Homer A. Neal, a physicist who helped shape education for physics undergraduates nationwide and led teams that took part in the hunt for the fundamental particles of matter, died on May 23 in Ann Arbor, Mich. He was 75.
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Dorothy Cotton, Civil Rights Pioneer and MLK Colleague, Dies | Afro
Dorothy Cotton, who worked closely with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., taught nonviolence to demonstrators before marches and sometimes calmed tensions by singing church hymns, has died. She was 88.
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America’s segregated shores: beaches’ long history as a racial battleground | The Guardian
For decades officials imposed regulations to restrict African Americans’ use of to public beaches – and the fight for equal access if far from over
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As Obama Presidential Center comes closer to reality, tensions on race, class surface | Chicago Tribune
The Obama Foundation’s plans to build the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park have sparked a complicated, and at times emotional, conversation about race, class, segregation, privilege and power on the South Side.
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The Forgotten Girls Who Led the School-Desegregation Movement | The Atlantic
Before the 9-year-old Linda Brown became the lead plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education, a generation of black girls and teens led the charge against the “separate but equal” doctrine in public schools.
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A Civil-Rights Icon Urges Law Grads to Defend Free Speech | The Atlantic
Eleanor Holmes Norton used a commencement address at Georgetown to argue that securing positive, lasting change in America requires letting all sides have their say.
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An entire Manhattan village owned by black people was destroyed to build Central Park | Timeline
Three churches, a school, and dozens of homes were demolished.
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How Ceiling Fans Helped Slaves Eavesdrop on Plantation Owners | Atlas Obscura
The punkahs of the Antebellum era served many purposes.
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John Legend Explains How Cash Bail Traps People of Color | Colorlines
Narrated by Legend and illustrated by Molly Crabapple, a new video from Color of Change explains how bail practices fuel mass incarceration.
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Dovey Johnson Roundtree, Barrier-Breaking Lawyer, Dies at 104 | The New York Times
The jurors were looking at her when they filed into court. That, Dovey Johnson Roundtree knew, could have immense significance for her client, a feebleminded day laborer accused of one of the most sensational murders of the mid-20th century.
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