Michelle Obama and Stacey Abrams, and what they revealed in 2018 about how power is gained and thwarted.
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Dawoud Bey: 40 Years of Photos Affirming the ‘Lives of Ordinary Black People’ | The New York Times
A new retrospective book “Seeing Deeply” reveals his decades-long exploration of community, memory and photography.
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By The Color Of Their Skin | The Sun Magazine
Tim Wise On The Myth Of A Postracial America
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Man who challenged Kroger shooting suspect says ‘I cherish every day’ | Courier Journal
“Nowhere is safe, so that now just leaves me with always keeping my head on a swivel,”
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Detroit grapples with ‘devastating’ impact of black male homicides | The Detroit News
The toll on African-American males in the city is relentless
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Ta-Nehisi Coates is leaving the Atlantic | The Washington Post
Ta-Nehisi Coates is leaving his position as a national correspondent for the Atlantic, a publication where he has emerged as one of the country’s top reporters and thinkers.
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Mayor of a Pittsburgh suburb asked police to hose down protesters with water cannons | CNN
A Pennsylvania mayor is apologizing for posting Facebook images urging police to “bring the hoses” against protesters and blast them with water cannons, evoking images of the civil rights era.
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Obama Doesn’t Owe This Country Sh*t | The Root
Barack Obama is not your Magical Negro. I know y’all want him to be, but you have to give the man a break. He just got out of one of the most abusive eight-year relationships imaginable. I’m sure he needs some time to decompress.
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When Race Is the Punchline on Prime Time | Slate
American sitcoms are dealing with race more than ever, but too often the jokes reinforce stereotypes instead of subverting them.
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Flint Kids Exposed to Lead to Undergo Testing, Screenings to Determine Special Education Needs | Atlanta Black Star
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — An agreement has been reached to get more services to Flint children who were exposed to lead in drinking water.
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