The former president wants his fellow Christians to lead the country to reconciliation. But churches are in a period of profound uncertainty.
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Juneteenth: Black America’s Independence Day
“On this day 150 years ago, more than two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, the slaves of Galveston, Texas finally received word that the Civil War was over.
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What It Means for Black Youth as South Carolina Plans to Raise the Age of Juvenile Offenders from 17 to 18 – KOLUMN Magazine
South Carolina will join the ranks of other states who keep teenagers in the juvenile justice system until age 18.
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Why I Africa: On Traveling The Continent As A Black American – KOLUMN Magazine
In the month and a half I’ve been in South Africa I’ve hung out in big cities like Cape Town and Johannesburg and driven through the desert of the Northern Cape.
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Genetic Analysis Of African Americans From African Diaspora And Great Migration Reveals Unique Ancestry, Origins
Where are you really from? It’s a question that most African Americans cannot answer beyond their home state.
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Gentrification Everywhere: Black Folks in Austin, Texas ‘Pushed Out’ to Make Way for Tech-Start Ups and Hipsters?
African-Americans are leaving the city of Austin, Texas, in droves, according to a new study. The reason: They can no longer afford the homes.
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The End of Black Harlem – KOLUMN
HARLEM – Newcomers say gentrification is about wealth, not race. But that’s a distinction without a difference.
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HARLEM – Newcomers say gentrification is about wealth, not race. But that’s a distinction without a difference.
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Chrishon Lampley: Creating Love Cork Screw
Having a dream takes more than just talking about it. It includes having a concrete plan in place, a solid mission and most important, passion.
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After the Rediscovery of a 19th-century Novel, a View of Black Female Writers is Transformed – KOLUMN
Two years ago, I was in the United Kingdom working on a follow-up project for my books “Black London” and “Black Victorians/Black Victoriana.” While looking through old British newspapers, I was astonished to read an 1893 announcement in The Daily Telegraph proclaiming Sarah E. Farro to be “the first negro novelist” with the publication of her novel “True Love.”
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