Which are the Black Belt states of the US, and why are they called so
The 'Black Belt' region in the Southern United States is significant historically, geologically, and socio-politically. Known ...
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Ring of Fire: Forge the next generation of American steel
The most famous landmark in Mississippi County, where I am proud to call home, is the five-room farmhouse where country ...
Black Ensemble's Jackie Taylor reveals a deeply personal journey in 'Elvis Presley Was a Black Man Named Joe'
Paralleling her real-life story with over two dozen songs in tow, Taylor’s hallelujah of a musical feels like a celebration, ...
Reparations are a bad idea
A new law permits the D.C. Council to establish a commission that will give “reparations” to descendants of enslaved people.
Photo shows at Harvard’s Cooper Gallery and BRIDGE Gallery meditate on the meaning of memory
The show runs at Harvard’s Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African & African American Art through June 30. The show includes the ...
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Opinion: Reparations in Washington, D.C., are a bad idea
"In 1874, the Mississippi legislature elected Bruce to the U.S. Senate, making him the second Black senator in American ...
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Cal Thomas: Reparations are a bad idea
A new law, buried inside an otherwise obscure piece of federal legislation, permits the Washington, D.C., City Council to ...
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Shreveport native Dave Dennis to share experiences in local, national Civil Rights Movement
Before Civil Rights activist Dave Dennis participated and then helped plan Mississippi’s famous Summer of Freedom in 1964, the Shreveport native learned from local elders that spurred the movement ...
The Daily News8dOpinion
Reparations a bad idea
A new law, buried inside an otherwise obscure piece of federal legislation, permits the Washington, D.C., City Council to ...