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Celebrating The Lives of People of Color

In Los Angeles, only people of color are sentenced to death | The Guardian

June 19, 2019June 19, 2019Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Reform ...

The county’s prosecutor has won death sentences for 22 defendants, none of them white, report shows

The Woman Who Kept Juneteenth Alive in San Francisco | KQED

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

Devin Katayama & Ericka Cruz Guevarra,KQED A memorial table at the African American Art and Culture Complex in San Francisco honors community leaders who have passed. Rachel Townsend (center) who died in 2018 is remembered for her activism and organizing of the city’s annual Juneteenth parade. Featured Image [dropcap]San[/dropcap] Francisco’s Juneteenth, a commemoration of the […]

The Only Black-Owned 5-Star Resort In The U.S. Is Perfect For Your Grown Woman Bachelorette Party | Essence

June 19, 2019June 19, 2019KINDR'D, KINDR'D Magazine ...

Sheila Johnson’s Salamander Resort in Middleburg, Virginia, is worth the scenic drive.

What Cambridge University taught us about racism | The Guardian

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019KINDR'D, KINDR'D Magazine ...

Cambridge graduates Chelsea Kwakye and Ore Ogunbiyi have written a guide to help students – and it’s the second title published by Stormzy’s #Merky Books

Baltimore Officer Arrested After Manhandling Passerby Who Commented On Detainment Of Another Man | Essence

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019Baltimore, KINDR'D ...

Baltimore Sgt. Ethan Newberg is facing charges of assault, false imprisonment and misconduct after his questionable detainment of Lee Dotson.

Kamala Harris would lean on presidential power, not Congress, for big plans | San Francisco Chronicle

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote ...

Tal Kopan, San Francisco Chronicle Presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., would tackle her priorities using a novel set of executive actions that would require nothing from Congress.Photo: Jeff Chiu / Associated Press. Featured Image [dropcap]WASHINGTON[/dropcap] — Kamala Harris has unveiled an ambitious set of policies as part of her presidential campaign that have a […]

What Is the Middle Passage? | ThoughtCo.

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019African American History, Black History ...

The History of the Slave Trade Across the Atlantic

First female, African-American Bishop to lead West TN Episcopal Diocese | WMCTV

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019African American Faith, African American Families ...

Kontji Anthony, WMCTV Most Rev. Michael Curry, the first African-American presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, was chief consecrator on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at Hope Church, for the Rt. Rev. Phoebe A. Roaf’s consecration service. Roaf is the Fourth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee. (Lisa Buser/Special to The Daily Memphian). Featured […]

Revealing the Lives of Black Fathers | The New York Times

June 16, 2019June 16, 2019African American Commuities, African American Fathers ...

Maurice Berger, The New York Times Quadean and Carter. Credit Courtesy of Twenty Eight Ink. Featured Image [dropcap]When[/dropcap] Robyn Price Pierre walked down the street with her husband and newborn baby, she often noticed the curious stares and smiles her spouse received from strangers as he pushed his daughter’s stroller. She soon realized why: It […]

Amy Sherald, who painted Michelle Obama’s portrait, designs a mural that turns a Philly teen into her own inspiration | Elizabeth Wellington | The Philadelphia Inquirer

June 16, 2019June 16, 2019African American Art, Black Art ...

Elizabeth Wellington, The Philadelphia Inquirer Arthur Haywood works to install a mural by Amy Sherald, the woman who painted the portrait of Michelle Obama for the Smithsonian, at 1109 Sansom in Center City Philadelphia on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The girl in the mural, Najee Spencer-Young, is from North Philly. HEATHER KHALIFA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER. […]