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My great-grandmother hid her race. Two decades later I understand why.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoI'm one of those New Yorkers living in Nashville, but perhaps you will forgive me because my family...
It Is Claimed that Black Babies Were Used as Alligator Bait in the American South. The Evidence Is...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoGetty Images A lurid tidbit of historical trivia making the social media rounds since the late 2000s...
10 Oscar-winning films that are problematic in 2023
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs society evolves, moments in films that were once beloved can start to sour in history’s proverbial rear-view mirror. When Sandy (Olivia Newton John)...
Green Book project reveals which Greater Akron spots were safe havens during Jim Crow era
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAkron’s “Little Harlem” neighborhood was buzzing with excitement Sept. 24, 1935, when up-and-coming...
Netflix to add Best Picture winner with 91% on Rotten Tomatoes next month
T3 via Yahoo News· 4 months agoGreen Book . 2018 was an absolutely stupendous year for movies, we had The Favourite,...
Column: Project needs your help finding the untold stories of Black Studebaker workers
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAt its basic level, history is about telling stories, fleshing out details, painting a picture of a...
‘A Lot to Be Concerned About’: Jim Clyburn on the Stakes of the 2024 Election
Capital B via Yahoo News· 4 months agoBlack South Carolinians saved President Joe Biden’s struggling 2020 White House bid. Now, on...
When Confederate-glorifying monuments went up in the South, voting in Black areas went down
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 9 months agoDemonstrators hold Confederate flags near the monument for Confederacy President Jefferson Davis on...
How Hollywood turned a 'blind eye' to Emmett Till: Inside a troubled 67-year history
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(Los Angeles Times photo illustration; photos by Lynsey Weatherspoon / Orion Pictures, James Van...
Montgomery Riverfront brawl was an evil scene. Not long ago, they would've gotten away with it.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 10 months agoI thought about how my grandfather changed his voice when he talked to white people as I watched a...