Kwanzaa, like black America, was birthed in struggle and chaos, then bathed in blood.
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African American Museum To Digitize Vintage Photos, Videos For Black Families | Huffington Post
“We recognize the importance of these vernacular, homemade images, this folk cinema, as an alternate history to the kinds of history that the mass media tells.”
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The Roots’ Black Thought Opens Up About Parent’s Murder and Overcoming Rage in New Interview | Atlanta Black Star
The Roots’ frontman Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter had it extremely difficult coming up since both of his parents were killed.
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Raising a black son in the US: ‘He had never taken a breath, and I was already mourning him’ | The Guardian
Even before her son was born, Jesmyn Ward was preoccupied with one thing – how she would prepare him for survival
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Black beaches that broke barriers: From The Obama’s favorite resort town to land cultivated by Frederick Douglass’s son, the African American owned vacation spots that made history | Daily Mail
In the late 19th century, there were few beaches African Americans could visit without the fear of discrimination or violence.
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Toni Morrison’s Radical Vision of Otherness | New Republic
The history of racism and exclusion in the United States is the history of whiteness.
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Lorraine and Eugene Williams: A civil rights power couple | The Daily Progress
Lorraine and Eugene Williams, the Charlottesville couple whose civil rights work helped desegregate city schools and whose business focused on fair and affordable housing, are the recipients of the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 2017 award for diversity.
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A Lost Mother & Daughter | The Washington Post (2014)
In the case of missing 8-year-old Relisha Rudd, emotional scars transcend generations.
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Racial Segregation and How It Impacts the Health of Poor Americans | Atlanta Black Star
Home is where the heart is, but it is also where the health is. Last week, researchers at Princeton released a study that found that poor Black neighborhoods produce children (whether Black or not) with a higher risk of asthma than children in other neighborhoods. The study findings prove, yet again, that racism in housing markets has a negative effect on African-American health.
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African-American Day Parade set for Sept. 17 | New York Amsterdam News
Dubbed as the “Largest Black Parade in America,” the 48th Annual African-American Day Parade is set to take place Sunday, Sept. 17, at 1 p.m. in Harlem.
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