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Was It Tanzania, Not Britain, Where the Miniskirt Was Invented?
In the 1960s, young women of all races around the world made the miniskirt a racy, fashion statement. The garment grew in popularity in the 1970s. The mainstream fashion industry claimed the miniskirt as a British original popularized by Mary Quant, owner of the chic London boutique Bazaar. Yet, when I was doing research on…
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The Fate of the Chicago Little League Team Is About Baseball Being Siphoned Out of Urban Communities
Writers Link Circumstances to Conditions on South Side The sad story of Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West Little League team, stripped of its hard-fought 2014 U.S. championship title, is starting to depart from the pat story line of hard-working young black teammates punished for the deeds of the rule-breaking adults in charge of them. The team gave up…
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David Carr Mentored Young Black Journalists
N.Y. Times Columnist Boosted Ta-Nehisi Coates, Jelani Cobb David Carr, the New York Times media critic who died suddenly Thursday at 58, was also a nurturer of young black journalists, some of whom were quick to pay tribute to him. Carr spoke of his commitment in a 2008 article in the Times advocating for paid…
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"Straight Outta Compton" and The Gang Called N*ggaz With Attitudes
Y’all gon’ have to excuse me for a second because I’m about to go full fanboy. NWA is my favorite rap group of all time. I love Outkast. I love Mobb Deep. I respect the hell out of Run-DMC. But NWA? That’s how you do group. I’ve written about how I discovered a lot of…
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Yes, A Different World Is a Moment in Black History
Editor’s note: During Black History Month the focus is usually on historical figures who loomed larger than life, paving the way for the progress we experience today. But black history isn’t just about telling stories of our past. History is being made every day and has been made throughout our lives; it’s not just in…
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In Ferguson—and All of Our Communities—Education Can Be the Great Equalizer
Following Michael Brown’s tragic death, people across the country—and the world—have grieved together and engaged in critical conversations about race and community relationships. When President Barack Obama hosted a dialogue in December with young people on the issues in Ferguson, Mo., I asked the youngest members of the Ferguson commission how I could be helpful.…
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David Oyelowo Says Black History Should Be Taught in British Schools
In 2012 Stephanie Pitter, a former teaching assistant, school governor and mother of four from the United Kingdom, started a campaign for a mandatory black-history curriculum in primary education in the U.K. A website dedicated to the campaign, along with a petition that has already received more than 40,000 signatures, recently caught the attention of Selma’s…
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Is Race a Part of the Brian Williams Equation?
Some Wonder Whether Double Standard Is at Work The fallout over Brian Williams’ retraction of his years-old story that he was on a helicopter shot down by enemy fire in Iraq might be primarily about credibility and trust, but it is also about celebrity, ratings and, some say, race. “You know…Patricia Smith, Jayson Blair &…
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Black Journalists Blast Bill O’Reilly for Linking Al-Jazeera Correspondent to Terrorism
Fox News Pundit Links Al Jazeera Reporters, Terrorism Two veteran journalists have come to the defense of Randall Pinkston, another longtime black journalist, after Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly called out Pinkston, Soledad O’Brien, Joie Chen and John Seigenthaler as workers for Al Jazeera, which O’Reilly called a “propaganda outfit” that supports terrorism. (video) Les…
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In the Loretta Lynch Confirmation Hearings, the GOP Continued to Drive Black Voters Away
In recognition of Black History Month, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus and Co-Chair Sharon Day have released a statement in which Priebus says that “as we reflect on the generations of African Americans who contributed immensely to the fabric of our country and to the Republican Party, let us honor their legacy not just…