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Tag: black history

When the Suffrage Movement Sold Out to White Supremacy

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African-American women were written out of the history of the woman suffrage movement. As the centennial of the 19th Amendment approaches, it’s time for a new look at the past. By Brent Staples Americans are being forced to choose between a cherished lie and a disconcerting truth as they prepare to celebrate the centennial of the […]

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Gladys West

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When You Are Lost, Thank Gladys West for Your GPS byCathy Dyson, The (Fredericksburg, Va.) Free Lance-Star /AP via militarytimes.com Gladys West was putting together a short bio about herself for a sorority function that recognized senior members of the group.  She noted her 42-year career at the Navy base at Dahlgren and devoted one short-and-sweet line to the fact she […]

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Mabel Grammer, Whose Brown Baby Plan Found Homes for Hundreds

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By Alexis Clark They were called “brown babies,” or “mischlingskinder,” a derogatory German term for mixed-race children. And sometimes they were just referred to as mutts.  Born during the occupation years in Germany after World War II, the offspring of German women and African-American soldiers, their fathers were usually transferred elsewhere and their mothers risked social […]

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Black Migrations

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courtesy of: http://www.cambridgeblog.org/2016/02/black-history-month-slavery-and-forced-migration-in-the-deep-south/ The theme for Black History Month in 2019 is “Black Migrations” tracking the continuous movement of blacks from the American South to the industrialized North and beyond. Beginning in the early 20th century, a growing number of black industrial leaders and black entrepreneurs emerged as families relocated from farms to cities, and from the South […]

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Blackface Redux

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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 […]

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Black Firsts 2018!

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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 […]

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Hartford Black History

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Citizens of Color, 1863-1890:Black society after the Civil War In the nineteenth century, there were five Black churches. That number was probably due more to the variety of beliefs than a reflection of the number of Black neighborhoods in Hartford. According to the Hartford Black History Project, “Although the Front Street Black Neighborhood was not the […]

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Alexa Canady

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Alexa Canady   Surgeon, Educator   (1950–)  In 1981, Alexa Canady became the first female African-American neurosurgeon in the United States. Dr. Alexa Canady was born on November 7, 1950, in Lansing, Michigan. While she was in college, a summer program inspired her to pursue a medical career. In 1981, she became the first female African-American neurosurgeon […]

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African Americans in Times of War

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   Black History Month 2018  honors “African Americans in Times of War” like the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, who were highly decorated for their service in World War II. The theme for Black History Month in 2018 was “African Americans in Times of War” honoring those brave men and women who served their countries in the armed […]

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History – Bessie Blount Griffin

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Meet Bessie Blount Griffin, a physical therapist, inventor, and forensic scientist who invented an electronic feeding device in 1951 to help amputees feed themselves. She also invented the cardboard disposable emesis basis. A physical therapist working with wounded soldiers during World War II, Griffin realized that soldiers struggled with feeding themselves. She programmed a tube to […]

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History/Current Events – Wangari Maathai

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Wangari Maathai founded the Green Belt movement in Kenya in 1977, which has planted more than 10 million trees to prevent soil erosion and provide firewood for cooking fires. A 1989 United Nations report noted that only 9 trees were being replanted in Africa for every 100 that were cut down, causing serious problems with deforestation: soil runoff, […]

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  • Churches for Middle East Peace: Ceasefire only way to prevent further death and destruction December 5, 2023
    The following statement was issued Dec. 2 by Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP), of which the United Church of Christ and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) are founding members. Leaders from both denominations recently signed a letter to President Biden… The post Churches for Middle East Peace: Ceasefire only way to prevent further death and […]
  • Abolition Advent Calendar offers reflections, practices to support freedom for all bodies December 5, 2023
    Now that Advent is here, prepare for some movement. This year’s Abolition Advent Calendar includes weekly embodied spiritual practices every Monday of Advent. Each week, Coke Tani will offer guided embodied practices to accompany the theme “Freedom for All Bodies.”… The post Abolition Advent Calendar offers reflections, practices to support freedom for all bodies appeared […]
  • At U.N. commemoration, Makari condemns ongoing human rights violations against Palestinians December 5, 2023
    On a day marked for international solidarity with Palestinian people, the United Church of Christ’s global relations minister for the Middle East and Europe was invited to speak at the United Nations on behalf of civil society. Peter Makari, who… The post At U.N. commemoration, Makari condemns ongoing human rights violations against Palestinians appeared first […]

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  • Be the Church December 9, 2023
    During the days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dave and Carla spent months looking for a church home. Following health guidelines, which limited various in-person experiences, made it even more difficult. They longed for connection to a body of believers. “It’s a hard time to find a church,” Carla emailed me. Within me rose a realization […]
  • Prejudice and God’s Love December 8, 2023
    “You’re not what I expected. I thought I’d hate you, but I don’t.” The young man’s words seemed harsh, but they were actually an effort to be kind. I was studying abroad in his country, a land that decades earlier had been at war with my own. We were participating in a group discussion in […]
  • Giving like Christ December 7, 2023
    When American author O. Henry wrote his beloved 1905 Christmas story “The Gift of the Magi,” he was struggling to rebound from personal troubles. Still, he penned an inspiring story that highlights a beautiful, Christ-like character trait—sacrifice. In the story, an impoverished wife sells her beautiful long hair on Christmas Eve to buy a gold […]

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  • Kids are losing the Chuck E. Cheese animatronics. They were for the parents, anyway December 9, 2023
    The kids "eatertainment" chain is saying goodbye to its animatronics band. But not all are ready to let go of the fuzzy robot characters of their youth. One stronghold will keep the nostalgia alive.
  • Texas Supreme Court pauses ruling that allowed pregnant woman to have an abortion December 9, 2023
    The court put on hold a ruling that approved an abortion for a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis, throwing into limbo a challenge to one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S.
  • Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at the border December 8, 2023
    The settlement says migrant families cannot be separated at the border for the next eight years, a policy of the Trump administration. Around 1,000 children remain separated from their parents.

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  • 44 People Have Died in LA County Jails This Year December 8, 2023
  • What It’s Like Watching My Friends Die in Prison December 7, 2023
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