In a powerful, polemical narrative, the rapper charts his past and the history of black Britain
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The Racist Trope That Won’t Die | The New York Times
The toxically racist ape characterization has been pushed to the margins of the public square.
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‘They put us in a little box’: how racial tensions shape modern soul music | The Guardian
While white Americana singers have infused more soul into their sound, black artists such as Leon Bridges still feel restricted by limited expectations
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Poor People’s Campaign Launches With March on Capitol Hill | Colorlines
The campaign’s list of demands directly address the issues of systemic racism and economic inequality.
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Tribeca Film Festival hosts screening and Q&A for ‘Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story’ | New York Amsterdam News
Martin’s extrajudicial killing seemed to reopen a portal to history many had fought to shut tight—a time when the Klu Klux Klan routinely and with impunity killed Blacks in the South and across rural America in the 100 years from Reconstruction through the civil rights era.
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Why School Dress Codes Are Often Biased Against Black Girls | Slate
At this point, it’s a well-established fact that there are vast disparities in how different children receive disciplinary action in school.
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The History of White Power | The New York Times
Dr. Belew is the author of “Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America.”
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A Lynching Memorial Is Opening. The Country Has Never Seen Anything Like It. | The New York Times
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, opening Thursday in Montgomery, Ala., is dedicated to victims of white supremacy.
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Undoing the Dirty Deed: How ‘Whites Only’ Language from Restrictive Housing Covenants Remain on Deeds Across The Country | Atlanta Black Star
Unfortunately, well into the second decade of the 21st century, discrimination in the housing market against African-Americans remains far from rare.
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The Never-Ending Task of Shielding Black Kids From Negative Stereotypes | The Atlantic
Many black parents vigilantly curate the books, movies, and toys their children are exposed to—with mixed success.
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