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In one of the earliest examples of reparations, an ex-slave named Belinda petitioned the government and was granted an annuity. By: Matthew Wills On February 14, 1783, an elderly ex-slave known only as Belinda submitted a petition to the Massachusetts legislature. She asked for an annual pension for herself and her invalid daughter, Prine, to be […]
By: Matthew Wills Shirley Chisholm made history as the first black female U.S. Representative, elected in 1968 by the voters of New York’s 12th Congressional District. Then she did it again as the first major-party black candidate for President in 1972. She was also the first female Democratic Party candidate for that office (Senator Margaret Chase […]
The Changing Definition of African-American How the great influx of people from Africa and the Caribbean since 1965 is challenging what it means to be African-American By Ira Berlin SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE February 2010 … [a] knot of black men and women—most of them technicians at the station—were talking about emancipation and its meaning. Once I was drawn […]
Faith Church and Other Leaders Take Historic Civil Rights Trip Read the article here and the CT conference article at the link below: https://www.ctucc.org/newsdetail/selma-trip-12667367
Achy Hips, Knees or Back? For easy exercises to deal with the pains of getting older, or perhaps you are just out of shape, click HERE for an AARP article. Physical therapists share their stretching and strengthening moves.
Community Conversation on Drones & Surveillance Technology Read more about drones in Hartford HERE and HERE. Read about the ACLU position on drones HERE.
Do you know who Eunice Hunton Carter is? Read about her groundbreaking career in this fascinating book written by her grandson, Yale Law School professor and author Stephen L Carter. INVISIBLE The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster By Stephen L. CarterIllustrated. 364 pp. Henry Holt & […]
Katie Cannon Lifted Black Women’s Perspective in Theology The Rev. Dr. Katie Cannon, the first black woman to be ordained in a leading branch of Presbyterianism and a groundbreaking scholar who helped elevate the perspective of black women in church and academic thought, died on August 8, 2018, in Richmond, Va. Dr. Cannon was a […]