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Rory Doyle: Challenging the Cowboy Culture with the Delta Hill Riders | The Phoblographer

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019African American History, Black History ...

The Phoblographer Staff, The Phoblographer [dropcap]Among[/dropcap] the challenges for today’s documentary photographers is to tell the story of those who challenge the norms, and shed light on their everyday life. This year, the ZEISS Photography Award asked participants for their creative take on the brief of “The Unexpected” and produce a body of work with […]

[WATCH] Angela Davis & Barbara Ransby: We Stand with Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Courageous, Bold Black Woman | Democracy Now

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote ...

Angela Davis &, Barbara Ransby, Democracy Now Ilhan Omar campaigning for state representative in Minnesota. (Chris Newberry), Featured Image [dropcap]Two[/dropcap] of the founders of Black Lives Matter, as well as professor Angela Davis and scores of other black women, are holding a rally today on Capitol Hill to defend Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and […]

Experts: Reparations Are Workable and Should Be Provided | Black Press USA

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019African American History, Black History ...

Stacy M. Brown, Black Press USA “The odds against success are great but given the meager gains to date, it’s just as fruitful to argue for reparations as anything else and besides it is a just cause,” said Dr. Mary Frances Berry, a Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and the author of […]

Pharrell Made Only $2,700 In Songwriter Royalties From 43 Million Plays Of ‘Happy’ On Pandora | Business Insider

April 30, 2019January 26, 2020African American Entertainment, African American Music ...

This past year was great for singer Pharrell Williams. His song “Happy” secured him Grammy nominations for Best Music Video and Best Pop Solo Performance. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Despite Pharrell’s ubiquity, “Happy” made $2,700 in publisher and songwriter royalties from 43 million Pandora streams in the first quarter of 2014, according to an email from music […]

Discrimination against natural hair motivates Atlanta stylist to create hair care brand | Black Press USA

April 30, 2019April 30, 2019African American Culture, Black Culture ...

Sierra Porter, Black Press USA [dropcap]When[/dropcap] Atlanta natural hair stylist Chimere Faulk heard about Chasity Jones’ discrimination case, and similar stories, it moved her to create her natural hair care brand Dr. Locs. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] African American hairstyles have been a huge topic of debate in corporate America for a long time. Not only have […]

MGM Is Making a Film About History’s First Black Samurai | Highsnobiety

April 28, 2019April 28, 2019Black History, KINDR'D ...

Opinion | Race, Highsnobiety [dropcap]Black[/dropcap] burial sites are struggling for survival. Such struggles should be interpreted as elemental battles over the meaning, matter, and worth of black life, history, and memory. Take the Boyd Carter cemetery in Jefferson county, West Virginia, a historic African American burial ground that’s been active since 1902. In early April […]

The Racial Bias Built Into Photography | The New York Times

April 28, 2019April 28, 2019KINDR'D, KINDR'D Magazine ...

Sarah Lewis explores the relationship between racism and the camera.

Americans are totally fine with reparations, just not for slavery | Quartz

April 28, 2019April 28, 2019African American History, Black History ...

Annalisa Merelli, Quartz [dropcap]Since[/dropcap] the second half of last century, countries like Germany, Austria, France, South Africa, and Canada have amended past wrongs by paying reparations to their victims. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The US, too, has supported reparations as a form of restorative justice. After World War II, it supported Jewish victims of the Holocaust in […]

When This Teen Couldn’t Have The Prom Date She Wanted, Her 67-Year-Old Grandfather Offered To Fill In And It’s Adorable | Buzzfeed

April 28, 2019April 28, 2019African American Families, KINDR'D ...

So with prom season in full effect, cue elaborate themes, and extravagant proposals. But with it also comes a lot of heartwarming moments like this.

Meadowlark Lemon Dies at 83; Harlem Globetrotters’ Dazzling Court Jester | The New York Times

April 28, 2019April 28, 2019African American Athletes, African American Sports ...

Bruce Weber, The New York Times Meadowlark Lemon of the Harlem Globetrotters during play against the Boston Shamrocks at Madison Square Garden in 1973. Librado Romero/The New York Times, Featured Image [dropcap]Meadowlark[/dropcap] Lemon, whose halfcourt hook shots, no-look behind-the-back passes and vivid clowning were marquee features of the feel-good traveling basketball show known as the […]