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As Da 5 Bloods Hits Netflix, Black Vietnam Veterans Recall the Real Injustices They Faced During and After the War

It’s often said that relationships between soldiers transcend race. Movies, books and personal testimonies have told us repeatedly that when two people fight for their lives alongside each other, a lasting sense of camaraderie and understanding is forged between them, regardless of background. But many Black veterans of the Vietnam War have told a different…

White Woman Who Called Police on a Black Man at Central Park Apologizes, Says ‘I’m Not a Racist’

In a video that has gone viral, a white woman holding her dog by the collar in New York City’s Central Park can be heard saying “I’m calling the cops…I’m gonna tell them there’s an African American man threatening my life.” The woman, since identified as Amy Cooper, apologized for making the call in a…

I’m a Black American Vet and a Former Police Officer. I Decided to Speak Up With My Camera

Doug Barrett, 37, is a photographer, Army Veteran and former police officer from Atlanta who moved to Kansas in 2011. I was a former police officer in Gwinett County, Ga., working in SWAT and narcotics. So, part of why I feel comfortable shooting photographs and getting into the thick of things is because I understand…

The Overlooked Black History of Memorial Day

Nowadays, Memorial Day honors veterans of all wars, but its roots are in America’s deadliest conflict, the Civil War. Approximately 620,000 soldiers died, about two-thirds from disease. The work of honoring the dead began right away all over the country, and several American towns claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day. Researchers have traced…

How the U.S. Navy’s First Black Officers Helped Reshape the American Military

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the United States victory over Germany and Japan in World War II, and the celebrations, the movies and the memorials will focus on the battlefields of Europe and the Pacific. But one of the most consequential battles of the war did not take place overseas. It was waged…

‘It Conjures Up Every Racial Stereotype.’ For Black Men, Homemade Masks May Be a Risk All Their Own

For 24-year-old Quinten Hoskins, new federal guidelines suggesting that people wear homemade face coverings in public to fight the coronavirus outbreak seemed like a joke, and not a very funny one at that. “Can y’all imagine me walking in here with a bandana on my face?,” he asked a group of colleagues at the Milwaukee…

Accused of Calling a Black Juror ‘Aunt Jemima,’ Pennsylvania Judge Barred From Cases

A Pittsburgh area judge accused of making racist comments about a juror has been barred from hearing cases, according to a court order issued this week. Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Mark Tranquilli is accused of repeatedly referring to a black juror as “Aunt Jemima.” Tranquilli made the racially-charged references during a conversation in his…

These Overlooked Black Women Shaped Malcolm X’s Life

The anniversary of the Feb. 21, 1965, assassination of Malcolm X was surrounded by a renewed wave of interest in the black nationalist leader’s life and death — particularly with the release of the recent Netflix series Who Killed Malcolm X? and the subsequent news that the Manhattan District Attorney will review the investigation of…

How Black Lives Matter Is Changing What Students Learn During Black History Month

Freshman year can make anyone feel lost, but Seattle teen Janelle Gary felt especially lost when she entered high school in 2015. At home, she watched a wave of gentrification drive change in the historically black Central District neighborhood, and at school, where she was one of the few students of color in an honors…

The Death of the Black Utopia

New York City embraced willful amnesia when landscapers working at the western edge of Central Park unearthed two coffins in August of 1871. An engraved plate on a richly appointed rosewood coffin identified the deceased as Margaret McIntay, buried two decades earlier at the age of “sixteen years, three months and fourteen days.” A more…

Low-Dose Aspirin May Not Reduce Heart Risks for Black Americans, Study Finds

It’s fairly established medical science that people who have had heart attacks can take regular low doses of aspirin to significantly lower their risk of having another heart attack, or other heart problems including stroke. But it is still an open question whether or not people who haven’t had a heart event, but are at…

Black Leader in South Bend Endorses Joe Biden Over Pete Buttigieg – The New York Times

Politics|Black Leader in South Bend Endorses Joe Biden Over Pete ButtigiegEmphasizing the country’s need for experienced leadership, Oliver Davis, a longtime council member in the city, has been a frequent critic of Mr. Buttigieg.Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., has struggled to receive support from black voters.Credit...Maddie McGarvey for The New York TimesSOUTH BEND,…

Radar Points to a Long-Lost Black Cemetery in Tampa

“We feel as though our ancestors are coming back and talking to us,” said a member of a historical committee that is investigating the discovery of about 145 coffins at a high school. Ground-penetrating radar was used to search the site of King High School in Tampa, Fla. Evidence of about 145 coffins was found…

Report: Black Crime Victims Are Much Less Likely to Have Legislation Named in Their Honor

(CLEVELAND) — The slayings of Reagan Tokes and Alianna DeFreeze had much in common. Both were abducted, raped and killed in Ohio in 2017. Tokes was a 21-year-old college student, DeFreeze a 14-year-old seventh grader. Both their killers were previously convicted sex offenders. Yet only one victim got a law with her name on it…

Five Places to Visit in Washington, D.C. With a Black Digital Storyteller

Travel|Five Places to Visit in Washington, D.C. With a Black Digital Storyteller5 PlacesLanae Spruce made a name for herself as a social media specialist at the Smithsonian’s African American Museum. Here are her top D.C. spots.Lanae Spruce, a social media storyteller, lists the Anacostia Arts Center as one of her favorite spots in Washington. “It’s…

16-Year-Old Girl Accused of Planning Attack on Black Church in Georgia

(ATLANTA) — A white 16-year-old girl is accused of plotting to attack a mostly black church in a north Georgia city, where police say she planned to kill worshippers because of their race. Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church has a predominantly black congregation, Gainesville Police Chief Jay Parrish said in a statement Tuesday. “Our investigation…

Trump Is Speaking at a Historically Black College. His Allies Will Outnumber Students.

President Trump, speaking at Benedict College in South Carolina, said he had done more for black voters than any other president.President Trump spoke at a criminal justice forum at Benedict College in Columbia, S.C., on Friday.Credit...Erin Schaff/The New York TimesCOLUMBIA, S.C. — President Trump, speaking to a handpicked audience of supporters at a historically black…

Transit System Chief Apologizes to Black Rider Detained for Eating a Breakfast Sandwich

(SAN FRANCISCO) — The head of a San Francisco Bay Area commuter train system apologized to a black rider who was detained and cited by police for eating a breakfast sandwich on a train platform after an outcry from people who assailed enforcement of a no-food rule as racist. More than two dozen people staged…

As Pete Buttigieg Courts Black Voters, His Sexuality Is a Hurdle for Some

A Buttigieg campaign memo that surfaced last week suggested “being gay was a barrier” to support from some black voters in South Carolina. Pete Buttigieg spoke on Saturday to South Carolina voters at a homecoming tailgate event at Allen University, a historically black campus in Columbia.Credit...Bryan Cereijo for The New York TimesROCK HILL, S.C. —…

Montgomery, Ala., Elects Steven Reed, Its First Black Mayor

U.S.|Montgomery, Ala., Elects Steven Reed, Its First Black MayorVoters chose Mr. Reed, a probate judge, to lead a majority-black city almost 200 years after it was incorporated.ImageSteven L. Reed delivered his acceptance speech after being elected as mayor of Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday.CreditCreditLynsey Addario for The New York TimesOct. 8, 2019MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On the…

Black Panther (1969) by Emory Douglas, graphic artist and former Black Panther Birthday party Minister of Tradition. Drawing upon photographs…

Black Panther (1969) by Emory Douglas, graphic artist and former Black Panther Birthday party Minister of Tradition. Drawing upon pictures of feminine warriors and revolutionaries, Douglas illustrates meant the world scopes of Black innovative politics. Collete Gaiter writes of Douglas’s internationally focused artwork in Black Panther: The Revolutionary Artwork of Emory Douglas: Douglas sought to

Key Issues for Black Women in 2020 Presidential Race

Survey of Black Ladies Voters Finds Healthcare, Police Brutality and Gun Rights are Top Considerations, Biden is Frontrunner (PRWeb August 22, 2019) Read the complete story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/new_report_black_women_for_america_identifies_key_issues_and_top_presidential_candidates/prweb16520964.htm Read Extra

Robin Roberts: The first on-air black anchorwoman for ESPN.

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New Submit has been posted on Black Then Jessie Whaley Maxwell: First African-American Administrator in Denver Public Colleges …

New Publish has been posted on Black Then Jessie Whaley Maxwell: First African-American Administrator in Denver Public Faculties Jessie Whaley Maxwell was the primary African-American Administrator in Denver Public Faculties and within the state of Colorado. In 1955, Maxwell changed into named Main of Whittier Elementary College, a place she held except 1966. She then

Black Reconstruction 1

Weirdly, I all started my mission of rereading Du Bois’ 1935 Black Reconstruction every week earlier than HRC’s remarks (see right here).  I’m going to maintain a few of my studying notes on tumblr. For now, I’ll simply go away this evaluation of Black Reconstruction from The Herald Tribune (1965) here: “After 1935 no severe

Black Reconstruction 2

“… the plight of the white working class all the way through the world these days is at once traceable to Negro slavery in The United States, on which up to date commerce and trade was established… The resulting colour caste established and retained with the aid of capitalism became adopted, forwarded and authorised with

Books Study in 2016 #17: Black Reconstruction in The USA by W.E.B. Du Bois “The most remarkable drama in the ultimate thousand years…

Books Examine in 2016 #17: Black Reconstruction in The USA by W.E.B. Du Bois “The most awesome drama in the ultimate thousand years of human historical past is the transportation of ten million human beings out of the dark great thing about their mom continent into the brand new-found Eldorado of the West. They descended into

A twisted interpretation of historically black schools paves the method for a failed market-driven schooling insurance.

A twisted interpretation of historically black colleges paves the way for a failed market-driven education policy. Read More

Black People Born in Suriname Before 1820 – Where Are the Records?

African American Records hard to find birth certificate from ancestors of African people who experience the slavery time in Surinam. Black people born in Surinam before 1820. This makes it so difficult to really know your own background. What part of Africa did I came from. Were those people Hebrews. The Black Hebrews that experience

2016 Fall & Winter 2017 Hairstyles for Black and African American Ladies

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