After Rahm Emanuel announced a wave of school closures in 2013, Chicagoans took to the streets in protest. But before we can understand whether the closings are racist, we must understand what racism is.
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How Frederick Douglass Challenged the Hypocrisy of Independence Day | Colorlines
“What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other days of the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is a constant victim.”
View MoreThe Forgotten Girls Who Led the School-Desegregation Movement | The Atlantic
Before the 9-year-old Linda Brown became the lead plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education, a generation of black girls and teens led the charge against the “separate but equal” doctrine in public schools.
View MoreHavana Meets Kingston, the disk that connects musically to the islands – Reggae.es
The producer of reggae and dancehall Australian Mista Savona has assembled some of the most influential musicians of Jamaica and Cuba to record the first album where the sounds of both islands will be connected.
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