Williams follows in the footsteps of Althea Gibson, who first accomplished the feat in 2001.
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Langston Hughes’s Ardent Public Fan Letter to the Young Nina Simone | Brain Pickings
“She is strange. So are the plays of Brendan Behan, Jean Genet, LeRoi Jones, and Bertholt Brecht. She is far-out, and at the same time common. So are raw eggs in Worcestershire and The Connection.”
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History of slaves sold for Georgetown detailed in new genealogical website | American Magazine
Adelle Banks, American Magazine GU272 descendent Carolyn Smith gestures toward gravestones of descendants of enslaved people in Houma, La. Behind her are sugar plantations and the sugar mill where her ancestors worked. Photo by Claire Vail. Featured Image [dropcap]RNS[/dropcap] — A genealogical association has launched a new website detailing the family histories of slaves who […]
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Students of Color are More Likely to Be Arrested in School. That May Change. | The New York Times
New York City’s new discipline code could have an immediate impact.
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Where Does Your State Rank When It Comes to Black Homicide? | Colorlines
A new study ranks states according to the number of Black teens and adults killed.
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Tell Me It’s Not About Race | The Atlantic
DeRay Mckesson doesn’t get First Amendment rights, but neofascists do.
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‘World’s Youngest Barber’ is an 8-year-old West Philly girl with major moxie | We The People | The Philadelphia Inquirer
Stephanie Farr, The Philadelphia Inquirer TIM TAI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER. Featured Image [dropcap]At[/dropcap] 8 years old, Neijae Graham-Henries is almost as tall as this reporter. She told me so. She also asked to cut my hair — about eight inches of it. We did not have an appointment for her to do so. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] […]
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Michelle Obama Portrait Artist Unveils Mural of Philly Teen | US News & World Reports
A new, six-story high mural by the artist who painted the official portrait of Michelle Obama is being dedicated in Philadelphia.
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Barry Jenkins to Direct Alvin Ailey Biopic | Variety
Stephanie Farr, Variety CREDIT: MAARTEN DE BOER. Featured Image [dropcap]Moonlight[/dropcap] writer-director Barry Jenkins will direct a biopic about iconic choreographer Alvin Ailey. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Fox Searchlight first announced the project in March 2018, saying it had the support of the Ailey Organization. Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys is producing with Susan Lewis through her AK Worldwide production […]
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‘You Can Kill a Man, but You Can’t Kill an Idea’: Remembering Medgar Evers on the 54th Anniversary of His Assassination | The Root
Kirsten West Savali, The Root Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. Featured Image [dropcap]On[/dropcap] June 12, 1963, white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith assassinated Mississippi civil rights leader Medgar Evers in the driveway of his Jackson, Miss., home. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Evers’ wife, Myrlie Evers-Williams, and their three children, Darrell, Reena and James, were all inside when they […]
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