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Southern Baptist report on slavery ties includes no reflection on racial equality today
NBC News - By Janell Ross
"They did a very good job reckoning with the past, and a not-so-good job reckoning with the present,” a professor of history said. In a country where corporate statements of diversity and inclusion are
African-American News
Memorial Park to be Built Commemorating Huntsville, Alabama’s 1st Public School for African Americans
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HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) – On Friday, the William Hooper Councill Alumni Association broke ground on a memorial park celebrating Huntsville’s first …
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Prada
Prada Apologizes For Blackface 'Pradamalia' Toys
Papermag - Jasmine Ting
After Dolce & Gabbana's disastrous racist ad campaign, luxury fashion label Prada has also managed to come out with their own problematic product. The brand released "Pradamalia," which is a line of monkey
Jim Crow Laws
At 70, is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights doing its job?
post-gazette.com - By Rupa Shenoy
Seventy years ago, the world was still reeling from previously unthinkable atrocities Hitler had committed during World War II. In 1948, world …
John Roberts
Understanding the New Obamacare Decision, Texas v. United States: Part I
reason.com - Josh Blackman|Dec. 15, 2018 8:15 pm
Recently a federal district court found that the Affordable Care Act was unconstitutional. The reaction was swift and brutal. One prominent law …
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Prada pulled monkey trinkets accused of using 'blackface imagery', and now New York's commission on human rights is investigating
Business Insider - Dennis Green
• Prada, the Italian luxury fashion house, said on Friday it has removed a set of monkey-like figures from its stores and displays after facing criticism on social media that they featured racist imagery.•
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Foreign Policy
110 things that happened in American politics in 2018
CNN - By Hunter Schwarz, CNN's COVER/LINE
Washington (CNN) — There were a lot of things that happened this year in American politics, some of which you may have already completely forgotten about. Here are 110 of them: 1. "Fire and Fury." 2. think
Arkansas
Why desegregation matters
csmonitor.com - The Christian Science Monitor
For the 13 years she went to public school in Buffalo, N.Y., Monitor staff writer Stacy Teicher Khadaroo got a different picture of her hometown. To …
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At a time in our nation’s history when inflammatory debates over the purpose, scope, and legacy of black protest and white backlash have taken a front-row seat in our collective consciousness, we argue
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Inga Saffron
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More Stories Opinion Its architecture blends traditional Islamic elements with a few modern surprises. In an effort to create more real estate in …
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The 97-Year-Old Park Ranger Who Doesn’t Have Time for Foolishness
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“What gets remembered is determined by who is in the room doing the remembering,” Betty Reid Soskin likes to say. So she’s made it her singular purpose to always be in the room. Today that room is the
Jerusalem
Rashida Tlaib to Wear Palestinian Gown While Being Sworn Into Congress
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Democratic Representative-elect Rashida Tlaib said she plans to wear a traditional Palestinian garment to her swearing-in ceremony next month. "Sneak …
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Ariana Grande
Kanye's Beef With Ariana Grande Leads to Tweetstorm About Mental Health
TheWrap - Tim Baysinger
West says he’s been off medication for six months: “I can feel me again” A tweet from Ariana Grande led to Kanye West going on a lengthy tweetstorm …
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LeBron James' 'Equality' shoes put on display at NMAAHC
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A year after LeBron James wore his 'Equality' shoes against the Washington Wizards, the National Museum of African American History and Culture put th
HBCUs
HBCU Bennett College Could Close If It Can't Raise $5 Million By February
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Bennett College, a historically Black women’s college, could lose its accreditation if it doesn't fix its finances. The Southern Association of …
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U.S. Dept. of Commerce
State and Local Investment Gets Lift From Rising Revenues
The Wall Street Journal. - Sarah Chaney and Heather Gillers
Now that coffers are brimming again, infrastructure spending is back on the agenda By Sarah Chaney and Sarah Chaney The Wall Street Journal Biography @sechaney sarah.chaney@wsj.com Heather Gillers Heather
African-American News
Statement on the Passing of Nancy Wilson, a Major Force in the History of American Music
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She was known by many names – Fancy Nancy, The Stylish Stylist, Diva Divine. In her hometown of Chillicothe, Ohio, there is even a street named for …
Michigan
Detroit-area storytelling series seeks entries about freedom
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DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Organizers of a Detroit-area storytelling series during February's Black History Month are seeking submissions focused on the …
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Environment
The Extinction Rebellion’s Direct-Action Climate Activism Comes to New York
The Intercept - Sharon Lerner
The New York chapter of Extinction Rebellion held its first planning meeting on Thursday. Incensed and terrified by the accelerating climate crisis, …
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The Equal-Pay Myth That Just Won't Die
fee.org - Daniel J. Mitchell
Wage differences actually reflect personal choices and economic realities. While capitalism is the only system to produce mass prosperity, I actually …
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Kameron Middlebrooks is leading Des Moines' new Civil Rights movement
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Kameron Middlebrooks, Minority Business Coordinator at Iowa State University Extension and Outreach stands for a portrait at his office in the Evelyn …
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Wiley, Kehinde Obot (1977- ) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed
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Kehinde Wiley with the Obamas at the National Portrait Gallery Unveiling of the Obama Presidential Portrait, May 12, 2018 Image Ownership, Andrew …
Civil Rights
Eamonn McCann to relaunch updated civil rights book
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Eamonn McCann's book on the civil rights campaign has been relaunched on the 50th anniversary of the historic event. First published in 1974, the new …
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The Smith Rafael Film Center in Marin County, Calif., doesn't look anything like the places where Ryan Coogler saw movies as a child. A 1930s movie …
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African-American News
Doby, Larry (1923-2003) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed
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Image Ownership: Public Domain Larry Doby was the first African American baseball player to go directly from the Negro Leagues to the major leagues …
Los Angeles
Nancy Wilson, Grammy winning jazz singer, dies at 81
detroitnews.com - Associated Press
Wilson was a Grammy-winning “song stylist” and torch singer whose polished pop-jazz vocals made her a platinum artist
Civil Rights
The Unsolved Mystery of the First People Killed During the Civil Rights Movement
history.com - Erin Blakemore
It was a double celebration: Christmas, and the Moores’ 25th anniversary. Harry T. and Harriette Moore celebrated the way they had 25 years before, …
Michael Cohen
Fox & Friends excuses Trump's hush money payments: Paying off women part of billionaire lifestyle
rawstory.com - David Badash, The New Civil Rights Movement
Fox & Friends” co-hosts Friday morning debated whether the hush money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels and Playboy Playmate Karen McDougal …
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Dolls
Prada has pulled its red-lipped monkey dolls, which echoed racist “Sambo” imagery
Quartz
Context matters, as international brands keep learning the hard way. The luxury fashion brand Prada is being accused of displaying racist imagery over a doll that serves as a keychain and handbag charm.
History
The Best Black History Books of 2018
aaihs.org - By AAIHS Editors
We asked editors and bloggers of Black Perspectives to select the best books published in 2018 on Black History, and they delivered! Check out this …