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The Porter Is a Captivating Celebration of Black History
‘What’s brilliant about The Porter is it’s really empowering the legacy of the shoulders we stand on,’ star Aml Ameen told The Root.
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Watch: America’s Racist History of Labor
News flash: The history of labor in America is racist AF. Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894 after a railroad strike led by the American Railway Union known as the Pullman Strike. This was a turning point in the labor movement, though it didn’t benefit all American workers. Black Pullman porters weren’t allowed…