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Capturing the Soul: Photographic Portraiture Before the Smartphone Era | The New York Times

September 18, 2019July 31, 2020KOLUMN Magazine

From F.B.I. posters to commissioned family photos, portraits have long revealed how people wanted to be presented, and sometimes how they didn’t.

Women’s March replaces three original leaders, after anti-Semitism accusations, with 16 board members | The Washington Post

September 18, 2019September 18, 2019KINDR'D, KINDR'D Magazine ...

Calls for the co-chairs to resign arose before the 2019 Women’s March on Washington.

15 Powerful Stories Of Segregation In America | BuzzFeed

September 18, 2019August 4, 2020African American History, Black History ...

“We were unwelcome in the neighborhood. There were cross-burnings and shootings. After only two weeks in our new home, our house was completely shot up.”

Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira’s ‘Americanah’ Adaptation Ordered to Series at HBO Max | Variety

September 17, 2019African American Cinema, African American Film ...

Joe Otterson, Variety [dropcap]L[/dropcap]upita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira’s planned adaptation of the novel “Americanah” has received a straight-to-series order at HBO Max, Variety has learned. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] HBO Max has given the limited series a 10-episode order. Nyong’o will star in the series, with Gurira writing the pilot and serving as showrunner. Based on Chimamanda […]

‘When They See Us’ Wins Creative Arts Emmy For Outstanding Limited Series Casting | Essence

September 17, 2019African American Cinema, African American Film ...

The Ava DuVernay series took home the award during the second night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, ahead of the Primetime Emmys.

Outrage Grows After Two White Men Physically Attack Black Student At The University Of Arizona | Essence

September 17, 2019KINDR'D, KINDR'D Magazine ...

University of Arizona students are outraged that two White assailants were referred to social justice training after attacking a Black student on campus.

Film Gives Unflinching Look at Voter Suppression in U.S. | The Washington Informer

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote ...

James Wright, [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he U.S. political system has been partial to right-wing politicians and causes because of their use of money and organization for voter suppression, particularly against people of color, according to the gripping film “Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook.” [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Two screenings of the film were held Friday morning at the Walter E. […]

Air Force’s newest aircraft named T-7A Red Hawk in honor of Tuskegee Airmen | ABC News

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019African American History, Black History ...

Elizabeth McLaughlin, ABC News [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Air Force’s newest aircraft honors the legacy of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, the nation’s first squadron of African American pilots who flew combat missions during World War II. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Acting Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan announced on Monday that the service’s advanced trainer aircraft, the T-X, has […]

A Last Look at Ebony’s Archives… | The New York Times

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019African American History, African American Photography ...

The most significant collection of photographs depicting African-American life in the 20th century is being auctioned. Historians fear the archive could end up hidden away.

Jury awards $11.4M in racial bias case against Michigan for ‘mammy’ slurs | TheGrio

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019KINDR'D, KINDR'D Magazine ...

Associated Press, TheGrio Cedric and Lisa Griffey with lawyer Jon Marko. Courtesy of Marko Law. Featured Image [dropcap]A[/dropcap] jury has awarded $11.4 million to a black couple who filed a discrimination lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Corrections. Attorney Jon Marko says Lisa Griffey was a probation officer who was racially harassed by white co-workers. […]