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How the watermelon stereotype came to be weaponized against Black Americans
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBlack children eating watermelonSmith Collection/Gado/Getty Images For centuries, watermelon has...
Lawsuit alleging rampant racism at Chicago Water Department cleared for trial
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA federal judge has cleared the way for a high-profile trial this summer over allegations that Black...
National Cathedral’s removal of Confederate stained glass reflects Washington’s complicated racial...
Yahoo News via AOL· 8 months ago,New stained-glass windows at the Washington National Cathedral depict a march for justice by...
35 Quotes From Famous Voices in Black History That Will Inspire You This February
Country Living via Yahoo News· 1 year agoInspire others with these powerful Black History Month quotes. Revisit famous words by Black leaders...
Comparing black people to monkeys has a long, dark simian history
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe climax of popular simianisation was the hugely successful classic of Hollywood’s horror factory,...
Nichelle Nichols, Trailblazing ‘Star Trek’ Actress, Dead at 89
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 2 years ago"[Her] light, however, like the ancient galaxies being seen for the first time, will remain for us...
The FBI’s Persecution of Sidney Poitier
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Rolling Stone FOIA request has unearthed the FBI’s files on the trailblazing actor and activist, who was targeted for a program that brought Obama’s...
Here’s Why We Should Stop Calling It ‘Monkeypox’
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPhoto Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/GettyThere have been many things wrong with America’s failed efforts to stop the monkeypox epidemic...
A month before trial, city of Chicago agrees to $5.8 million settlement in lawsuit alleging rampant...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoCHICAGO — A month before what could have been an embarrassing trial, the city has agreed to a $5.8...
House Speaker Johnson among US politicians with ancestral ties to slavery
Reuters via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIt was one of the first moments in the Washington spotlight for junior congressman Mike Johnson. In...