“Whether it was TV or magazines, the world got changed one image at a time,” says Maurice Berger, curator of a new exhibit at American History
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Is atheism the reason for Ta-Nehisi Coates’ pessimism on race relations? | The Guardian
In his latest book, Ta-Nehisi Coates, one of America’s leading public intellectuals, betrays an atheistic worldview devoid of redemption
View MoreBlack D.C. Org. Honors Public Relations Guru Ofield Dukes | AFRO
“My father taught me that we are Black first and foremost. As Black people, he understood that it is our obligation to pursue excellence in every endeavor,…”
View More‘The Black Cowboy’ Will Shine Light On History Hidden In Plain Sight | The Undefeated
Documentary in production lends insight into African-American cowboys and rodeo
View MoreLeola White dies, her home was 1st stop for many on ‘Great Migration’ | Chicago Sun Times
For many relatives, friends and friends of friends who left the South’s cotton fields and farms for factories in Chicago, Leola White’s home was the first stop on the way to a better life.
View MoreHarry Belafonte tells crowd at likely last public appearance: ‘We shall overcome’ | The Guardian
Singer and civil rights activist, 90, holds Pittsburgh audience spellbound with tales of his life and denunciation of Trump as a national ‘mistake’
View MoreNAACP Elects New President, Will Assume More Political Non-Profit Tax Status | NPR
The organization announced its new president and CEO and its intention to alter its tax status to a non-profit category that permits more aggressive political lobbying.
View MoreRemembering, Learning and Loving What Pan-African Activist Walter Rodney Did for Black People | Atlanta Black Star
Walter Anthony Rodney was an intellectual, a teacher, and an activist during the 1960s and 1970s; his life and work hold major importance for those of us who care about social justice and Black liberation today.
View MoreWatch: This African American folk legend won her first Grammy at age 90 | Timeline
Elizabeth Cotten played her guitar upside down
View MoreBaltimore artist Amy Sherald to paint Michelle Obama’s official portrait | The Baltimore Sun
Baltimore artist Amy Sherald, who graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2004 and just joined the faculty there, has been commissioned by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery to paint the official portrait of former first lady Michelle Obama.
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