The White House has directed the Smithsonian Institution to share its exhibition materials, collections and organizational details in order to see if they align with Trump’s vision of America. A letter, which was signed by several White House officials and sent on Tuesday, includes a list of concerned museums […]
Harriet E. Wilson, born Harriet Adams around 1825 in Milford, New Hampshire, is widely recognized as the first Black woman to publish a novel in the United States. Yet for more than a century, both her life and work were largely forgotten. In 1859, Wilson published Our […]
This might come as a surprise to you, but there’s a strong chance President Donald Trump is a racist. I know, I know, it’s a shocker. President Trump deployed the National Guard into Washington, D.C., last week after calling it a “crime-ridden wasteland.” Several Black […]
For decades, the Albina district in Portland, Oregon, was the center of the city’s Black community. Local musicians transformed the neighborhoods into a hotspot for the West Coast’s jazz, blues, and soul music scenes, earning Albina the nickname “Jumptown” in the 1940s and ‘50s. Milestones in Oregon’s civil […]
The story of football player Colin Kaepernick taking a knee for racial justice will not be seen on ESPN. While ESPN Films had produced the docuseries of the NFL quarterback turned social justice advocate, the Spike Lee joint will no longer premiere on the sports […]
A Breeze Airways flight from Virginia to Los Angeles was diverted after a drunk passenger caused an offensive disruption, resulting in another passenger coming to the rescue. The flight was scheduled to take off and arrive at LAX Aug. 13, but had to land in […]
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