A local activist is looking to address the violence plaguing a Durham, N.C., community in a new and unique way.
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(2014) Testimony of a Cleareyed Witness | The New York Times
Color and class are still the great divides in American culture, and few artists have surveyed them as subtly and incisively as Carrie Mae Weems
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Michelle Obama and Stacey Abrams, Models of Power for Black Women | The New York Times
Michelle Obama and Stacey Abrams, and what they revealed in 2018 about how power is gained and thwarted.
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South Jersey Black church being turned into museum honoring Harriet Tubman | New York Amsterdam News
Cyril Josh Barker, New York Amsterdam News A previously unknown portrait of Harriet Tubman. Library of Congress. Featured Image [dropcap]Reports[/dropcap] indicate that a church in Cape May, N.J., is being transformed into a museum honoring abolitionist and political activist Harriet Tubman. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The Macedonia Baptist Church is converting the next-door home of its late […]
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3 Films We’re Excited to See Developed From The Black List | Colorlines
The annual list compiles entertainment executives’ favorite unproduced screenplays of the year.
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Richard Overton, World War II veteran and America’s oldest man, dies at 112 | The Washington Post
Richard Overton was in his mid-30s when he began serving in World War II. It was perhaps the most important thing he did with his life, but it was far from the last.
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Affirmative Action Shouldn’t Be About Diversity | The Atlantic
It should be about reparations—not about the supposedly unique perspectives that minorities would offer white students.
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Shutdown to cut office overseeing federal food stamps by 95% | The Philadelphia Tribune
Eligible households will still receive monthly SNAP benefits for January. But other domestic nutrition assistance programs such as the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, WIC, and the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations will only be operational based on available resources.
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Eritrea closes border crossings to Ethiopian travelers | The Washington Post
Elias Meseret | AP, The Washington Post AFP/Getty Images. Featured Image [dropcap]ADDIS[/dropcap] ABABA, Ethiopia — Eritrea has partially closed two border crossings with Ethiopia that opened this year after the former East African rivals made peace and restored relations, an Ethiopian official said Friday. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Thousands of people have crossed the border that had been closed […]
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21-Year-Old From Viral Howard Homecoming Photo Lands Cover Of Elle Magazine | Blavity
After getting attention at Howard’s homecoming, an emerging model graces the pages of Elle…
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