By the early 1970s, Stevie Wonder had already spent nearly a decade churning out hits for Motown Records as Little Stevie. But at age 22 he no longer wanted to follow the Motown formula, a formula designed to produce hit singles rather than innovation. So Wonder struck out on his own. Over the next decade, […]
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The failure of Reconstruction was a ruthless act of sabotage | The Washington Post
In Conservatives sometimes accuse the academic left of ignoring the good in U.S. history and emphasizing the horrors. But in some respects, the typical telling of the American story does not focus enough on the horrors. As I recall from my distant youth, U.S. history texts dealt with the run-up to the Civil War, then […]
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There’s Still Hope for South Sudan | The Atlantic
The cease-fire currently in effect may not last, but a brittle equilibrium is better than a return to warfare.
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Kamala Harris’s Long-Shot Bid to Fix School Funding | The Atlantic
The senator and presidential candidate says America needs to reform how it funds schools, but the details of any alternative approach are scant.
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The Mob Violence of the Red Summer | JSTOR Daily
In 1919, a brutal outburst of mob violence was directed against African Americans across the United States. White, uniformed servicemen led the charge.
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‘Let’s Keep This a Casual Enough Conversation That We Can Find the Humor in Things’ | The Atlantic
Wyatt Cenac talks about making a comedy show with a conscience, and why “cancel culture” doesn’t work anymore.
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J.C. Watts: Black News Channel Going Beyond Stereotypes of Black Criminals, Entertainers, Athletes | BOLD
Carrie Sheffield, BOLD [dropcap]J.C.[/dropcap] Watts, chairman of the soon-to-launched Black News Channel (BNC), said his television network will help show how the African-American community is far more than criminals, entertainers or athletes so often portrayed in the mainstream media. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Watts said BNC will cover topics like politics, economics, culture, faith and wellness, “for, […]
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Historically Black Medical School Works to Inspire Youth | AFRO
Travis Loller, Associated Press, AFRO Dr. James Hildreth dissects a frog Friday, March 29, 2019, with seventh grader Keyshawn Walker at the Haynes Middle Health/Medical Science Design Center in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Travis Loller). Featured Image [dropcap]NASHVILLE[/dropcap], Tenn. (AP) — The number of African-American men entering medical school hasn’t budged since the late 1970s, and […]
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Black Founders, Funders and Investors Launch Innovative Companies to Make Communities Better | The Network Journal
Black founders, funders and investors are launching some of the most innovative companies around. Here, we feature just a few: Iyinoluwa Samuel Aboyeji, cofounder, Flutterwave Inc. A payment technology firm that makes it easier for banks and businesses to process payments across Africa and worldwide. Co-founder, Andela, which identifies and develops Africa’s top software developers […]
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Dr. Granville Coggs of San Antonio was Tuskegee Airman and Renaissance man | My San Antonio
Vincent Davis, My San Antonio Photo: EDWARD A. ORNELAS, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS, Featured Image [dropcap]There[/dropcap] wasn’t a challenge from which Dr. Granville Coleridge Coggs ever walked away. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] During World War II, when the U.S. military was racially segregated, Coggs, the grandson of slaves, completed pilot training to become one of the […]
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