His charming memoir “What Have We Here?” traces the path from a Harlem childhood to “Star Wars,” while lamenting the…
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On Feb. 13, 1993, Ayo Handy-Kendi, a community organizer and native of Washington, D.C., created the holiday to celebrate communal…
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In my debut novel, a family retraces their lineage in order to be eligible for the nation’s first federal reparations…
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A leading figure in the field of Black studies in the 1970s, he identified work by Black filmmakers as worthy…
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The president will visit Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, the site of one of the most horrific hate crimes of…
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She got her start on Broadway at 15. But after finding a dearth of roles for Black women, she ultimately…
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Dr. Christmas overcame race and gender barriers to run New York’s mental health agency under three mayors in the 1970s.
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The Texas Democrat broke barriers in nursing and the Texas legislature, and then served 15 terms in Congress.
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The new movie has so many references to Hollywood gems like “Stormy Weather” and early jazz shorts, it can be…
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He documented the cruelties of white South African rule, and he was made to pay for it, enduring beatings and…
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