Carol Pogash, The New York Times One of the 13 murals that make up “The Life of Washington,” at George Washington High School in San Francisco. Credit Jim Wilson/The New York Times, Featured Image [dropcap]SAN[/dropcap] FRANCISCO — In one of the murals, George Washington points westward over the dead body of a Native American. Another […]
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When Hit Dogs Holler | Medium
Society is noisy right now, which to my ear sounds like the cacophonous wail of hit dogs. How do we deal with folks who don’t want to acknowledge or deal with systemic oppression?
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Going Beyond Music, Nipsey Hussle Promoted Job Skills and Investments | The Wall Street Journal
Los Angeles recording artist worked to revive his neighborhood and link the inner city with Silicon Valley
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Civil Rights Legend Gloria Richardson’s ‘Eternal’ Struggle | AFRO
From Baltimore to Cambridge
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Kamala Harris Takes Her Shot | The Atlantic
No other matchup would be as riveting—or as revealing—as Harris versus Trump. But first she has to get through the primaries.
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She’s Creating An All-Female Superhero Comic Book Universe | Black Enterprise
Samara Lynn, Black Enterprise Courtesy Aza Comics, Featured Image [dropcap]In[/dropcap] Now that the movie Black Panther has turned out to be a cultural and money-making phenomenon—interest in comic books and how to create them is bound to spike. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] There are several well-established black comic books writers and artists who have worked on major […]
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LeBron James Opened a School That Was Considered an Experiment. It’s Showing Promise. | The New York Times
The inaugural class of third and fourth graders at the school has posted extraordinary results on its first set of test scores.
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Google has opened its first Africa Artificial Intelligence lab in Ghana | CNN
Aanu Adeoye, CNN, CNN Farmers in Tanzania are using the Nuru app to better manage their cassava crops. CNN, Featured Image [dropcap]CNN[/dropcap] A rural farmer in Tanzania hovers over a wilting cassava plant with her phone. In seconds she gets a diagnosis of the disease affecting her plant and how best to manage it to […]
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Donald Glover’s ‘Guava Island’ Debuts After Coachella Set as Childish Gambino | The New York Times
Joe Coscarelli, The New York Times Donald Glover and Rihanna in “Guava Island,” streaming on Amazon., Featured Image [dropcap]CNN[/dropcap] “Guava Island,” a new 55-minute film starring Donald Glover and Rihanna, was released as a limited-time free stream on Amazon overnight Saturday, during Glover’s headlining set as Childish Gambino at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts […]
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Six Historically Black Beaches to Visit This Summer | Medium
When we think of black history often times vacation destinations are left out of our dialogue. Our past is well documented with stories of slavery, plantations, and oppressive reality yet little do we hear about how some of our ancestors and those who came before us got to celebrate their lives. As I decided to […]
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