Citing recent killings by police, Tim Scott of South Carolina asked his colleagues to stop ignoring the struggles of those who face racial prejudice.
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How Eden Hagos’s Black Foodie Blog Examines the Racial Rhetoric of Food – The Globe and Mail
Food blogger Eden Hagos has a fever for flavour that goes way back.
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West Side Stories: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
In the early 1900s, editor and founder of The Chicago Defender Robert Sengstacke Abbott urged Blacks to come to the north, especially Chicago, by advertising successful Black individuals in the city with many job opportunities and a boisterous social and entertainment life as inspiration for Blacks to leave the South.
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The Near Certainty of Anti-Police Violence
By ignoring illegitimate policing, America has also failed to address the danger this illegitimacy poses to those who must do the policing.
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Segregation in Paradise?
Once known for their inclusiveness, Minnesota’s Twin Cities have become more divided in recent decades.
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Ubiñas: Philly Man’s Campaign: Black Guns Matter
What if, we stopped trying to get guns off the streets and instead started licensing young men in Philly to legally pack heat?
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The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management Celebrates its 50-year Anniversary
In the past 50 years, the organization — which opened its doors in 1970 to women, Latinos, and Native Americans — has offered more than $325 million in fellowships to MBA students across the country, covering full tuition and fees for up to two years of full-time study.
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History & Heritage: Area Newspapers Slow to Cover African-American Communities
During the era of segregation, African-Americans were excluded from almost every facet of white society.
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First black Miss Alabama Calls Dallas Cop Killer A ‘Martyr’
The first black woman to hold the title of Miss Alabama posted a tearful message Sunday calling Dallas cop killer Micah Xavier Johnson a “Martyr.”
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Powerful Photos From One of Texas’ Most Historic Black Communities
“The land represents the blood, heart, and soul of our African American heritage.”
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