A new study ranks states according to the number of Black teens and adults killed.
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Tell Me It’s Not About Race | The Atlantic
DeRay Mckesson doesn’t get First Amendment rights, but neofascists do.
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‘World’s Youngest Barber’ is an 8-year-old West Philly girl with major moxie | We The People | The Philadelphia Inquirer
Stephanie Farr, The Philadelphia Inquirer TIM TAI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER. Featured Image [dropcap]At[/dropcap] 8 years old, Neijae Graham-Henries is almost as tall as this reporter. She told me so. She also asked to cut my hair — about eight inches of it. We did not have an appointment for her to do so. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] […]
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Michelle Obama Portrait Artist Unveils Mural of Philly Teen | US News & World Reports
A new, six-story high mural by the artist who painted the official portrait of Michelle Obama is being dedicated in Philadelphia.
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Barry Jenkins to Direct Alvin Ailey Biopic | Variety
Stephanie Farr, Variety CREDIT: MAARTEN DE BOER. Featured Image [dropcap]Moonlight[/dropcap] writer-director Barry Jenkins will direct a biopic about iconic choreographer Alvin Ailey. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Fox Searchlight first announced the project in March 2018, saying it had the support of the Ailey Organization. Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys is producing with Susan Lewis through her AK Worldwide production […]
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‘You Can Kill a Man, but You Can’t Kill an Idea’: Remembering Medgar Evers on the 54th Anniversary of His Assassination | The Root
Kirsten West Savali, The Root Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. Featured Image [dropcap]On[/dropcap] June 12, 1963, white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith assassinated Mississippi civil rights leader Medgar Evers in the driveway of his Jackson, Miss., home. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Evers’ wife, Myrlie Evers-Williams, and their three children, Darrell, Reena and James, were all inside when they […]
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Before Jack Johnson or Jackie Robinson, there was Major Taylor | The Undefeated
New biography examines the accomplishment and struggle of America’s first black sports star.
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Black People’s Land Was Stolen | The New York Times
Any discussion of reparations must include how this happened, who did it, and the laws, policies and practices that allowed it.
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At home behind bars: After 66 years in prison, he has lost the desire to leave | The News & Observer
Joseph Neff, The News & Observer [dropcap]John[/dropcap] Phillips has been behind bars since April 8, 1952, when he was arrested on sexual-assault charges. He was 18 years old and only in the ninth grade, and he was sent to be evaluated at the state mental hospital for black people. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The report classified Phillips […]
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How Black Boys Are Psychologically Impacted When Law Enforcement Fails To See Them As Children | MadameNoire
Jazmine Denise, MadameNoire [dropcap]When[/dropcap] my cousin was 14, he was lied on by a police officer. It was a crisp, cold day in February. He intended to go to a party in the neighborhood that evening. I remember him being really excited about it. I thought it was funny that he laid out his clothes […]
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