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Black women, Beauty, BMI and Culture | New York Amsterdam News: The new Black view

The data is disturbing: according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, four out of five Black women in ...
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Racism blinded me to my black students’ talents | Letters | The Guardian

Racism blinded me to my black students’ talents | Letters | The Guardian

Discussion of the racism of ESN – “educationally subnormal” – schools (‘Black kids were written off’: the scandal of the ...
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George Floyd’s death has sparked a new interest in black British history – from the Windrush ship to BLM

George Floyd’s death has sparked a new interest in black British history – from the Windrush ship to BLM

One year ago today, the world watched George Floyd die in nine minutes under the knee of a policeman. As ...
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PRISON SLAVE MOVEMENT-A N!##AS NIGHTMARE - United Black Family Scholarship Foundation

PRISON SLAVE MOVEMENT-A N!##AS NIGHTMARE – United Black Family Scholarship Foundation

In the face of adversity Not Worker, But N!##A Chattel! The F$%#?? By Ivan Kilgore Whereas the positionality of the ...
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New Report Illustrates Black America’s Fight With The Pandemics of COVID-19 and Institutional Racism - Global Diaspora News

New Report Illustrates Black America’s Fight With The Pandemics of COVID-19 and Institutional Racism – Global Diaspora News

(CHAPEL HILL, NC) May 24, 2021 – As the one year anniversary of George Floyd’s death approaches, researchers at the ...
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The Role of Black History in Our Current Racial Discourse • EBONY

The Role of Black History in Our Current Racial Discourse • EBONY

This story was originally published on February 2, 2021. Last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests brought racism to the forefront ...
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The famed Osogbo Art movement of Nigeria that produced Amazing Artists | Black Economics

The famed Osogbo Art movement of Nigeria that produced Amazing Artists | Black Economics

Here is a brief history of the famed Osogbo art movement that produced amazing artists from the 1960s. ṣogbo pronounced ...
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Black Artist Detained by Police at His Gallery Residency, and Other News

Black Artist Detained by Police at His Gallery Residency, and Other News

Our daily look at the world through the lens of design. "Confederate Gothic" by John Sims The Design Dispatch offers ...
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Harriette Cole: I'm offended by his adopting of Black culture

Harriette Cole: I’m offended by his adopting of Black culture

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have a non-Black co-worker who appears to draw his whole identity and personality from Black culture. He ...
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Dr. Jessica Clemons on Bridging the Gap Between Mental Health, Black Culture and the Hip Hop Community

Dr. Jessica Clemons on Bridging the Gap Between Mental Health, Black Culture and the Hip Hop Community

Dr. Jessica Clemons, or Dr. Jess as she’s more commonly referred to as by the culture, has developed a reputation ...
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49% Of Black Britons Think UK Has Made No Progress On Race Issues | Complex UK

49% Of Black Britons Think UK Has Made No Progress On Race Issues | Complex UK

A recent report from YouGov, the government agency responsible for polling the public on key issues, has found that half ...
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Robin Ransom Makes History As First Black Woman Named To Missouri Supreme Court

Robin Ransom Makes History As First Black Woman Named To Missouri Supreme Court

Gov. Mike Parson on Monday named Appeals Court Judge Robin Ransom of St. Louis to the Missouri Supreme Court — ...
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