Criminally underrated and mother of black film, Julie Dash is tackling a much-needed biopic.
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Xerona Clayton, organizer for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and personal friend to Martin Luther King…
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If you ask activist and author Charlene Carruthers whom she hopes will read her new book, she’ll mention teenagers and…
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Erica Garner—activist, organizer, writer, comrade, sister, mother and daughter—is the recipient of the 2018 Shorty…
If history has taught us anything, it’s that young people will always lead the way. Whether it’s the young…
For over 25 years, Anna Deavere Smith has been observing us.
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I wanted to be able to come here and speak with you on this occasion because you are young, gifted and black. ... I,…
In the world of women in music, there are queens, princesses, first ladies and even a duchess—but there has only ever…
With her curly hair pulled back into a ponytail and freckles on full display, at 11 years old, Meghan Markle knew…
I marched a hole in my shoes the first time.
They are trying to turn black people into the bogeyman. They want everyone else in America to see us as a threat so…
Phalange Brutus never thought that joining a Facebook group could change his life. When the 36-year-old joined Outdoor…
Paulette Richards has lived in Liberty City for almost 40 years. In that time, the 57-year-old community organizer has…
Black Lives Matter activist and Campaign Zero co-founder DeRay Mckesson will leave his position as head of human…
Three women of color—Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, Jessica Sabogal and Melinda James—traveled from Los Angeles to Albuquerque,…
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