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William 'Bill' Strickland, Unsung Civil Rights Activist Dies At 87
Black Enterprise· 56 minutes agoDuBois Department of Afro-American Studies. Strickland was first interested in civil rights as a...
JCPS busing decision reignited discussions about educational equity for future generations
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJames Baldwin's profound assertion that "people are trapped in history and history is trapped in...
William Strickland, a longtime civil rights activist, scholar and friend of Malcolm X, has died
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWilliam Strickland, a longtime civil rights activist and supporter of the Black Power movement who...
How Paris Changed the Expat Artists
New York Times· 4 hours agoAn exhibition at the Grey Art Museum explores the fervid postwar scene in Paris, where Ellsworth Kelly, Joan Mitchell and others learned lessons America...
Russia establishes advisory body to evaluate books' compliance with national legislation
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoRussia's book union has created an advisory body to check books' compliance with national...
Lama Rod describes himself as a Black Buddhist Southern Queen. He wants to free you from suffering
The Hill· 4 days agoInstead of traditional maroon and gold Tibetan Buddhist robes, Lama Rod Owens wore a white animal...
55 inspirational Pride Month quotes from LGBTQ luminaries
The Today Show via AOL· 16 hours agoThese Pride Month quotes from LGBTQ celebrities, gay rights activists and allies remind us that love...
Art Seeks Enlightenment in Darkness
New York Times· 1 day agoTo enter Kehinde Wiley’s show “An Archaeology of Silence” is to step into darkness, where only the art itself seems to emit light. The show, now at the...
'Legend': Acclaimed theater director David Shakes has put his stamp on Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHe has that balance. Shakes grew up in Brooklyn, got his bachelor's from SUNY Empire and a master's...
Williams: How do you define hypocrisy? Ask Hanover, which just censored a Girl Scout
Richmond Times-Dispatch· 5 days agoAfter the Hanover County School Board banned 19 books last June, Kate Lindley launched “Free to...