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Podcast explores how racism of Jim Crow era afflicted generations of journalist’s family
Current (Public Broadcasting)· 20 hours agoA 10-episode podcast from journalist and author Lee Hawkins examines the intergenerational effects...
Black Deer festival review: Newcomers hold their own against heavyweight headliners
The Independent US via AOL· 21 hours agoFamilies gather at the main stage at Black Deer festival (Caitlin Mogridge) Crow admires the British...
Juneteenth, Jim Crow and how the fight of one Black Texas family to make freedom real offers lessons...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFor the formerly enslaved Black people in Texas, Juneteenth meant more than freedom. It meant...
The origins of Juneteenth: History, celebrations and more
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFor instance, early celebrations doubled as opportunities to mobilize the Black communities and...
Black voters: Make clear choices, not false equivalencies
The Hill· 20 hours agoTo everyone trying to “both sides” the 2024 presidential election by claiming Joe Biden and Donald...
More Black and Latino Students Admitted to New York’s Elite High Schools
New York Times· 13 hours agoThe percentage of Black and Latino students in the eight schools increased modestly to 12 percent,...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 4 hours agoThe goal of the commission is to “research the extent of the City of Atlanta’s participation in the legal discrimination of African American residents and to provide recommendations for appropriate ...
Letters to the Editor: Did Byron Donalds really 'praise Jim Crow'?
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBruce Thompson, Huntington Beach .. To the editor: Thanks to Granderson for his excellent columns,...
Juneteenth: Black Congress members from Ohio discuss progress and problems since holiday’s...
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 13 hours agoIt took more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation for...
Watson: The truth about Jim Crow
The Longview News-Journal· 7 days agoByron Donalds made the attention-grabbing assertion that Black families were stronger and more conservative under the Jim Crow era. “You see, during Jim...
