He described the attack a decade later in his last sermon, which he delivered the night before his assassination.
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‘Captain Marvel’ May Have Sneakily Introduced An Important Black Female Superhero | HuffPost
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this side character may one day take the reins from Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers.
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Ex-Officers Arrested in Killing of Marielle Franco, Brazilian Politician and Activist | New York Times
Ernesto Londoño & Lis Moriconi, New York Times [dropcap]RIO[/dropcap] DE JANEIRO — Law enforcement officials on Tuesday morning arrested two former police officers suspected of executing a Rio de Janeiro councilwoman — a breakthrough in a brazen political assassination that has haunted Brazilians for nearly a year. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Shortly before dawn, homicide investigators took […]
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Missouri man wrongfully imprisoned for 17 years sues police | AP
Nathan Skethaw, AP In this Sept. 2016 file photo, David Robinson poses for a portrait in the visiting area inside Jefferson City Correctional Center in Jefferson City, Mo. Robinson, wrongly imprisoned 17 years for murder alleges in a federal lawsuit that police not only knew he was innocent before his conviction, but helped prevent it […]
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The Impact of Structural Racism in Employment and Wages on Minority Women’s Health | American Bar Association
Ruqaiijah Yearby, American Bar Association [dropcap]In[/dropcap] 2010, at the end of the great recession that disproportionately harmed racial minorities and women, the federal government recognized that health disparities are caused by the social determinants of health (SDOH) (Figure 1), which are outside an individual’s control. In fact, research shows that SDOH account for 80 to […]
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How Pullman Porters Laid Groundwork for the Civil Rights Movement | WTTW
Daniel Hautzinger, WTTW Being a Pullman porter was an enviable position, one of the better jobs available to African American men despite the indignities. Source: Library of Congress. Featured Image [dropcap]The[/dropcap] Pullman Company was one of the more successful industrial companies in the United States, worth more than $200 million at a peak in the […]
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For Black Children, Attending School Is an Act of Racial Justice | The Education Trust
Kayla Patrick, The Education Trust Photographs by Wayne Miller—Magnum Photos. Featured Image [dropcap]As [/dropcap] a seemingly twisted way to ring in 2019, the Trump administration has sent a loud and clear message that it’s okay for educators and school leaders to keep Black children out of school buildings and exclude them from opportunities to learn. […]
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Meet ‘Mayor Jim Kenney,’ a 25-year-old woman | The Inquirer, Philly.com
Claudia Vargas, The Inquirer, Philly.com TIM TAI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER . Featured Image [dropcap]Sitting[/dropcap] at a small desk across the hall from the mayor’s office, Chamarra McCrorey finds her inner Jim Kenney as she responds to dozens of emails, letters, and social media posts each day. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] On Valentine’s Day, Kenney received two requests […]
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Legacy of Tampa’s lost neighborhoods endure | WTSP 10 News
“The very existence of neighborhoods like Dobyville and the Scrub and Central Avenue go to that story of segregation, go to the story of separate accommodations based solely on race, and the need to have separate communities.”
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I Quit Google, Started a Company, and Sold It to Amazon. Ditching Silicon Valley for Atlanta Was Huge | Inc.com
In 2013, Jewel Burks Solomon launched Partpic, a startup that makes it easier to identify industrial parts. One day, Amazon called–with an acquisition offer.
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