I’ve got a friend who’s an incurable Pandora guy, and one Saturday while we were making dinner, he found a station called Yacht Rock. “A tongue-in-cheek name for the breezy sounds of late ’70s/early ’80s soft rock” is Pandora’s definition, accompanied by an exhortation to “put on your Dockers, pull up a deck chair and […]
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Racial Discrimination Is the Legacy South Philly Can’t Seem to Outgrow | Philly Magazine
The land of Rocky has yet to deal with its history as a notoriously segregated place.
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Jackie Robinson and 10 Other African American Pioneers in Sports | Biography.com
These black athletes broke barriers, represented their communities and made history with their impressive athletic skills.
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The children sent to a DR Congo ‘holiday camp’ never to come back | BBC News
Joanna Heywood, BBC News Abdula Libenge holds a picture of his missing daughter. Benoit De Freine.Featured Image A court in Belgium is investigating an orphanage for alleged abduction and trafficking of children from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Children were brought to Belgium and adopted by families who had been told they were orphans. Years […]
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Our democracy’s founding ideals were false when they were written. Black Americans have fought to make them true. | The New York Times Magazine
Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine ARTWORK BY ADAM PENDLETON. Featured Image [dropcap]My[/dropcap] dad always flew an American flag in our front yard. The blue paint on our two-story house was perennially chipping; the fence, or the rail by the stairs, or the front door, existed in a perpetual state of disrepair, but that […]
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3-year-old uses lemonade stand profits to buy diapers for babies in need | KMOV4
Associated Press, KMOV4 Photos: Ava’s Lemonade, Durham Rescue Mission via Facebook. Featured Image [dropcap]DURHAM[/dropcap], N.C. (AP) — A 3-year-old North Carolina girl and her mother have come up with a sweet way to help struggling mothers provide for their children. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Ava Lewis opened a lemonade stand in front of her mother’s hair salon, […]
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Willie Reed, who risked his life to testify in the Emmett Till murder trial, dies at 76 | The Washington Post
Willie Reed did not know Emmett Till, the young black man whose murder in the Mississippi Delta became one of the most infamous lynchings in the history of the Jim Crow South. Mr. Reed saw him only once — on Aug. 28, 1955, during the last hours of Till’s life — in the back of […]
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People Say Gullah Geechee Culture is Disappearing. BJ Dennis Says They’re Wrong | Bon Appetit
The unofficial chef ambassador takes us deep into the heart of the Low Country, to meet the home cooks keeping the traditions of their enslaved ancestors alive
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Can Stacey Abrams Save American Democracy? | Vogue
Alexis Okeowo, Vogue After losing the contested Georgia gubernatorial race in 2018, “I sat shiva for 10 days,” Abrams says. “Then I started plotting.” Hair, Edward Lampley; makeup, Fara Homidi. Sittings Editor: Carlos Nazario Photographed by Ethan James Green, Vogue, September 2019. Featured Image [dropcap]IT’S[/dropcap] AN INTOXICATINGLY HOT June afternoon in Atlanta, and scores of […]
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George Cleveland: Channeling Faith And Family Values Into Purpose-Driven Leadership | Black Enterprise
Alfred Edmond, Jr., Black Enterprise George Cleveland. Featured Image BE MODERN MAN: GEORGE CLEVELAND Telecommunications executive; 48; Vice President, Channel Operations, AT&T’s Prepaid Portfolio (includes Cricket Wireless) Twitter: @gfcleveland [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF IN LIFE? Marrying the love of my life and creating a solid foundation for our children. I’m able […]
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