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The amazing tale of John Edmonstone: the freed slave who taught Charles Darwin in Edinburgh | Edinburgh Live

October 15, 2019July 21, 2020African History, Black History ...

As part of Black History Month, we take a look at a truly inspirational Edinburgh man who Darwin hired to teach him taxidermy

These Moving Photos Show Life in Apartheid-Era South Africa | Global Citizen

October 15, 2019December 20, 2019African History, Apartheid ...

Celebrated South African photographer David Goldblatt took up photography in 1948, the same year the all-white National Party came into power and apartheid began in his country. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Though Goldblatt, pictured above, was just 18 at the time, documenting the impact of apartheid — the government-implemented system of racial segregation in South Africa — […]

Suburbanites in Louisiana Vote to Create a New City of Their Own | The New York Times

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019African American Commuities, African American Politics ...

The referendum to establish a largely white city called St. George on the edge of Baton Rouge, which is racially diverse, grew out of frustration over schools and local control.

An effort to stop overnight jail releases in California is rejected by Gov. Newsom | Los Angeles Times

October 15, 2019December 21, 2019African American Commuities, African American Lives ...

SACRAMENTO — Ten years ago, Mitrice Richardson was released from the Los Angeles County sheriff’s Malibu/Lost Hills Station just after midnight, left to find her way home through a remote area, alone and on foot, with no money or phone. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] When her body was located 11 months later, questions were raised about why […]

Photographs Help Preserve Chicago’s African American History | CBS Chicago

October 15, 2019December 22, 2019African American History, Black History ...

CHICAGO (CBS)– One man from the south suburbs discovered a treasure trove of old photographs that could help preserve the past of African Americans in Chicago.

5 & 3/4 Questions: Erin Robinson | Adobe

October 14, 2019October 28, 2019African American Art, Black Art ...

Erin Robinson (Brooklyn Dolly) Curent Residence: New York & Washington, D.C. Country of Origin: United States Instagram: @brooklyndolly Etsy Etsy.com/shop/brooklyndolly Describe yourself and your work. I am in my head a lot…a perpetual daydreamer of sorts. It’s quite a high when I get truly inspired. My mind goes into overdrive, and I can barely physically […]

Five black men raided Harpers Ferry with John Brown. They’ve been forgotten. | The Washington Post

October 14, 2019December 22, 2019African American History, Black History ...

Every October, on the anniversary of the raid that helped fuel the Civil War, much attention is focused on Brown, not on his African American soldiers

Women of color are starting new businesses faster than anyone else | Fast Company

October 14, 2019December 22, 2019#BuyBlack, African American Entrepreneurs ...

Consider this stat: Over the past year, women started an average of 1,817 new businesses per day in the U.S. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] That now represents 42% of nearly 13 million businesses overall, which employ 9.4 million workers and generate revenue of $1.9 trillion. And while these female founders come from diverse backgrounds, women of color […]