Archive for December 2016
Schools prepare for Trump by creating safe spaces for undocumented students
Amid the concerns for immigrant families about the new Trump administration schools all across the United States are taking steps to protect students.
Read MoreStunning Film Adaptation of ‘Fences’ Opens on Christmas Day
The trailer and a review of the film version of August Wilson’s play, Fences, directed by Denzel Washington who also plays the lead.
Read MoreInside a Report on Slavery and Its Legacy
A New York Times reporter investigates how, in the 1840s, New York Life, the nation’s third-largest life insurance company, sold 508 policies on enslaved men and women — and discovers who the beneficiaries were and locates some of the descendants of those insured slaves.
Read MoreObama: ‘America has not overcome legacy of slavery and Jim Crow’
During an interview with Trevor Noah, the host of “The Daily Show,” President Barack Obama spoke about the state of race relations in the United States.
Read MoreJoin abhm this wednesday for a book talk @ the villard square library!
The book talk for A Time of Terror will include readings from the book, an explanation of how it came to be, and a discussion of its relevance for today’s readers.
Read MoreThis Definitive History of Racist Ideas Should Be Required Reading
A new book on racism, Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, written by Ibram X. Kendi, Ph.D., a University of Florida professor of Africana studies, breaks new ground in the study of racism.
Read More3 Adults and Baby Died In A Jail Run By Potential Homeland Security Head
Four people, including a newborn baby, have died at the Milwaukee County Jail since April. One died of “profound dehydration.” The string of deaths is concerning. The jail’s operation is the main responsibility of Sheriff David Clarke, a leading contender for the Trump’s head of Homeland Security.
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