Super Bowl Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of “The Drum Major Instinct,” a historic sermon that Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. gave at the Ebenezer … The Whitewashing & Distortion of Rosa Parks and MLK’s LegaciesRead more
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The Strike That Brought MLK to Memphis
July in Memphis: You need a way to keep cool. At 10:30 a.m. it’s 88 degrees but feels hotter; by 4 p.m., when the crew … The Strike That Brought MLK to MemphisRead more
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Why Are Black Mothers in NYC Dying at 12 Times Rate of White Mothers?
In Harlem, hundreds of people attended the funeral Monday of anti-police brutality activist Erica Garner, who died at the age of 27 on December 30th … Why Are Black Mothers in NYC Dying at 12 Times Rate of White Mothers?Read more
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The Federal Judge Trump Attacked for Ruling NYPD’s Stop & Frisk Policy was Unconstitutional
In January of 2014, New York City’s newly elected Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the city would drop its appeal of a ruling by a … The Federal Judge Trump Attacked for Ruling NYPD’s Stop & Frisk Policy was UnconstitutionalRead more
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The Statue Removal Debate
Confederate monuments honor figures involved in waging war to preserve an abhorrent system, Black human beings considered property, not people. When Civil War began in … The Statue Removal DebateRead more
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The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History
A lot of the debate around these NFL players kneeling seems to occur in a historical vacuum. The history of athletes and protest is seldom … The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights HistoryRead more
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Abraham Lincoln and Civil War Myths, Explained
Earlier this week, Trump’s chief of staff, John Kelly, stated on Fox News that Confederate General Robert E. Lee was an “honorable man” who fought … Abraham Lincoln and Civil War Myths, ExplainedRead more
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The Color of Money
Mehrsa Baradaran talking: so blacks came as a labor, but they were also capital. I mean they were owned and they were sort of liquid … The Color of MoneyRead more