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Brilliant Black History Author Opens Up About Living With Lupus
The New York Times bestselling author and Professor Imani Perry shares her story in a new Audible Original
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Uvalde and Buffalo Victims Families Set To Testify In Congress
Their testimonies serve as a desperate attempt to convince the GOP to enact gun control laws.
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Black Renaissance & Chill: Finish Black History Month Strong With This Week's Virtual Events
Well folks, it seems that we’ve come to the end of this year’s Black History Month Road—but I can’t let you go just yet without providing another installment of virtual events to help you say goodbye the right way. However, there is good news to report! Next month is Women’s History Month—or as we call…
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Vogue Enlists Black Artists Kerry James Marshall and Jordan Casteel to Paint History-Making September Covers
2020 has been the most dizzying year in recent memory, upending much and not enough of our sense of our security, place, and hope in the future. This disorientation is so pervasive that even the September issues of fashion magazines—which typically serve as paper bastions of luxury, privilege and aspiration—have redirected to reflect the shifting…
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The Beautiful Struggle Against Racism
My uncle blamed everything on the white man. Global warming? It was the white man. Drugs destroying the community? Blame the white man. Football team lost? The white man was at fault. Uncle John was the kind of ghetto philosopher you’d find dropping knowledge in the barbershop. He’d walk in without an appointment and spit knowledge…
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Baltimore.
You don’t live in Washington, DC, for as long as I have and not have an opinion on Baltimore. While it’s only about 40 miles north of DC, Baltimore and the federal city are worlds apart, at least in perception. Though I’ve been a resident of the urea for almost 14 years, my impression of…