Freeman Vines honors a lost Black life with his ‘Hanging Tree Guitars.’ — Winnie Lee, Atlas Obscura Artist Freeman Vines was captivated for a long time with an unforgettable sound he once heard from a gospel musician’s guitar. At his home near a tobacco field in the small rural town of Fountain, North Carolina, Vines then […]
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Time for Kamala Harris to get in touch with her inner Muhammad Ali | The Washington Post
By Eugene Robinson, The Washington Post As Kamala D. Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president Wednesday night, the California senator sought to reveal more of her inner life but also to project toughness. She’ll need lots of it. Joe Biden’s selection of Harris as his running mate marks a trifecta of firsts: No woman of […]
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Saraneka Martin, The Pregnant Woman Who Was Shot In The Stomach While Peacefully Protesting Shares What Happened And Shows The Wounds She Received Terrorist Cops | Black Sports Online
By Daniel Bell, Black Sports Online The murder of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor have seemed to be the tipping point for many people and it’s completely understandable after police keep murdering black people. Not only have their deaths caused protest all around America, but also all around the world. However, for some reason, when […]
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Recalling an Era When the Color of Your Skin Meant You Paid to Vote | Smithsonian Magazine (2016)
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of a ruling that made the poll tax unconstitutional By Allison Keyes, Smithsonian Magazine In January 1955 in Hardin County, Texas, Leo Carr had to pay $1.50 to vote. That receipt for Carr’s “poll tax” now resides in the collections of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. In today’s dollars, […]
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As Study Finds 4,000 Lynchings in Jim Crow South, Will U.S. Address Legacy of Racial Terrorism? | Democracy Now (2015)
By Democract Now Staff, Democracy Now A new report has uncovered shocking details about the history of lynchings in the United States and their legacy today. After five years of exhaustive research and interviews with local historians and descendants of lynching victims, the Equal Justice Initiative found white Southerners lynched nearly 4,000 black men, women […]
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Jordan Peele and More Directors Eager to Cast John Boyega After Protest Speech: ‘We Got You’ | IndieWire
Edgar Wright says he would work with the “Star Wars” actor “in a heartbeat.” By Zack Sharf, IndieWire Major Hollywood directors such as Jordan Peele, Edgar Wright, and Guillermo del Toro are standing up for John Boyega after the “Star Wars” actor gave an impassioned speech at a June 3 Black Lives Matter protest in London’s Hyde Park. Part of Boyega’s […]
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Man drives into Seattle George Floyd protest, shoots one protester | NBC News
A 27-year-old man was taken to hospital after being shot, police said. A man drove into a Seattle crowd protesting the death in police custody of George Floyd before shooting one of the demonstrators on Sunday, police said. The suspect was detained and the 27-year-old man who was shot in the arm was taken to hospital by […]
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Covellite alumnus secures Big Sky Film Grant for documentary on black cowboys | Missoulian
Covellite International Film Festival alumnus Charles Perry aims to shed light on African American rodeo culture through his upcoming documentary “The Black Cowboy” — and now, thanks to a grant from the Montana Film Office, part of that story will be told in Montana. Perry first hit the Butte scene when he attended the film […]
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People Keep Driving Into Protesters During The George Floyd Demonstrations Across The United States | BuzzFeed
With the nation’s streets becoming contested political spaces, cars have been turned into weapons — something the far right has joked about for years. The video is shocking. As the driver of an SUV swerves through an empty pocket of protesters on the streets of San Jose on Friday night, the passenger gestures out of […]
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50 Black-Owned Beauty Brands You Can Support Right Now | HuffPost
By Samantha Callender, HuffPost These makeup, skin care and hair care brands deserve your support today and every day. Now more than ever, Black people need to be empowered, uplifted and supported. Whether you join as an ally on the front lines to protest racism and injustice, hire Black people in leadership roles (#PullUpOrShutUp) or support Black-owned businesses, the […]
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