As African American parents, Pamela and Jeffrey Blair of St. Louis, Missouri, always taught their four children about their history and helped them to develop a positive self-image. They told stories about their lives, their grandparent’s lives and their families’ migration from the Caribbean. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] When the Blairs started homeschooling the children in grade […]
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A Play About Maya Angelou is Being Developed for Broadway | Colorlines
“Phenomenal Woman: An Evening with Maya Angelou” will debut in 2021.
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The Ultimate List of Black Owned Farms & Food Gardens | Shoppe Black
Phenomenal Black owned farms make up less than 2 percent of all farms in the United States. According to a recent report, Black farmers lost 80 percent of their farmland from 1910 to 2007, often because they lacked access to loans or insurance needed to sustain their businesses. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The report mentions the “long […]
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REPORT: 10 Strategies to Address Structural Forces Behind Racial Wealth Inequality | Colorlines
The racial wealth divide is greater now than it was 40 years ago—and a new report says that persistent structural racism is causing the gap to grow.
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Jemele Hill Launches New Podcast With Spotify | Colorlines
“Jemele Hill is Unbothered” will feature interviews and unapologetic commentary on sports, politics and culture.
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James Baldwin: ‘I Can’t Accept Western Values Because They Don’t Accept Me’ | LitHub
In a 1964 Interview with Robert Penn Warren
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Salamander Resort Gets Five-Star Rating: An Interview with Sheila Johnson | The Network Journal
Sergie Willoughby, The Network Journal Sheila Johnson, owner, Salamander Resort & Spa, Featured Image [dropcap]Ever[/dropcap] think of opening a world-class luxury resort & spa over 340 gorgeous acres of land in an idyllic setting? Entrepreneur Sheila Johnson thought about it a decade ago after visiting a quaint area in Loudoun County, Virginia; and in 2013, […]
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‘Why Aren’t Democrats Winning the Hispanic Vote 80-20 or 90-10?’ | The New York Times
It’s the question that may decide the 2020 elections — and the future of the Democratic Party.
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The Viral Photograph that Has Come to Symbolize Sudan’s Uprising | Hyperallergic
The triumphant image of Alaa Salah, an engineering and architecture student, has “embodied the spirit of the opposition” led by Sudanese women.
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Cleveland Museum of Art celebrates the photographic triumph of Gordon Parks | Cleveland.com
Steven Litt, The Plain Dealer, Cleveland.com One of the 13 murals that make up “The Life of Washington,” at George Washington High School in San Francisco. Credit Jim Wilson/The New York Times, Featured Image [dropcap]CLEVELAND[/dropcap], Ohio – Gordon Parks made it look easy. As director of the Shaft detective movies in the 1970s, and as […]
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