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What Frederick Douglass learned from an Irish antislavery activist: ‘Agitate, agitate, agitate’
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoBorn into slavery, Frederick Douglass became one of the leading abolitionists in America....
For Juneteenth, first Black U.S. astronaut recalls death threats — and lessons learned
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 48 minutes agoAfrican American history and culture has been his key preoccupation. He's done upward of 18,000...
5 Black History Landmarks in the U.S. You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
AFAR· 13 hours agoMuseums like Nashville’s National Museum of African American Music and the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, are some of the best places to learn about Black ...
Harrisburg’s William Howard Day made mark as pioneering civil rights leader | Column
The Patriot-News· 3 days agoWilliam Howard Day was a significant 19th-century Black civil rights figure who made his mark in...
Red states strike deals to show controversial conservative videos in schools
New Hampshire Union Leader· 2 days agoA privately funded effort to use disputed videos to teach conservative values in public schools is...
Review | Nell Irvin Painter’s understanding of America is beautiful and bracing. We should listen.
Washington Post· 6 days agoFrom the opening sentences of her new collection, “I Just Keep Talking: A Life in Essays,” historian...
Haliburton helps dedicate public court. 'We're incredibly lucky to have him in Indiana.'
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoIn fact, John said he often uses Tyrese as an example of how to act when he referees youth...
22 Ida B. Wells Quotes About Injustice, Truth and Virtue
Parade via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIda B. Wells was a remarkable human: a groundbreaking African American journalist, civil rights...
Gateway - Jalopnik
Jalopnik· 11 hours agoAlthough the TSA found lots of guns this year—a new record of more than 6,300 total, the majority of which were loaded. Unlike previous years’ lists—which usually include things like gas masks ...
Self-Care Can't Save Black People, but Maybe "Hood Wellness" Can
PopSugar· 4 days agoTamela Gordon was practicing self-care hardcore in her early 30s — doing yoga regularly, treating...