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Our democracy’s founding ideals were false when they were written. Black Americans have fought to make them true. | The New York Times Magazine
Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine ARTWORK BY ADAM PENDLETON. Featured Image [dropcap]My[/dropcap] dad always flew an American flag in our front yard. The blue paint on our two-story house was perennially chipping; the fence, or the rail by the stairs, or the front door, existed in a perpetual state of disrepair, but that […]
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400 years ago, enslaved Africans first arrived in Virginia | National Geographic
Stolen by Portuguese slave traders, kidnapped by English pirates, and taken far from home, African arrivals to colonial Virginia in 1619 marked the origins of U.S. slavery.
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Noted historian reveals a major omission in college courses | San Francisco Bay View
California community colleges omit Africa and lack equity in their curricula
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Some white people don’t want to hear about slavery at plantations built by slaves | The Washington Post
The nasty online reviews have gone viral on Twitter.
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‘We have a long way to go:’ Descendants of first black Americans on race relations | Reuters
— Angela Moore, Reuters HAMPTON, Va. (Reuters) – Four hundred years after the first ship carrying enslaved Africans arrived on the coast of Virginia, the descendants of one of the first black American families say race relations in the United States still have “a long way to go.” The Tucker family, who trace their ancestry to […]
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America Has a Digital Skills Gap. Libraries Can Help Fix It. | The Atlantic
As branches across the country invest in new technologies and digital services, patrons are increasingly seeing them as go-to hubs for personal and professional development.
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“It Wasn’t a Golden Age”: Cornel West Says Democrats Have to Reckon with Mixed Obama Legacy | Democracy Now!
Harvard professor Cornel West joins us from Detroit, where he attended both nights of the Democratic debate. He talks about the troubling legacy of the Obama administration and why he is supporting Bernie Sanders again for president. AMY GOODMAN: Let’s go back to last night’s debate. This is Senator Kamala Harris. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Sen. Kamala […]
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The Nuns Who Bought and Sold Human Beings | The New York Times
America’s nuns are beginning to confront their ties to slavery, but it’s still a long road to repentance.
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Trump Fuels Racial Disharmony. Will It Motivate or Discourage Black Voters? | The New York Times
Reid J. Epstein, Jonathan Martin, The New York Times President Trump’s re-election campaign is spending money on social media to push his message to black voters like Mark Greer, a Detroit native. Credit Erin Kirkland for The New York Times. Featured Image [dropcap]DETROIT[/dropcap] — Mark Greer is a black Detroiter so outraged by President Trump’s […]
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