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This collection may be the closest we'll ever come to a Dickinson autobiography
NPR· 15 hours agoThere's mention of the racist minstrel stereotype Jim Crow, as well as of public figures like...
Friday is Confederate Memorial Day. Why does Florida still celebrate it and what does it mean?
Tallahassee Democrat· 13 hours agoThe holidays were added across the South during the years after Reconstruction, historians say, when...
Tampa forms committee to address setbacks from Jim Crow era laws
ABC Action News Tampa Bay· 6 days agoAt their April 18th meeting, the Tampa City Council finally made the move. Ideas for the committee first began in September 2020, when the council passed a resolution apologizing for race-based ...
Capitalism versus racism
The Mining Journal· 1 day ago“Racism is intricately linked to capitalism,” says famous Marxist Angela Davis. “It’s a mistake to assume that we can combat racism by leaving capitalism...
How the US Tax System Stole $600 Billion From Black Americans
Bloomberg· 2 days agoA new book by University of Virginia professor Andrew W. Kahrl argues that the country has...
UAW victory in Tennessee challenges anti-union legacy of Jim Crow
Cornell News Service· 3 days agoThe United Auto Workers’ election victory at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee is giving the union hope that it can make broader inroads in the South, the least unionized part of the country.
A unionized Volkswagen plant in Tennessee could mean big things for workers nationwide
Vox· 2 days agoThe Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has about 5,500 employees. On April 19, almost...
Baseball boosted Japanese Americans during internment. A field in the desert may retell the story.
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 19 hours agoFor the oppressors, it’s a black mark in history perhaps not equal but akin to the removal of native peoples, slavery and Jim Crow laws, which were still ...
Stephen A. Smith’s non-apology for his comments on ‘Hannity’ about Trump and Black people did not...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoOPINION: His take on Trump while appearing on Sean Hannity's show offended a lot of Black people,...
DEI’s demise will save public education
The Washington Times· 2 days agoLast week, the University of Texas at Dallas made headlines when it shuttered its DEI-related jobs, offices and programs. The decision was not made...
