Category: WRIIT

Americans are totally fine with reparations, just not for slavery | Quartz

African American History, Black History ...

Annalisa Merelli, Quartz [dropcap]Since[/dropcap] the second half of last century, countries like Germany, Austria, France, South Africa, and Canada have amended past wrongs by paying reparations to their victims. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The US, too, has supported reparations as a form of restorative justice. After World War II, it supported Jewish victims of the Holocaust in […]

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Meadowlark Lemon Dies at 83; Harlem Globetrotters’ Dazzling Court Jester | The New York Times

African American Athletes, African American Sports ...

Bruce Weber, The New York Times Meadowlark Lemon of the Harlem Globetrotters during play against the Boston Shamrocks at Madison Square Garden in 1973. Librado Romero/The New York Times, Featured Image [dropcap]Meadowlark[/dropcap] Lemon, whose halfcourt hook shots, no-look behind-the-back passes and vivid clowning were marquee features of the feel-good traveling basketball show known as the […]

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George Lucas and Mellody Hobson want control of Ebony photo archives, ‘an essential part of American history’ | Chicago Tribune

African American News, KINDR'D ...

Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune Mellody Hobson, seen here July 10, 2012, is known for her direct manner, drive and big heart. E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune, Featured Image [dropcap]Power[/dropcap] couple George Lucas and Mellody Hobson are trying to take possession of Ebony magazine’s historic photo archives, which were used as collateral for a $12 […]

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How the autobiography of a [WATCH] Muslim slave is challenging an American narrative | PBS

KINDR'D, KINDR'D Magazine ...

Power Omar Ibn Said was 37 years old when he was taken from his West African home and transported to Charleston, South Carolina, as a slave in the 1800s. Now, his one-of-a-kind autobiographical manuscript has been translated from its original Arabic and housed at the Library of Congress, where it “annihilates” the conventional narrative of […]

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