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Book Preview: Buses Are A Comin’ – Driving the Green Book
Although Driving the Green Book is over, today we’re sharing a clip from another powerful story about the fight for racial equality. The new book Buses Are A Comin’ by Charles Person is an account of the Freedom Riders movement, … Continue reading
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BBC Radio 3 – The Essay, New Generation Thinkers 2021, John Baptist Dasalu and Fighting for Freedom
Jake Subryan Richards reads the letter sent by a captured man who arrived in Cuba in 1854. An 1856 portrait shows a 40-year-old man from Benin who managed to secure his freedom after being captured. Dasalu was taken from Dahomey … Continue reading
As 26 Looted Treasures Go on View in Benin Republic, the West African Cultural Community Is Asking: What Happens Next? | Artnet News
Tobi Onabolu, March 11, 2022 A woman photographs anthropo-zoomorphic statues depicting King Glele (L)and King Behanzin (R) during an exhibition of returned looted Benin artefacts and exhibition of contemoprary artworks at the presidency in Benin’s capital Cotonou, on February 18, … Continue reading
Whitewashing 101: How To Rewrite Black History
It’s Black History Month, so it’s about time we talked about the recuperation of Black radicals like Dr. King and Nelson Mandela. Everyone and their mother likes to claim MLK as their own, and use his words as a rhetorical … Continue reading
Teacher Transforms Door To Celebrate Black History Month | My Modern Met
By Arnesia Young on February 17, 2022 “I wanted to create a door that represented the African American women that work in the class with me.“ Teachers are some of the most creative people on Earth. They come up with … Continue reading
Photos That Show a Different Side of Billie Holiday (Published 2017) | Billie holiday, Billie, Lady sings the blues
Apr 7, 2017 – While Billie Holiday’s short life was filled with hardship, Jerry Dantzic documented not the tragic torch singer of myth but a middle-aged woman finding simple comforts from the maelstrom. Source: Photos That Show a Different Side … Continue reading
Are All Men Created Equal? | The Outsiders
“We’re the more improved, do it yourself, not taking no for an answer generation. ”A group of young, inspirational black change-makers from almost every field discuss how this new generation is making their own way out of no way. In … Continue reading
“Physics, Activism, and Leadership w/ Walter E. Massey” by Cara Santa Maria
Listen to “Physics, Activism, and Leadership w/ Walter E. Massey” by Cara Santa Maria via #spreaker In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by physicist Dr. Walter E. Massey to talk about his long and distinguished career as … Continue reading
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