As I toured the trendy Bouldin Creek neighborhood — west of South Congress Avenue and just south of Lady Bird Lake — I could see remnants of a once-thriving black community of freed slaves who lived in this area following the Civil War and into the 1950s.
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The Cost of School-to-Prison Pipeline: Racially Biased School Suspensions Cost Taxpayers $35 Billion Each Year
The increasingly harsh, zero-tolerance policies adopted by American school systems in the last decade have led to record numbers of suspensions, expulsions and school-based arrests in the nation’s most vulnerable populations.
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At Carnegie Hall, a New Leader With a Son Named Hendrix
Robert F. Smith, the private equity titan who was named the richest African-American man by Forbes last year after making a fortune in software, also has a quirky musical side.
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7 New Poignant and Political Books by African Authors to Read This Year
“The Face: Cartography of the Void”, Chris Albani, “100 Days” by Juliane Okot Bitek
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President Obama Officially Declares June 2016 African-American Music Appreciation Month
As his presidency comes to a close, Barack Obama, is going out with a bang. Within his two terms he’s made some major changes in the country and his latest is one of cultural homage.
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Alicia Keys Has Started A #NoMakeup Movement, And It’s Amazing
We’re “Fallin’” even more in love with this woman than we were before.
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African-American Women Now Top the List of Most-Educated Group in the Country
A new study finds that African-American women achieve the highest outcomes of any demographic by race and gender.
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Jeff Friday: The Driving Force Behind American Black Film Festival – KOLUMN
Over the last 20 years, the American Black Film Festival has brought together an array of filmmakers, media creators and talent for four days of non-stop workshops, panels, showcases, screenings and networking.
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Muhammad Ali and the Black Panthers – KOLUMN Magazine
As for Muhammad Ali, he was not only aware of the Panthers. He saw what they were doing as a critical contribution to Black Freedom.
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Before They Were Lonnie and Muhammad Ali – KOLUMN Magazine
The photograph of Muhammad Ali with his future wife, Lonnie, which ran in Sunday’s magazine, has a fascinating back story.
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