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The narrative that we are encouraged to believe, or at least accept, about white people’s youthful flirtations with racism is: that was then, this is now, and I am not that person – if I ever was. At the beginning of February, we saw a photo from the 1984 medical school yearbook page of Virginia […]
February is Black History Month. It has become the month the nation recognizes as a time to celebrate the strides and achievements black people have accomplished over the centuries. But — contrary to founder Carter G. Woodson’s intention — it has become the relegated timeframe to squeeze in as much information about a select few […]
Meet the man who created Black History Month By CNN Staff Updated 12:34 PM ET, Fri February 1, 2019 February marks Black History Month, a federally recognized, nationwide celebration that calls on all Americans to reflect on the significant roles that African-Americans have played in shaping US history. But how did this celebration come to […]
By Amisha Padnani Devah Pager, a Harvard sociologist who died on Nov. 2, demonstrated the tenacious power of race in hiring decisions. We looked back through our obituary archives and found five other women, some recently deceased, whose thinking had an impact on our understanding of race. Read about these women here.
By Paul Morse – White House News & Policies photo (direct image URL [2]), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2229720 By GEORGE WEIGEL February 9, 2019 6:30 AM Hard as it may be for those who know them only from their recent woes, the Baltimore Orioles won more games than any other team in baseball’s major leagues for almost […]
Cancer cells were taken from her body without permission. They led to a medical revolution. BY ADEEL HASSAN She never traveled farther than Baltimore from her family home in southern Virginia, but her cells have traveled around the earth and far above it, too. She was buried in an unmarked grave, but the trillions of those […]
by BREANNA EDWARDS via essence.com If you are a medical professional (particularly a Black medical professional), or just an overall Black history buff, you likely have heard of Mary Eliza Mahoney. For those who have been denied tales of Mahoney’s excellence, she is heralded as the first African-American licensed nurse. Mahoney worked in nursing for almost 40 years before retiring, but […]
Thanks for attending the 3rd Annual “Think Like An Entrepreneur” Showcase on 12/16/18. This was an exciting event for Hartford Girl Scout Troop 10003. Each year with the support of parents, family, friends, our Faith Church Family and community connections, the girls have increased their entrepreneurial skills, experienced great success and achieved a sense of […]
Achieving Equity in Lead Poisoning Prevention Policy Making [from foundationcenter.org] Lead poisoning prevention advocates and policymakers need to take equity into consideration when addressing the consequences of lead poisoning for people of color and low-income communities, a report from Human Impact Partners finds. Funded by the Joyce and Kresge foundations, the report, Achieving Equity in Lead […]
First African-American artist commissioned for US president portrait to be displayed in the Smithsonian: Kehinde Wiley First African-American artist commissioned for US first-lady portrait to be displayed in the Smithsonian: Amy Sherald First African-American president of the American Psychiatric Association: Altha Stewart First African-American woman to be major party nominee for state governor: Stacey Abrams First African-American superintendent of the United […]
Philip Jackson, activist, founder Black Star ProjectNancy Wilson, singer and entertainerRoy Hargrove, jazz trumpeterWillie McCovey, Hall of Fame baseball playerWillie McRae, famed golf caddyNtozake Shange, author of “For Colored Girls…”Audrey Wells, screenwriter Otis Rush, blues singerArthur Mitchell, dancerThad Mumford, writer and producerRandy Weston, pianistKofi Annan, diplomat and UN secretary generalAretha Franklin, singerElbert Howard, co-founder Black Panther […]
Kendrick Lamar Wins Pulitzer in ‘Big Moment for Hip-Hop’ By Joe Coscarelli April 16, 2018 In late January, the Compton, Calif., rapper Kendrick Lamar lost the Grammy Award for album of the year to Bruno Mars. “DAMN.,” Mr. Lamar’s fourth LP, was his third straight to be nominated but ultimately fall short of the trophy, considered by most […]
African American Writers Black Male Writers for Our Times ROBERT JONES JR., novelist; NATHAN ALAN DAVIS, playwright; ROWAN RICARDO PHILLIPS, poet; JAMEL BRINKLEY, short story writer; GREGORY PARDLO, poet; DINAW MENGESTU, novelist; MAJOR JACKSON, poet. MICHAEL R. JACKSON, playwright; SHANE McCRAE, poet; JAMES HANNAHAM, novelist; BRONTEZ PURNELL, novelist; ISHMAEL REED, novelist, poet and playwright; BRIAN KEITH JACKSON, novelist; DANEZ SMITH, poet; CORNELIUS EADY, poet. JEFFERY RENARD ALLEN, novelist and […]
Group members were affected by the sight of these columns, reminiscent of those at the Holocaust Museum in Berlin. Important conversations began to take place among the Christian and Jewish group members, black and non-black.