BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Descendants of hundreds of black men who were left untreated for syphilis during an infamous government study want a judge to give them any money remaining from a $9 million legal settlement over the program.
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Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power | Timeout
This exhibition flips the idea of ‘black art’ on its head, tracing an under looked 20-year period of creative innovation among African-American artists.
View MoreKaryn Parsons Is Telling The Stories Of Little-Known Black Icons – HuffPost
Hilary Banks is now a history buff, y’all.
View More‘The Universe Is Wide Open’: Ava Duvernay’s Wrinkle in Time Trailer Is Pure Black Girl Delight | The Grapevine
Around here in Nerdlandia (them more than me), we love comic books, Marvel reboots and some other weird shit.
View MoreStress And Poverty May Explain High Rates Of Dementia In African-Americans | NPR
Harsh life experiences appear to leave African-Americans vulnerable to Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, researchers reported Sunday at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in London.
View MoreThe Vibrant Art Of Roxbury’s Ekua Holmes Recalls The Harlem Renaissance | 90.9 WBUR
Ekua Holmes is a welcome anachronism in African-American art, a woman who illuminates contemporary painting by embracing an aesthetic from the past.
View MoreFederal Appeals Court: You Have a Constitutional Right to Film Police Officers in Public – Slate
On Friday, a panel of judges for the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that the First Amendment protects individuals’ right to film police officers performing their official duties.
View MoreBlack Women Awarded More Master’s Degrees Than Black Men | Afro
Black women are being awarded Master’s degrees at a significantly higher proportion than Black men at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), a 1990-2015 National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) shows.
View MoreFor Lena Johnson, fencing is mental and fun – New York Amsterdam News
What would interest a young woman in participating in a sport that dates back to the early 1400s, and dates back to the 1700s as a competitive one? A sport that traces its roots to swordsmanship for duels and self-defense?
View MoreBefore Rosa Parks, A Teenager Defied Segregation On An Alabama Bus | NPR
Rosa Parks is well-known for her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a public bus in Montgomery, Ala., in December 1955.
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