Theodore Melfi’s feelgood biopic about three African-American women working for Nasa in the 1960s breaks boundaries with a knowing kick of its kitten heel.
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Cooperatives and the Black Liberation Movement – Atlanta Black Star
Cooperatives have long been a component of Black survival and economic development in the United States. Sadly, however, far too many of our people think they are white, “hippy” or “bougie” organizations that don’t have anything to do with us. Nothing could be further from the truth.
View MoreHow Voter ID Laws Discriminate – The Atlantic
A new comprehensive study finds evidence that strict voting laws do suppress the ballot along racial lines.
View MoreWhat’s Killing America’s Black Infants? – The Nation
Racism is fueling a national health crisis.
View More‘Segregation Had to Be Invented’ – The Atlantic
During the late 19th century, blacks and whites in the South lived closer together than they do today.
View MoreSee the Story Behind Danai Gurira’s ‘Eclipsed’ Play In This New Documentary – Okay Africa
You can now see the story behind the Broadway play that made history as the first to feature an all-black, all-women cast and creative team in this new documentary.
View MoreThe bitter taste of Madagascar vanilla – Al Jazeera
In the world’s top vanilla exporting country farmers live in poverty and constant fear of losing their crop to theft.
View MoreOmar Abdel Rahman’s Death Stirs Memories of 1993 Attack – The New York Times
It was a stunning act of terror, an assault on the World Trade Center that shook New York City. The long wake of its memory still slices through those who were there and the families of those who died.
View MoreFBI thwarts would-be copycat of S.C. church shooter – The Philadelphia Tribune
A white supremacist with felony convictions in South Carolina bought a gun from an undercover FBI agent, saying that he planned an attack in “the spirit of Dylann Roof,” authorities said Thursday.
View More‘Boondocks’ Creator Aaron McGruder Creating Drama Series for Amazon – Atlanta Black Star
Aaron McGruder, creator of cult-favorite “The Boondocks,” is teaming with producer-director Will Packer to create a new series for Amazon Studios.
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