What We Lost In the Fire: Black Wall Street Before the Tulsa Race Massacre

By any measure, John W. Rogers is a success story.

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SC Woman Sentenced to 20 Years for Shooting Into Homes of Black and Hispanic Neighbors and Wounding Black Man

Maybe there needs to be a white supremacist offender registry so that Black people and people of color can find out if their neighbors happen to be armed and dangerous neo-Nazis who will hunt them down, even while they are in the confines of their homes.

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Howard University's College of Fine Arts Is Now Named After Chadwick Boseman

Howard University has announced an amazing tribute to one of its most notable alumni—the late beloved actor Chadwick Boseman.

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Resurfaced Video Shows Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Saying She Wouldn't Take Down Statues of Hitler or Satan So She Could Teach 'What They Did'

I’m going to just assume that Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has never read a book. In fact, I think it’s safe to assume that she isn’t even aware of the concept of books. It’s the only way I can make sense of recently resurfaced comments from last year where she said she wouldn’t take down a hypothetical…

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Olympic Gold Medalist Lee Evans Dead at 74

Lee Evans, who wore a black beret and lifted his fist in protest at the podium during the 1968 Olympics, has died at a hospital in Nigeria. He was 74.

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