Mother, the Drug War and Me: Reading Ta-Nehisi Coates and Forgiving my Own Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration
For years, I blamed the destruction of our family on her. Coates’ newest Atlantic article opened my eyes—and heart.
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How to Graduate More Black Students
Dozens of colleges are doing it, and a new report outlines how.
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Vineyard Film Fest Puts Spotlight on African Americans
Vineyard Film Fest Puts Spotlight on African Americans [two_fifth padding=”0 25px 0 10px”]BY Natalie McKeer | PUBLICATION Cape Cod Times The 14th year of the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival will feature 45 Feature, Documentary and Short Films produced and starring African Americans.[/two_fifth][three_fifth_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”]The name of the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film […]
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Black Activists Don’t Ignore Crime
IT has become a standard conservative talking point: Black activists focus on police brutality but ignore violent crime in black neighborhoods.
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This Adopted Woman Wrote An Awesome Book To Encourage More Black Families To Adopt
“They’re children, and they need love. At the end of the day, that’s really all that matters.”
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