Picture this: two babies born on the same day, maybe even within the same hour, at the Harlem Hospital Center in New York City. One … Your city is more segregated than it was in 1990Read more
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Germany’s Apology for Its 1904-1908 Genocide in Namibia
Germany, which recently apologized for its role in the first genocide of the 20th century, which took place in its former colony known as German … Germany’s Apology for Its 1904-1908 Genocide in NamibiaRead more
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Johns Hopkins, Namesake of Baltimore Hospital and University, Enslaved Black People
Johns Hopkins, the 19th century businessman and namesake of the prestigious hospital and university in Baltimore, Maryland, enslaved at least four Black people before the … Johns Hopkins, Namesake of Baltimore Hospital and University, Enslaved Black PeopleRead more
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The Tulsa Massacre: Remembering the History of ‘Black Wall Street’
When HBO’s TV series Watchmen (2019) and Lovecraft Country (2020) splashed across our screens, recreating the historical event now known as the Tulsa Massacre, Americans … The Tulsa Massacre: Remembering the History of ‘Black Wall Street’Read more
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Classes Used Bones of Black Children Killed in 1985 MOVE Police Bombing
Outrage is growing in Philadelphia after explosive revelations that the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University have been in possession of remains thought to belong … Classes Used Bones of Black Children Killed in 1985 MOVE Police BombingRead more
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100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre
President Biden traveled to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the single greatest acts of racist … 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa race massacreRead more
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Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America
Do African Americans have Second Amendment rights? That’s the question Emory University professor Carol Anderson set out to answer in her new book, “The Second,” … Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal AmericaRead more
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The centenary of the Tulsa, Oklahoma race massacre
This week marks the centenary of the Tulsa, Oklahoma race massacre, one of the deadliest and most destructive antiblack pogroms in the history of the … The centenary of the Tulsa, Oklahoma race massacreRead more
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Child Health Concerns for Black Adults
Black adults rate school violence and racial inequities higher on their list of children’s health concerns than other groups, a new national survey says. Among … Child Health Concerns for Black AdultsRead more
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Burning Tulsa
https://www.zinnedproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Running-the-Negro-out-of-Tulsa-763×534.jpg None of my mostly African American 11th graders in Portland had ever heard of the so-called Tulsa Race Massacre, even though it stands as … Burning TulsaRead more