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  • Published on Feb 7, 2023

    Wu appoints task force to consider reparations in Boston

    Mayor Michelle Wu formally appointed a Reparations Task Force Tuesday, making Boston one of the largest cities in the country to consider reparations for the descendants of enslaved people. Speaking at the historic African Meeting House on Beacon Hill, Wu …

    Source: WBUR - Massachusetts - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Feb 7, 2023

    Explore Black History at the Black History 101 Mobile Museum

    Dr. Khalid el-Hakim, a native of Detroit, made a promise to himself that he would one day give back to his community. He kept his promise by opening the Black History 101 Museum. “The Black History 101 Mobile Museum was born out of the pledge I made to …

    Source: Hour Detroit - Michigan - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 7, 2023

    Washing Away the Stench

    We all have to live with ourselves, but occasionally one is left to wonder how. This week on MSNBC, Steve Bumbaugh, College Board Senior Vice President, did his corporation’s bidding by defending the indefensible whitewash of the AP African American …

    Source: Yellow Scene Magazine - Colorado - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 7, 2023

    They received reparations in 2022. Did it really change their lives?

    Sign up to our Evening Headlines email for your daily guide to the latest news Sign up to our free US Evening Headlines email Louis Weathers didn’t know what to think when he heard he was going to receive reparations for slavery. He had listened to people …

    Source: The Independent - Center-left
  • Published on Feb 3, 2023

    Academics and Advocates Discuss Reparations for Slavery at Harvard IOP Forum

    Scholars and activists discussed reparatory justice movements for Black Americans and the legacy of reparations pioneer Callie G. House at a Harvard Institute of Politics forum on Thursday evening. The panel, co-hosted by the IOP and the William Monroe …

    Source: The Harvard Crimson - Massachusetts - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 7, 2023

    How an LA Football Stadium Became a Home for Art

    LOS ANGELES — Culture and sport occupy discrete spheres in contemporary society, each with their own dedicated temples: museums and stadiums, respectively. But at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, the two share the same space, with a pair of exhibitions focused …

    Source: Hyperallergic - Left-wing
  • Published on Feb 7, 2023

    OPINION | The whitewashing of MLK’s legacy

    The beginning of the year rejuvenates interest in Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., as Jan. 16 marked MLK Day and February is Black History Month, a time in which his achievements as America’s foremost civil rights leader are brought to the forefront.  King …

    Source: The Lion’s Roar - Louisiana - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 3, 2023

    Delivering Uneasy Lessons to Tourists About the Lasting Legacy of Slavery

    Unlike many Americans eager to avoid any mentions of slavery, Stephanie Lampkin believes it's critical to address how its legacy is still driving the widespread inequality plaguing the U.S. — a point she strives to make to visitors to the National …

    Source: Skift - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 7, 2023

    Dismantling The Black Guy Dies First with Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman and Mark H. Harris

    This isn’t horror scholar Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman’s first rodeo. Not only is her 2011 book Horror Noire: A History of Black American Horror from the 1890s to Present a foundational text on Black horror, Dr. Coleman also produced and appeared in Shudder’ …

    Source: Paste - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 7, 2023

    Fulton County funds Reparations Task Force

    District 3 Commissioner Dana Barrett said America’s history of racial justice and systemic racism should not be ignored. (Fulton County/Facebook) The Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved $250,000 in its 2023 budget to fund the Fulton County …

    Source: Reporter Newspapers - Georgia - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 7, 2023

    Self-guided learning opportunities for Black History Month, February 2023

    Planet is  proud to celebrate Black History Month, as a time to listen, learn, and reflect on Black culture. Black @ Planet and employee experience teams have identified a number of self-guided learning opportunities to engage in throughout the month and …

    Source: Planet - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 3, 2023

    ‘Slavery in Appalachia’ exhibit explores slavery in Radford

    RADFORD, Va. – A new light is being shed on the history of slavery in Radford and other parts of Appalachia. ‘Slavery in Appalachia’ is a new exhibit housed in the Glencoe Mansion, Museum, and Gallery. The executive director of the museum, Scott Gardner, …

    Source: WSLS - Virginia - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 7, 2023

    In My Opinion: The Afro-Metis are Black-and-Indigenous Canadians

    East Toronto resident George Elliott Clarke shares the history of the Afro-Metis in his In My Opinion column this week for Beach Metro Community News. February is Black History Month. By GEORGE ELLIOTT CLARKE In his recent Letter to the Editor in the Jan. …

    Source: Beach Metro Community News - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 7, 2023

    Congress removes bust of Roger B. Taney, author of Dred Scott decision; bust of Baltimore’s Thurgood Marshall to replace ...

    When President Joe Biden gives his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday night, a bust of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Roger B. Taney will be missing. Taney’s sculpture was taken away from the entrance to the Old Supreme Court …

    Source: Balitmore Sun - Maryland - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 7, 2023

    50 movies that address the history of racism in America

    Movies give us perspective and allow us to watch certain events play out in front of our eyes. They can be educational and entertaining, making proper representation a significant factor in filmmaking. Black representation in Hollywood was almost …

    Source: Defender Network - Texas - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 7, 2023

    THE BLACK GUY DIES FIRST Authors on Their Horror Loves and the Genre’s Future

    In 2019, the groundbreaking documentary Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror gave us a vital education. Based on Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman’s 2011 scholarly text Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present, it resonated …

    Source: Nerdist - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 7, 2023

    ‘No Monopoly on Grief’: How Antisemitism is Used to Normalize Israeli Racism

    Protest against the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of Antisemitism in London. (Photo: Video Grab) By Jamal Kanj Imagine in post-apartheid South Africa if blacks practiced racism against whites, and then African American …

    Source: Palestine Chronicle - Left-wing
  • Published on Feb 7, 2023

    Abandoned and forgotten: Texas journalist reclaims history by restoring Black cemetery

    Journalist Rodney Hawkins didn't get a full picture of African American history from school. "I grew up in Plano and so I read in the history books in large part about slavery, it wasn't that long of passages, maybe a chapter if we got that in …

    Source: Texas Public Radio - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Feb 7, 2023

    Minneapolis Central Library Hosts “Testify”  Exhibit

    Five years after its 2018 debut, former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice and NFL Hall of Famer Alan Page and his daughter, Giorgi Page-Smith, director of the Diane and Alan Page Collection, are once again presenting “Testify: Americana from Slavery to Today …

    Source: Mpls.St.Paul Magazine - Minnesota - Neutral

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