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  • 4 days ago | axios.com | Russell Contreras

    Portsmouth African Burying Ground Memorial, which honors more than 200 enslaved people whose graves were paved over and forgotten until their accidental rediscovery during road construction in 2003, in Portsmouth. N.H. Photo: Courtesy of Black Heritage Trail of New HampshireCelebrations of Juneteenth, the new federal holiday that honors the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, are growing amid a general backlash on civil rights and discussions on racism.

  • 6 days ago | axios.com | Russell Contreras

    Eddie Glaude, Steve Bannon, Hillary Clinton and Aasif Mandvi speak in the new documentary, "White With Fear," a film about the U.S. conservative political machine amassing power by exploiting racial fault lines. Photo: Courtesy of So Much Film/Area 23AA new documentary investigates the long-running efforts by politicians and the media to stoke racial tensions and frame white Americans as victims.

  • 6 days ago | flipboard.com | Russell Contreras

    NowNew Orleans AP — New Orleans celebrated the return and burial of the remains of 19 African American people whose skulls had been sent to Germany for racist research practices in the 19th century. On Saturday, a multifaith memorial service including a jazz funeral, one of the city’s most distinct …

  • 6 days ago | axios.com | Russell Contreras

    "Jim: The Life and Afterlives of Huckleberry Finn's Comrade" by Shelley Fisher Fishkin. Photo: Courtesy of Yale University PressA new book unpacks Jim in Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" — a fictional enslaved Black man who is one of the most memorable characters in American Literature.

  • 6 days ago | flipboard.com | Russell Contreras

    1 day agoRead these short, uplifting and inspirational quotes first thing in the morning or whenever you need a pick-me-up. Positive Inspirational Quotes “Keep your face towards the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you.” — Walt Whitman • “‎Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the …

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