social movements
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Michelle Obama, Other Black Leaders Express Praise and Mixed Emotions About ‘Anti-Lynching’ Law
Black leaders around the country praise the passing of the “Emmett Till Anti-Lynching” Act, but also acknowledge this is step one in a long fight.
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Georgia City Task Force Votes to Demolish Aunt Fanny’s Cabin, a Restaurant Honoring a Pre-Civil War South
Black servers danced on tables with wooden menus around their necks and civil rights activist Fanny Williams pretended she was once a slave in front of diners.
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White Man Who Planted Bombs After BLM Protest Gets Probation
Apparently, peaceful protest is worse than attempted domestic terrorism
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‘Her Life Is a Model for All of Us’: The Root Presents It’s Lit! and Dr. Keisha Blain on the Enduring Truth of Fannie Lou Hamer
The historian and best-selling author brings the story of the sharecropper-turned-activist to the fore for a new generation.
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Black Students in Georgia Suspended After Planning Protest Against Racism
Black, white and Hispanic students were planning to go to the protest, but student organizers say that only Black children were suspended.