On the day Mary Sara died of tuberculosis in a Seattle sanitarium, the doctor caring for the 18-year-old offered her brain to one of the … Revealing the Smithsonian’s ‘racial brain collection’Read more
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An entire North Carolina police department resigned after a Black woman town manager was hired
The mass exodus of an entire police department after the hiring of a Black town manager in North Carolina has opened a conversation about public … An entire North Carolina police department resigned after a Black woman town manager was hiredRead more
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The massacre of black wall street
In 1921, White rioters destroyed a beacon of Black prosperity and security. They killed as many as 300 black Tulsans, left thousands homeless, and ransacked … The massacre of black wall streetRead more
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A Black Mother’s Loss Explains
Why U.S. Maternal Health Care Is Broken In the U.S., about one out of 10 infants is born preterm, or before 37 weeks of pregnancy … A Black Mother’s Loss ExplainsRead more
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A Juneteenth Story of a Family History
Before there was a vaccination, the only Covid-19 medicine I had for the isolation of the lockdown periods was making music with my oldest friend, … A Juneteenth Story of a Family HistoryRead more
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The Buffalo Attack Is Part of a Long History of Racial Terror
Our Buffalo community is grieving right now. We’re grieving for Pearl Young, a grandmother who volunteered every Saturday at her church’s food pantry. We’re grieving … The Buffalo Attack Is Part of a Long History of Racial TerrorRead more
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Why Juneteenth Celebrations Should Acknowledge the 13th Amendment
On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden established Juneteenth as a Federal Holiday. Signed into law a year after the brutal murder of George Floyd … Why Juneteenth Celebrations Should Acknowledge the 13th AmendmentRead more
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New Film on Radical Voting Activism in 1960s Alabama
In a minute, we’ll speak with the directors and one of the people featured in Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power. Sam Pollard … New Film on Radical Voting Activism in 1960s AlabamaRead more
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Have You Heard from Johannesburg
Have You Heard from Johannesburg? Oliver Tambo
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Black Mothers Are Dying
When I attended my first Birth Doula training in Baton Rouge in 2010, I imagined the celebrations of new life that would soon enrich my … Black Mothers Are DyingRead more