Bennie Smith, a Memphis native and politician who grew up in a dangerous neighborhood in the city, explains why the assumption of guilt reinforces stereotypes […]
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Biden, Harris celebrate Black History Month at White House ceremony | USA TODAY
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke during a ceremony to celebrate Black History Month. RELATED: Black History Month: Five major innovations created by Black inventors » […]
Continue readingVideo of high school student making racist remarks leaves Lemon without words
Video shows high school students spraying black paint on another student while simultaneously mocking Black History Month. CNN's Jean Casarez has the details. #CNN #News
Continue readingChurch in Georgia urging Black men to vote in U.S. midterms
CTV's Richard Madan shows how a 'mega church' in Stonecrest, Georgia is encouraging African-American men to vote in the U.S. midterms. Subscribe to CTV News […]
Continue readingJuneteenth’s history and meaning explained | USA TODAY
Frank Smith, director of the African American Civil War Museum, explains the origin of Juneteenth and its journey to becoming a national holiday. RELATED: What […]
Continue readingHow HBCUs Are Changing The Way America Thinks About Education
While conservatives work to ban critical race theory from schools, Howard University has just hired two award-winning journalists known for their writings about race and […]
Continue readingJelani Cobb: Reparations Are Needed Because Of The ‘Inequalities That Were Engineered’ By Government
Staff writer at The New Yorker and professor at Columbia Journalism School Jelani Cobb shares the significance of Evanston, Illinois becoming the first city in […]
Continue readingEddie Glaude Calls Efforts To Limit Voting An ‘Extension Of The Insurrection’ | Deadline | MSNBC
Chair of the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University and former Democratic Congresswoman Donna Edwards react to Senator Raphael Warnock’s plea, in his […]
Continue readingProfessor Eddie Glaude Shares Story Of Losing Close Friend To Covid | Deadline | MSNBC
Eddie Glaude, the Chair of the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University and MSNBC contributor shared the story of losing his close friend […]
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