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Artist Edmonia Lewis Receives US Postal Stamp
The Black and Indigenous sculptor is finally being recognized with the latest entry in the postal service’s Black Heritage series.
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Golfing While Black: Women Who Had the Cops Called on Them for Playing Too Slowly File Discrimination Lawsuit
Two black women who had the cops called on them at a Pennsylvania golf course in 2018 for allegedly playing “too slow” can now move forward with a racial and gender discrimination lawsuit against the course’s owners. Myneca Ojo and Karen Crosby filed a federal lawsuit against Brew Vino LLC, owners of the Grandview Golf…
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Pennsylvania Man Shot and Killed at Local Bar After Defending Black Man Who Was Being Called Racial Slurs
Chad Merrill was just trying to be the peacemaker, according to family and friends, when he stepped up in defense of his friend, a black man, who was being subject to racial slurs and other verbal abuse. The situation did not end peacefully, however. Moments after speaking up, he was shot and killed at the…
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Sorry, Not Sorry? Golf Club That Called Cops on Golfing Black Women Apologizes Then Changes Its Tune
A Pennsylvania golf club that called the police on five black female golfers on Saturday is defending itself after initially apologizing—somewhat—for making the women feel “uncomfortable.” Grandview Golf Club attempted to kick the women out of the club and called the police in order to help them do so after accusing the women of not…