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League 42 opening day on Jackie Robinson Day
KSNW Wichita via Yahoo Sports· 1 day agoWICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Monday is the opening day for League 42, the nonprofit baseball league. It falls on Jackie Robinson Day which the league is named...
The Cosmopolitan Modernism of the Harlem Renaissance
The Nation· 2 days ago“Harlem on My Mind: Cultural Capital of Black America, 1900–1968” came to life at the tail end of the civil rights movement and on the cusp of Black ...
Locs Represent Resistance for Black People in the U.S. That’s Why They Are under Fire
Scientific American· 11 hours agoThe battle for the souls of Black folks has been waged on many fronts. The most high-profile example...
Faith Ringgold Perfectly Captured the Pitch of America’s Madness
New York Times· 1 day agoRinggold’s landmark career was long ignored by the art establishment. Faith Ringgold, who died...
A complete history of the summer Olympics, covering every host city
The Telegraph via Yahoo Sports· 6 days agoThe history of the Summer Olympics does not just show us how sports have evolved over time, but also...
History: James Baldwin’s civil rights and poetry in Palm Springs
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIt seems unlikely that Baldwin himself would have ever been in the desert, but astonishingly he was...
O.J. Simpson Inspired This Grammy-Nominated Classic
Billboard via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe lead character in the video is named Jaybo, an obvious play on Sambo. In one of the final frames of the video...
O.J. Simpson gave us a preview of today’s America
CNN via AOL· 4 days agoO.J. Simpson’s 1995 murder trial offered a prelude to the political and social climate of today’s US, where many White and non-White people inhabit...
Olympian John Carlos talks Black Power salute during ’68 Olympics
WNDU 16 South Bend· 4 days agoCarlos is remembered not for his medal earning run, but for what happened at the medal ceremony and...
O.J. Simpson helped create the America we live in today | CNN
CNN.com· 4 days agoOn October 3, 1995, people gathered around TVs in living rooms, bars and workplaces to watch the...
