da B. Wells-Barnett is remembered as a fierce member of the Black Press who wasn’t afraid to use her platform to call for change. She often faced death threats for her work as an author, journalist and editor. (AFRO / Thomas Stockett) By Deborah BaileyAFRO Contributing Editor Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931) is the investigative journalist, […]
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Atlanta Daily World The Gentle Warriors Academy (GWA), the service delivery arm of Fathers Incorporated (FI), a not-for-profit working to build stronger families and communities, one father at a time, recently graduated nearly 40 fathers who participated in six weeks of classes. This is the first time fathers from FI’s various initiatives came together for
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Nathan J. Lee, Contributing Writer to LA Sentinel For Tarra Denise Jackson every performance is an opportunity to dig into uncomfortable truths. “I believe art should always be a protest” she says. “Whether it’s challenging societal failures or resisting personal limitation,” she believes art should agitate. Right now, Jackson is in a season of protest.
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Tory Russell This goes without saying at this point but BLM ain’t shit. Since we found out they were gatekeeping the movement bag in 2021, it seems like every month we find another house that they purchased with the peoples’ money. The latest shindig was found in Canada, in the name of disgraced BLM co-founder’s
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Kathleen Cleaver addresses the congregation of the Unitarian Church, San Rafael, California, #120, 1968. Photograph by Ruth-Marion Baruch. Due to popular White narratives about the Black Freedom Movement, we think about the movement from the 1950s to the 1970s as the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Power Movement. The main problem with this framing
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