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Inside the GOP plan to destroy social mobility in America
The Raw Story· 2 days agoOdds are you’ve never heard of the “mudsill theory of labor,” but you and everybody else in this...
Reparations proposals for Black Californians advance to state Assembly
WFRV 5 Green Bay· 5 days agoSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Senate advanced a set of ambitious reparations proposals...
History's ripple effect on swimming skills in the Black community
WXIA-TV Atlanta· 4 days ago"During the time of bondage and slavery in America, the ability to swim was actually a means of...
Reparations proposals for Black Californians advance to state Assembly
WDTN-TV 2 Dayton· 5 days agoSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Senate advanced a set of ambitious reparations proposals...
'Slavery' in Socorro? One of the last surviving participants in a U.S. program for migrant workers...
ABC 7 El Paso· 5 days agoMemories of those first moments in America came rushing back for Corral this month during a...
West Virginia author’s Pulitzer Prize winner took 8 years of research, writing
The Charleston Gazette· 4 days agoWest Virginia’s own Jayne Anne Phillips, won a Pulitzer Prize earlier this month for her novel,...
At 91, he’s one of the last surviving participants in a US program some described as ‘legalized ...
CNN.com· 5 days agoSome of Sebastian Corral’s memories have faded. How unwelcome he and so many others felt even though...
WEEKLY REFLECTIONS: The blessing of freedom
Rome Sentinel· 9 hours agoThis weekend we are celebrating a very important holiday in America that we call Memorial Day. It is the time that we remember and honor those who have...
A Furious, Forgotten Slave Narrative Resurfaces After Nearly 170 Years
New York Times· 4 days agoThe man, later described as a “man of color” with “bright, intelligent eyes” and an American accent,...
City leaders announce new Philadelphia Reparations Task Force, hold public meeting for feedback
NBC Philadelphia· 5 days agoThe goal of the task force is to develop reparations proposals for Black Philadelphians whose...