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  • Published on Jan 16, 2025

    A major new exhibition will explore Brooklyn's ties to slavery

    Depending on what you learned in high school history class, you might be surprised to discover that Brooklyn—an area firmly in the northern Union states—actually has significant ties to slavery. A new exhibit coming to the borough digs into that painful …

    Source: Time Out - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 13, 2025

    U.S. Senator Cory Booker Reintroduces Legislation to Form Commission for Study of Reparation Proposals for African ...

    January 13, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Last week, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) led colleagues in reintroducing S.40, the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act, legislation that would establish a commission to …

    Source: Sierra Sun Times - Label Pending
  • Published on 01:44 GMT

    Historically Black Colleges: Do they preserve culture or perpetuate racism?

    In the mid-19th century, amidst a deeply segregated United States, education was a distant dream for African Americans. First established under the second Land-Grant Act of 1890, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) emerged during a time …

    Source: India Today - Neutral
  • Published on 07:01 GMT

    GU Names Presidential Search Committee

    The Georgetown University Board of Directors named an official search committee Jan. 10 to identify candidates to serve as the next university president. The 12-person committee, consisting of professors, faculty, graduates and members of the board of …

    Source: The Hoya - Washington D.C. - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 16, 2025

    Traveling Harlem Renaissance exhibition comes to Bloomington-Normal

    Growing up, all James Gaston ever heard in the house was jazz music. “I'm a descendant of the Harlem Renaissance,” said Gaston. “My aunts, my uncles, my dad, my family — everybody's always been into jazz.” Gaston said listening to live jazz and …

    Source: WGLT - Illinois - Label Pending
  • Published on Jan 16, 2025

    Campus events celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

    The Yale and New Haven communities will recognize the life and work of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. with a series of events on campus and beyond, including a talk by Bishop William J. Barber II, a moral movement leader and founding director …

    Source: Yale News - Connecticut - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 16, 2025

    Legislative Black Caucus of MD urges study of reparations among 2025 priorities

    ANNAPOLIS — The Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland on Thursday introduced its priorities for the 2025 session and, for the first time, included a state study of reparations for African Americans among its top bills. During a press conference in a packed …

    Source: The Daily Record - Maryland - Label Pending
  • Published on Jan 16, 2025

    Danette Mitchell: Honoring MLK means recognizing the truth

    On Jan. 20, most of the nation will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day with events and activities honoring his life and legacy. If the Rev. Dr. King hadn’t been the victim of an assassination conspiracy involving both the U.S. and local governments and the …

    Source: The Vallejo Times Herald - California - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 16, 2025

    Sundown Towns – Remnants of Oklahoma’s Racism

    I know this is one of my weirdest quirks, but when I watch anything historic on TV, my curiosity gets the best of me. Especially if it's about Oklahoma. I'll end up on Wikipedia to see where the story is going and to get a deeper backstory on the …

    Source: Z94 - Oklahoma - Label Pending
  • Published on Jan 16, 2025

    Reclaiming Martin Luther King Jr. from the grips of imperialism

    Note from the Editor-in-Chief: This article was previously published at the now-shuttered Wear Your Voice in 2020, where I was EIC. This piece was part of a series written by Musa Springer titled “Words Mean Things.” It has been lightly edited for …

    Source: Prism - Label Pending
  • Published on Jan 16, 2025

    Taking the kids: To Washington, D.C., in the winter

    Eileen Ogintz, Tribune Content Agency Free is good. Guess what American city has more than 100 free world-class activities, including museums – more than any other city. Welcome to Washington, D.C., sometimes called “The Capital of Free.” If you are a …

    Source: Magic Valley - Idaho - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 16, 2025

    Soaring wealth inequality has remade the map of American prosperity

    One need only glance at headlines about Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and other super-wealthy individuals to understand that wealth in America is increasingly concentrated in fewer and fewer hands. Inequality is sharply on the rise. Until now, however, little has …

    Source: The Conversation - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 16, 2025

    How American Racism Sabotaged the World’s Fight Against Genocide

    On November 3, 2023, roughly a month into the war in Gaza, Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian American in Congress, posted a searing video to X, formerly known as Twitter. The video accused President Biden of supporting “the …

    Source: The Nation - Left-wing
  • Published on Jan 16, 2025

    International Forum of Afro-Descendants calls for end to Haitian deportations

    Santo Domingo.- Darío Solano, coordinator of the International Forum of Afro-descendants, called on the Dominican government to cease what he described as illegal and discriminatory deportations of Haitians. Solano criticized the country’s immigration …

    Source: Dominican Today - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 16, 2025

    Race-baiter

    It is nearly impossible to overstate the depressing irony that Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president on the day that this nation will commemorate the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. King willingly sacrificed his life for the cause of …

    Source: Indianapolis Recorder - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 16, 2025

    ‘Moving Forward’ at Emancipation Proclamation ceremony

    By Edith Anderson, Special to the Courier Another year; another great Emancipation Proclamation program. January 1 is always an exciting day in Liberty County as the community celebrates its Emancipation Proclamation Observance Day, beginning at noon. The …

    Source: Coastal Courier - Georgia - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 16, 2025

    What to do this long weekend, from an MLK Day parade to an Edgar Allan Poe bus tour

    It will be a weekend of festivities in Baltimore. Many will be honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., from free museum lectures to parades. There will also be several events celebrating Edgar Allan Poe, whose birthday is Sunday. Here are just some …

    Source: Baltimore Banner - Maryland - Label Pending
  • Published on Jan 16, 2025

    The Best Faith and Justice Books of the Century (So Far)

    Since our earliest issues, Sojourners has maintained that culture coverage is just as much a part of our mission to articulate the biblical call to social justice as news stories and commentaries. And after reviewing the list below, we suspect you’ll see …

    Source: Sojourners - Washington D.C. - Center-left
  • Published on Jan 16, 2025

    Willie Wilson: Now is not the time to backtrack on commitment to diversity

    As some companies retreat on their commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, the silence of good people, civil rights organizations and elected leaders is deafening. Equal opportunity is not just a moral imperative, but it is a constitutional mandate. …

    Source: Chicago Tribune - Illinois - Center-right

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