The Queen of Creole Cuisine had another passion—collecting and heralding the work of African American artists
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Rihanna cheered for using body positive curvy mannequins at Fenty pop-up shop | theGrio
Kia Morgan Smith, theGrio [dropcap]Rihanna[/dropcap] is here for the curvy girls as evidenced by her body positive mannequins displayed at a Fenty clothing pop-up shop at The Webster in NYC. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The 31-year-old singer and beauty mogul is used to breaking boundaries. Now she’s made sure her designs are not only inclusive for women […]
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6 famous people you didn’t know are from Mozambique | Face2face Africa
The African nation of Mozambique endured a brutal, nine-year war to gain its independence from Portugal. The war ended on this day in 1975, with the European colonizers ruling for 477 years prior. The seeds for the independence war were planted as a result of anti-colonial rhetoric and communist ideals beginning to take hold in […]
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Building a pipeline of black male teachers | The St. Louis American
The Academy for Men of Color in Education Summer Awareness Camp at Lincoln University
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The Woman Who Recorded Decades of TV News on 70,000 VHS Tapes | Hyperallergic
The documentary Recorder explores the life and work of Marion Stokes, who amassed the world’s largest independent TV archive without anyone noticing.
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2nd gang member sentenced for firebombings in Boyle Heights that targeted black families | Los Angeles Times
Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times Gilles Mingasson/Getty. Featured Image [dropcap]A[/dropcap] second gang member has been sentenced to prison for his role in the 2014 firebombings of black residents at a Boyle Heights housing project. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Edwin “Boogie” Felix, 27, is one of eight gang members of the Big Hazard street gang who prosecutors say […]
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Serena Williams Follows In The Footsteps Of Althea Gibson As The Second Black Woman To Be Featured On A Wheaties Box | Blavity
Williams follows in the footsteps of Althea Gibson, who first accomplished the feat in 2001.
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Langston Hughes’s Ardent Public Fan Letter to the Young Nina Simone | Brain Pickings
“She is strange. So are the plays of Brendan Behan, Jean Genet, LeRoi Jones, and Bertholt Brecht. She is far-out, and at the same time common. So are raw eggs in Worcestershire and The Connection.”
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History of slaves sold for Georgetown detailed in new genealogical website | American Magazine
Adelle Banks, American Magazine GU272 descendent Carolyn Smith gestures toward gravestones of descendants of enslaved people in Houma, La. Behind her are sugar plantations and the sugar mill where her ancestors worked. Photo by Claire Vail. Featured Image [dropcap]RNS[/dropcap] — A genealogical association has launched a new website detailing the family histories of slaves who […]
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Students of Color are More Likely to Be Arrested in School. That May Change. | The New York Times
New York City’s new discipline code could have an immediate impact.
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