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Racist Medical System Stole Henrietta’s Cells

The family of Henrietta Lacks, the African American cancer patient whose cells were taken by Johns Hopkins University Hospital without her consent in 1951, is … Racist Medical System Stole Henrietta’s CellsRead more

It was the 31st of August in 1962 that 18 of us traveled 26 miles to the country courthouse in Indianola to try to register … Enduring Legacy of Voting Rights Pioneer Fannie Lou HamerRead more

Well, that was — first of all, Carnival begins in early January in New Orleans. And so there had been a whole bunch of very … How COVID-19 Is Devastating Black AmericaRead more

More than half of police killings in the U.S. are not reported in official government data, and Black Americans are most likely to experience fatal … More than half of police killings in the US are unreported in government dataRead more

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[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-pT0pNbi0E&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Dr. Patricia Newton

Soul Queen Aretha Franklin says she stands ready to go Angela Davis’s bond, “whether it’s $100,00 or $250,000,” if the courts will let her. Miss … Aretha Says She’ll Go Angela’s Bond If PermittedRead more

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shmsR1Ozmkg&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Anoa Changa and Greg Palast.

There comes a point in every awful horror movie where a character does something so careless and shortsighted a viewer loses faith in the storyteller. … On the verge of repeating a voting rights blunder that led to the rise of Jim CrowRead more

A few weeks ago, a thought woke Camara Jones up in the middle of the night. It was about the coronavirus. That’s commonplace these days, … Black People Are Dying From COVID-19 at Higher RatesRead more