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Before Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin Refused to Give Up Her Seat on the Bus
You’re never too young to fight for civil rights. Claudette Colvin was only 15 years old when she protested segregation by refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 2, 1955. That was nine … Continue reading
The black British history you may not know about | BBC Newsbeat
By Kameron Virk Newsbeat reporter These children are lining up in Brixton, south London, to see Queen Mary open Lambeth Town Hall in 1938 From the black Britons in Roman times, to Henry VIII’s trumpeter and our … Continue reading
The massacre of Tulsa’s “Black Wall Street”
White mobs destroyed “Black Wall Street” in 1921. But where are the victims’ bodies? Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab Nearly 100 years ago, a white mob destroyed an American neighborhood called “Black Wall Street,” murdering an estimated 300 people … Continue reading
Genealogist Who Tracks Down Modern-Day Slavery Practices
Slavery might have ended on paper after the Civil War, but many white landowners did everything they could to exploit newly freed slaves well into the 20th century. Thousands of black laborers across the South were forced to work against … Continue reading
This Is What Minneapolis Looks Like After the George Floyd Uprising
If you’ve only seen the burned police precinct, this is what you’re missing. More: This Is What Minneapolis Looks Like After the George Floyd Uprising
WE ARE GEORGE FLOYD
On May 25th, 2020, Derek Chauvin, a Minneapolis police officer, murdered George Floyd, a black man, by driving his knee into George’s neck for 8 minutes and 45 seconds until he died. This film chronicles New York City’s overwhelming response. … Continue reading
Obama addresses police killing of George Floyd and nationwide protests
Former President Barack Obama spoke in a virtual town hall Wednesday about the recent protests over the police killing of George Floyd. He says young people have the power and talent to make change.
One reason why coronavirus hits black people the hardest
Toxic air can weaponize the coronavirus. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab Across the US, black people are dying from Covid-19 at disproportionately high rates. While there are many different factors at play behind the stark racial disparities — there’s … Continue reading
Glasgow University is first to pay slave-trade reparations
Glasgow University has become the first UK institution to raise money to pay reparations in recognition of the benefits it gained from the slave trade. Last year the University discovered it had received millions of pounds from Scottish slave traders … Continue reading
Research finds slave trade’s effect on firm ownership persists today – ScienceBlog.com
The effects of the African slave trade persist today among businesses in parts of the continent, with companies more often tightly controlled by individuals or families — often because they have limited access to equity funding and shared ownership. Meanwhile, businesses … Continue reading
