A new book explores the false—yet oddly ubiquitous—belief that black men fought for the South during the Civil War.
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At Home With Forbes + Masters | Essence
THIS ATLANTA-BASED INTERIOR DESIGN DUO HAVE EARNED THEIR SEAT AT THE TABLE
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Dred Scott Decision: The Case and Its Impact | ThoughtCo.
By Robert Longley, ThoughtCo. Dred Scott v. Sandford, decided by the U.S. Supreme Court on March 6, 1857, declared that black people, whether free or slave, could not be American citizens and were thus constitutionally unable to sue for citizenship in the federal courts. The Court’s majority opinion also declared that the 1820 Missouri Compromise was […]
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White women were colonisers too. To move forward, we have to stop letting them off the hook | The Guardian
We will never understand the impact of colonial oppression if we underestimate white women’s role in it, writes Ruby Hamad
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Alabama man who served 36 years of a life sentence for stealing $50 to be freed | The Guardian
Alvin Kennard was imprisoned in 1983 with a disproportionately harsh sentence under the ‘three strikes law’
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‘Letter from a Freedman to His Old Master’ | GOOD.IS
Anderson’s letter showed compassion, defiance, and dignity.
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Marian Anderson: The Most Modest Trailblazer | NPR
By Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR Classical singer Marian Anderson was one of the all-time greats — both as an artist, and as a cultural figure who broke down racial barriers. She is best known for performing at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, after she was denied permission to sing for an integrated audience at Washington’s DAR Constitution […]
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Viola Davis To Play Michelle Obama In Showtime Series ‘First Ladies’ |HuffPost
The anthology features episodes about the powerful women who occupied the White House.
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How history textbooks reflect America’s refusal to reckon with slavery |Vox
Textbooks have been slow to incorporate black humanity in their slavery narratives. And they still have a long way to go.
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Director Roger Ross Williams On Emmy-Nominated VR Film ‘Traveling While Black’: “It’s A Big Moment” | Deadline
Director Roger Ross Williams on his Emmy-nominated project: “You get to be in a Black space that you normally wouldn’t have access to.”
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