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Celebrating The Lives of People of Color

Nina Simone in Liberia | Guernica

July 12, 2017African American Culture, African American History ...

The singer went to Africa, she said, in search of peace, or a husband, or maybe the feeling of home.

Behind the Picture: Medgar Evers’ Funeral, June 1963 – Time

June 16, 2017September 13, 2017African American History, Black History ...

In 1994, eight black and four white jurors found 74-year-old white supremacist and long-time Klan member Byron De La Beckwith guilty of first-degree murder in the 1963 killing of civil rights activist and U.S. Army veteran, Medgar Evers.

Maxine Waters’ battle against powerful white men began when Eula Love was killed in 1979 – Mic

April 27, 2017April 27, 2017KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine ...

For Maxine Waters and her South Los Angeles constituents, Eula Love’s death was a tipping point.

Civil rights icon Angela Davis wants young activists to challenge their heroes

September 17, 2016September 17, 2016African American Commuities, African American Education ...

Just a peek of Angela Davis’ iconic Afro making its way up the stairs and onto the stage was enough to send the crowd at University of South Africa (UNISA) into a frenzied applause. Davis was clearly overwhelmed.