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What Is Black Love Day?
On Feb. 13, 1993, Ayo Handy-Kendi, a community organizer and native of Washington, D.C., created the holiday to celebrate communal…
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What Do We Owe Black Americans?
In my debut novel, a family retraces their lineage in order to be eligible for the nation’s first federal reparations…
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Clyde Taylor, Literary Scholar Who Elevated Black Cinema, Dies at 92
A leading figure in the field of Black studies in the 1970s, he identified work by Black filmmakers as worthy…
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Full Employment Is Good for Society
On the day in 1968 when the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot, he was in Memphis to…
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The Miseducation of Nikki Haley
After her failure to identify slavery as the cause of the Civil War generated a wave of criticism last month,…
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Biden to Appeal to Black Voters in Campaign Trip to Charleston, S.C.
The president will visit Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, the site of one of the most horrific hate crimes of…
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Vinie Burrows, Acclaimed Actress Who Became an Activist, Dies at 99
She got her start on Broadway at 15. But after finding a dearth of roles for Black women, she ultimately…
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June Jackson Christmas, Pioneering Psychiatrist, Dies at 99
Dr. Christmas overcame race and gender barriers to run New York’s mental health agency under three mayors in the 1970s.
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Eddie Bernice Johnson, Trailblazer in Congress and Beyond, Dies at 88
The Texas Democrat broke barriers in nursing and the Texas legislature, and then served 15 terms in Congress.
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‘The Color Purple’ Tips Its Hat to Classic Black Musicals
The new movie has so many references to Hollywood gems like “Stormy Weather” and early jazz shorts, it can be…
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