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Brown Beauty Co-Op, Dupont Circle’s New Beauty Store, Is By And For Women Of Color | DCist

December 12, 2018African American Entrepreneurs, African American Professionals ...

A welcoming space with couches and other seating invites people to hang out and chat. Positive vibes abound, with affirmations like “Melanin Magic” and “You are Beautiful” adorning pillows and candles.

Redrawing the History of Women of Color in Vibrant Hues | Hyperallergic

December 12, 2018African American Art, Black Art

Firelei Báez: Joy Out of Fire, on view at Harlem’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, offers long-overdue recognition for a number of women activists, writers, artists, and politicians of color.

Film About Free Black Women Millionaires In The 1800s Coming To Screen | Madame Noire

December 11, 2018African American Cinema, KINDR'D ...

Veronica Wells , Madame Noire [dropcap]One[/dropcap] of the criticisms we’ve had about period pieces that center Black people is the fact that so many of the stories center around slavery, struggle and subservience. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] But a new film seeks to do something different. The play The House That Will Not Stand, is becoming a […]

Menial Tasks, Slurs and Swastikas: Many Black Workers at Tesla Say They Faced Racism | The New York Times

December 11, 2018KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine ...

African-American workers have reported threats, humiliation and barriers to promotion at the plant. The automaker says there is no pattern of bias.

Deconstructing Race in Western Painting | Hyperallergic

December 10, 2018December 11, 2018African American Art, Black Art ...

The most interesting part of this excellent exhibition is its presentation of black modernists, for here we enter relatively unfamiliar territory.

Stacey Abrams eyeing Senate, governor campaigns | Politico

December 10, 2018African American Politics, African American Vote ...

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — Stacey Abrams said Monday that she is considering running for a Georgia Senate seat in 2020 or governor again in 2022 — and possibly even for president.