New Course Among the First to Explore Historical, Social, and Musical Connections Between Jazz and Hip-Hop
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Photos reveal black work camps in Mich. in Depression | The Detroit News
Detroit – A striking, sepia-toned picture recently acquired by the University of Michigan jumps out from the past and begs to tell a story: A man dressed in a heavy coat and hat is as big as the cabin door whose knob he is reaching to turn and enter.
View MoreNew Doc Explores How ‘Mr. SOUL!’ Brought Black Culture to Talk Show TV | Colorlines
Ellis Haizlip broke the talk show and public television color barrier when he introduced “SOUL!,” the weekly program he hosted during the late ’60s and early ’70s, to PBS.
View MoreHarry Belafonte: To realize Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream, white America needs to change course | PBS
And I was just absolutely struck with the way in which he presented his case to the black community, condemning them for being not more engaged in the social destiny of black people.
View MoreWe can’t ignore race in the tragic story of Devonte Hart and his white adoptive mothers | The Washington Post
There’s a dominant narrative of white innocence that contributes to the perception of white parents who adopt black children as selfless do-gooders.
View MoreA Portrait of Black Life in Florida, One Neighborhood at a Time | Hyperallergic
“The histories of Black communities in the United States have been undervalued, suppressed, erased throughout time.”
View MoreWhat next for the millions uprooted by Boko Haram? – photo essay | The Guardian
Over the course of nine years, the Boko Haram insurgency has fractured families and claimed lives across the Lake Chad region, causing untold suffering. Four photographers visited camps run by the Red Cross to document the impact of a conflict that has left 8 million people in dire need.
View MoreThe WOC Project Shows Beauty Brands What Representation Should Look Like | Teen Vogue
“The industry has a way of selecting the one or two token women of color.”
View MoreMore Black Women Than Ever Are Running For Political Office In Alabama | Essence
This fall, both Democrats and Republicans across the country will experience a new political wave.
View MoreA Black Evangelist Who Opposed Dr. King | The New York Times
New research shows how Elder Michaux, the first minister with a weekly television show, worked with the F.B.I. to discredit the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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