Two photos, taken 30 years apart, illustrate the Rev. Avery Alexander’s indefatigable fight against racism and injustice.
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[VIDEO] Preview: ‘I AM A MAN’ Puts You at the Heart of the Civil Rights Struggle | Road To VR
I AM A MAN is an upcoming interactive VR experience that lets you participate in the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike and the events leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination.
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End the isolation of Jamil Al-Amin (formerly H. Rap Brown) | San Francisco Bay View
Open Letter to the Bureau of Prisons and State of Georgia by Concerned Academics
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Rosa Parks Was My Aunt. Here’s What You Don’t Know About Her. | Shondaland
This week would’ve marked her 105th birthday — it’s time to move beyond the quiet seamstress narrative.
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Edwin Hampton, St. Aug bandleader: 1 of 300 | NOLA.com
“He didn’t just teach music. He taught manhood.”
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The Harlem Hellfighters: African-American WWI heroes | New York Amsterdam News
Despite overt racism in their own country, the all-Black 369th Infantry Regiment of the 93rd Division, nicknamed the Harlem Hellfighters, fought alongside Caucasian Frenchmen in the trenches, some even wearing French uniforms.
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Honoring Black Artists in Light and Shadow | The New York Times
“It’s not just an image of a person,”
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What Kids Are Really Learning About Slavery | The Atlantic
A new report finds that the topic is mistaught and often sentimentalized—and students are alarmingly misinformed as a result.
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Baltimore Hosts Series of Events to Commemorate Frederick Douglass’ 200th Birthday | Good Black News
Baltimore is filled with special opportunities to experience Black History Month and Frederick Douglass’ legacy, especially during this memorable anniversary.
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Remembering the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike | AFRO
A War for Black Respect—“I Am A Man”
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