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For the first time in 30 years, a book celebrates black women photographers | Quartz
I’m doing my small part to add to this conversation by creating this document. But it is the gatekeepers, the editors, and curators, who really need to do examine their processes of inclusion.
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Opening a window on Worcester’s past | The Boston Globe
WORCESTER – On a winter day around 1904, Raymond Schuyler perched on a sled with his wee daughter between his knees and posed with his children for a portrait. The only boy, standing behind his father, wears a big knit cap.
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Lena Waithe Made History, and She Gave an Emmys Speech for Right Now | The New York Times
“The things that make us different, those are our superpowers,…”
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Condoleezza Rice recalls racial blast that killed childhood friend | Reuters
(2013) BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) – When a church bombing killed four young black girls on a quiet Sunday morning in 1963, life for a young Condoleezza Rice changed forever.
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Remember Aunt Harriet | NPCA
She taught them courage and endurance. Now, Harriet Tubman’s descendants can pay their respects at a park honoring the great liberator.
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‘Aunt V,’ the World’s Oldest Woman, Dies in Jamaica at 117 | The Root
Her reign as the world’s oldest person did not last long; but her life – well, that’s a whole ’nother story.
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The Youngest of the Little Rock Nine Speaks About Holding Onto History
Carlotta Walls LeNier, whose school dress is in Smithsonian, says much was accomplished and now we need to hold onto it.
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Why the Works of Visionary Artist Jacob Lawrence Still Resonate a Century After His Birth | Smithsonian Magazine
His vibrant and bold paintings tell stories of liberation, resistance and resilience.
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Elaine Welteroth, Teen Vogue’s Refashionista | The New York Times Magazine
The editor in chief has taken on a seemingly impossible task: reinventing the glossy magazine for a hyperempathetic generation.
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