By EJI, Equal Justice Initiative On April 15, 1960, black college students guided by civil rights activist Ella Baker formed the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) at Shaw University in North Carolina. Inspired by the sit-ins that college students waged throughout the South in February 1960, Ella Baker organized a conference at Shaw University to bring […]
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12-Year-Old Gabrielle Goodwin Lands A Mega-Retail Deal with Target | Black Enterprise
Gabrielle “Gabby” Goodwin, founder and CEO of GaBBY Bows, has been working diligently at perfecting her products, building a brand, and being a student since the age of 7. And now, at just 12 years old, her products can be found on the shelves in 74 Target stores throughout the country. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] What started […]
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When the white establishment ignored these black photographers, the Kamoinge collective was born | Timeline
Based in 1960s Harlem, they challenged the way stories of black lives were told, and who got to tell them
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This Soul Food Restaurant is Serving Lessons In Black History With “Shoebox Lunches” | Black Enterprise
Patrick Coleman is packing a piece of history into the meals served at his soul food restaurant Beans & Cornbread. Throughout Black History Month, the Detroit-based bistro will offer “shoebox lunches” similar to the boxes African Americans used to store food when traveling in the south during the Jim Crow-era. Because they were banned and […]
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How I got revenge on a plantation tour | The Guardian
Nygel Turner recounts the weird, emotional experience of touring of a former slave plantation with his dad and uncle
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‘Watchmen’ Is a Spectacular Assault on White Supremacy | The Daily Beast
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Emmett Till: new memorial to murdered teen is bulletproof | The Guardian
A new memorial to Emmett Till was dedicated on Saturday in Mississippi after previous historical markers were repeatedly vandalized. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The new marker is bulletproof. Till, 14, was kidnapped, beaten and killed in 1955, hours after he was accused of whistling at a white woman. His body was found in a river days later. […]
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‘Mormon Land’: The life of Jane Manning James — from her quest to be sealed to Joseph Smith to her patriarchal blessing by Hyrum Smith and her legacy for black Latter-day Saints | The Salt Lake Tribune
By Staff, The Salt Lake Tribune When historian historian Quincy Newell was researching 19th-century African American Mormons, one name kept popping up: Jane Manning James. This African American convert, who worked in church founder Joseph Smith’s household and eventually was “sealed” to him as a “servant,” probably still ranks as the most famous black female member […]
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Rich oral histories are changing everything we thought we knew about West Indian migration to Britain | Independent
Engaging with the stories of the West Indian community forces a realignment of the culture with its past, removing the danger of solely associating the word ‘Windrush’ with ‘scandal’
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5 Black Men Making a Difference in Your Community Today | Essence
By Noel Cody, Essence Who says you need a cape to be a superhero? Not these good brothers. They don’t have capes or special names, but they are armed with a heart for change. These brothers from across the country are changing their communities one small act of kindness at a time. Read below how a […]
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