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Not far from a birthplace of the Black Lives Matter movement, a school district convulses after Black history and literature classes are canceled.
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I did not comment on Black History month this year. I celebrated instead by reading “The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story” created by Nikole Hannah-Jones. Practically none of what I read was taught in several high schools and the few colleges I...
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VP Kamala Harris kicked off the week,� convening with voting rights leaders �in Washington. DC (Tuesday, Feb. 27). In her�
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So where to begin this week? Well, the TL;DR is I had a pretty good week. Here at Top Comments we welcome longtime as well as brand new Daily Kos readers to join us at 10pm Eastern. We strive to nourish community by rounding up some of the site's best,...
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This is the last day of Black History Month, and, contrary to a recent SNL joke, it’s not a month to suffer through. It’s actually something we need to keep fighting to protect and expand. President Obama not only won two historic elections, but he...
by CorpFlunky
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“Black History is American History” Commentary by Black Kos Editor Denise Oliver-Velez As we approach the end of the shortest month of the year, and corporations and organizations say goodbye ...
by Black Kos
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Abuse is fostering harm by action. Neglect is fostering harm by inaction. Let us look at those two statements with regard to Black History Month, and, racism in general. I will negate the option to claim ignorance here. If you honestly cannot...
by ultrageek
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Sergeant John “Edward” Welch, Harlem Renaissance Man Artist / Sign Painter, World War II Buffalo Soldier by Mary Hess, with Bobby and Joan Harris Photographs of Edward Welch’s Art courtesy of Bobby and Joan Harris In 1918, as a baby in his mother’s...
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Even a half-honest account of American history must admit that the land stolen from the First Nations was made to produce and prosper through the sweat and blood of men, women, and children kidnapped from the west coast of Africa. Slavery has tormented...
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Malcolm X was murdered on this day in 1965. J. Edgar Hoover had instructed the FBI office in New York City to “do something about Malcolm X” in 1964.
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