President Obama let her out of prison. Then she enrolled in college and made the dean’s list. “I’m finally coming into my own,” she wants to tell him.
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Harlem’s oldest resident is also America’s oldest — Alelia Murphy feted on her 114th birthday | New York Daily News
Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News Alelia Murphy celebrates her 114th birthday at the Harlem State Office Building in Manhattan on Friday. (Gardiner Anderson/for New York Daily News). Featured Image [dropcap]At[/dropcap] age 114, Alelia Murphy has living yet to do. Wearing a tiara, yellow suit and a smile, Murphy celebrated her birthday in Harlem on […]
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When ‘Black Lives Matter’ Is Invoked in the Abortion Debate | The New York Times
John Eligon, The New York Times From left, the Rev. Clinton Stancil, the pastor of Wayman A.M.E. Church in St. Louis; Kawanna Shannon, director of surgical services at the Planned Parenthood Clinic in St. Louis; and the Rev. Michael Jones, the pastor of Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis. Credit Alyssa Schukar for […]
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Secret use of census info helped send Japanese Americans to internment camps in WWII | The Washington Post
Lori Aratani, The Washington Post Children at the Manzanar internment camp in California in 1943; photo taken by photographer Toyo Miyatake. (National Park Service/AP). Featured Image [dropcap]The[/dropcap] Census Bureau plans to ask people if they are U.S. citizens in the 2020 count of the nation’s population, igniting fears that the information could be used to […]
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From Glasgow to Tulsa: A Scot wrestles with his racial identity | The Scotsman
Martyn McLaughlin, The Scotsman The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, during which white residents destroyed the prosperous black neighborhood of Greenwood, left as many as 300 people dead and 8,000 homeless. Credit Oklahoma Historical Society/Getty Images. Featured Image Early exposure to prejudice drove Eric Miller across the Atlantic to demand reparations for African American victims […]
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Kamala Harris proposes $100 billion plan for black homeownership | Politico
David Siders, Politico “A typical black family has just $10 of wealth for every $100 held by a white family,” Sen. Kamala Harris said. | David J. Phillip/AP Photo. Featured Image [dropcap]Kamala[/dropcap] Harris, calling on the nation to “deal with the racial wealth gap,” on Saturday proposed a $100 billion federal program to help black […]
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How this Texas college gives every single student help with trauma, mental health| The Dallas Morning News
Eva Marie Ayala, The Dallas Morning News Shaban Athuman/Staff Photographer. Featured Image [dropcap]Paul[/dropcap] Quinn College prides itself as a school that aggressively recruits the kids often ignored by big-name universities: [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Students who grew up in tough Chicago neighborhoods where it is common to lose a classmate to gang violence. Children from Los Angeles […]
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The untold story of the Wild West’s black cowboys | CNN
The image of a typical American cowboy — a rough-hewn white guy in dirt stained blue jeans, cowboy hat and boots — is a staple of Western movies and modern country music. But as icons go, it gives an incomplete picture. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] While many cowboys on the American frontier in the 19th century were […]
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Lift Every Voice and Sing: On The Power of the Black National Anthem | Black Perspectives
Erica Ball, Black Perspectives [dropcap]L[/dropcap] ift Every Voice and Sing” is a song that most Black Americans of my generation know so deeply that it feels as if it has always been a part of our lives. When we attend an official community event or local celebration, I suspect that very few of us are […]
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Ebony, Jet fire remainder of staff, may close its doors for good | The Atlanta Voice
Miana Massey, Chevrolet DTU Fellow | The Atlanta Voice, The Atlanta Voice [dropcap]THE[/dropcap] It’s official, Ebony Magazine—along with its sister publication Jet Magazine—has potentially closed its doors for good. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Former employees of the company took to Twitter last week using the hashtag #EbonyOwes to air out their frustrations with the company, as it […]
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