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Celebrating The Lives of People of Color

What we get wrong about the 1960s ‘riots’ | The Washington Post

July 22, 2019July 22, 2019African American History, Black History ...

Small-town America has never been immune from big-city problems.

For The ‘Nickel Boys,’ Life Isn’t Worth 5 Cents | NPR

July 19, 2019July 19, 2019African American Literature, Black Author ...

Michael Schaub, NPR [dropcap]The[/dropcap] long string of horrors that took place at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys wasn’t a secret, but it might as well have been. Former students of the Florida reform school had spoken out for years about the brutal beatings that they endured at the hands of sadistic employees, but […]

The Forgotten All-Star Game That Helped Integrate Baseball | Deadspin

July 19, 2019April 25, 2020African American Activist, African American Athletes ...

When Cleveland celebrated its sixth time hosting MLB’s All-Star Game last week, it might have seemed an odd event to commemorate baseball’s integration. But when Jackie Robinson stepped onto the field in a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform in April of 1947, becoming the first African-American to play in white organized baseball since the 19th century, it […]

Swan Song | The American Scholar

July 19, 2019May 22, 2020African American History, African American Music ...

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Violin Concerto

Former Apollo trainee’s career took off in a different direction | The Washington Post

July 19, 2019July 19, 2019African American History, Black History ...

Rick Snider, The Washington Post Ed Dwight was the first black trainee in the Apollo space program. He later became a sculptor. (Matthew Staver/For The Washington Post). Featured Image [dropcap]Ed[/dropcap] Dwight never reached the moon as an astronaut, but his use of negative space in sculptures made him an international star. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] As NASA […]

The D.C. Race War of 1919 | The Washington Post Magazine

July 18, 2019April 25, 2020African American History, Black History ...

And the forgotten story of one African American girl accused of murdering a police officer.

Former Ebony publishing company is auctioning off its historic photo archive, containing more than 4 million photos, to pay its creditors | CNN

July 18, 2019July 18, 2019African American News, African American Photography ...

Leah Asmelash and Brian Ries, CNN, CNN Author James Baldwin photographed leaving his home. (G. Marshall Wilson/Johnson Publishing Company). Featured Image [dropcap]C[/dropcap]NN – Ebony and Jet magazines were once pinnacles of black American culture. Their photographs were windows into intimate moments of black celebrities, and they were known for their everyday depictions of middle class […]

The Racist History of Tipping | Politico

July 18, 2019July 18, 2019African American Economics, African American History ...

Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II, Politico An illustration of the interior of a Pullman dining car. | Library of Congress. Featured Image [dropcap]This[/dropcap] week, the House of Representatives will have a chance to end a pernicious legacy of slavery. Lawmakers will vote on the Raise the Wage Act, which would boost the minimum wage […]

Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Is Under Threat. This Campaign Aims to Save It | Smithsonian.com

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019African American History, Black History ...

The National Trust is hoping to preserve the North Carolina house where Simone first learned to play piano

Baton Rouge activist was killed by a tenant behind on his rent, police say | The Washington Post

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019African American Art, Black Art ...

Hannah Knowles, The Washington Post Law enforcement officials including Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul, at lectern, announce the arrest of Ronn Jermaine Bell on Tuesday. (Travis Spradling/The Advocate/AP). Featured Image [dropcap]A[/dropcap] man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Sadie Roberts-Joseph, the Baton Rouge activist whose body was found in a […]