A discarded photo album reveals a rich history of black lives, from the segregated South to Harlem dance halls to a pretty block in Crown Heights.
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Obama Disappoints Many by Not Pardoning Marcus Garvey Before Leaving Office – Atlanta Black Star
Most civil rights experts will tell you this: Before Martin Luther King Jr., before Malcolm X, before Nelson Mandela, there was Marcus Garvey, the Jamaican-born Black empowerment leader who died in 1940.
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Donald Trump Slams Civil Rights Leader Rep. John Lewis for Critical Comments – Time
Lewis said he does not see Trump as a “legitimate president”
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The Smithsonian’s African American Museum Tells the Myriad Stories of Black Heroism – Hyperallergic
Being among such a dizzying selection of uplifting stories, you cannot avoid the conclusion that America would not be what it is without all the people represented here.
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Saving a Bit of Black History: 1920s Schoolhouse Survives Demolition Scare, Is Being Renovated Instead – Atlanta Black Star
After decades of abandonment and disrepair, a one-room schoolhouse that served to educate Black children on Georgia’s St. Simons Island in the 1920s is nearing the end of much-needed renovation, thanks to the work of a few preservationists.
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The Making of a Black President
In his January/Febrary 2017 cover story, Ta-Nehisi Coates explores President Barack Obama’s journey to the White House.
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The Struggle and Triumph of America’s First Black Doctors
African American physicians have dealt with distrust and misperceptions for more than a century.
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My President Was Black – The Atlantic
A history of the first African American White House—and of what came next
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When Shirley Chisholm Ran for President, Few Would Say: “I’m With Her”
The congresswoman tried to win the White House by consolidating the black vote and the women’s vote, but she ran into trouble
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. on his timely black history PBS series: ‘We have to be vigilant’
This year has seen a number of race-focused documentaries that seem especially relevant following a historically contentious election.
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