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Jan Buchler, who recently retired as the director of a community-based organization, served as a facilitator of one of the diverse dialog groups at the 100th Birthday Celebration for Dr. James Cameron: A Gathering for Racial Repair and Reconciliation. (James Causey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

A Frank Talk About Race

America’s Black Holocaust Museum hosted a frank discussion about race that attracted participants of many races.

Jan Buchler, who recently retired as the director of a community-based organization, served as a facilitator of one of the diverse dialog groups at the 100th Birthday Celebration for Dr. James Cameron: A Gathering for Racial Repair and Reconciliation. (James Causey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

ABHM Celebrates Dr. Cameron’s 100th Birthday with Racial Reconciliation Gathering

America’s Black Holocaust Museum’s celebration of founder Dr. James Cameron’s 100th birthday was an opportunity for racial repair.

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An African American Justice System

The leader of the Nation of Islam argued that Black Americans who have been failed by the justice system should consider alternatives.

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12 Years a Slave to Be Part of Public High School Curriculum

Montel Williams is using his celebrity to introduce 12 Years a Slave into educational settings where students can learn about history.

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Being a Black Student on a White Campus

Black students at UCLA’s Law School created a video to share their sometimes isolating experiences as minorities on campus.

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Why Michael Sam’s Coming Out is Crucial for Black Gay Men

College footballer Michael Sam serves as an idol for other Black gay men, many who have struggled as they hid their identities.

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“Spies of Mississippi” on PBS on February 10, 2014

Dawn Porter’s documentary about an organization created in Mississippi to spy on citizens and preserve white supremacy is available on PBS.

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Coca-Cola Advertises Diversity

While a Coca Cola commercial during the Superbowl welcomed the wealth of diversity, some Americans were offended.

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ABHM Presents “Created Equal”: Movies About America’s Civil Rights Struggle

America’s Black Holocaust Museum curated a list of movies that reveal American history and the Black experience.

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Flowchart to ID Racism

An image of the flowchart was posted by the Republican Party of Iowa’s Facebook page before being quickly removed.

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Most of you have no idea what Martin Luther King actually did

Hamden Rice writes about Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact his life has on Black Americans who lived in terror of white violence.

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Bernice King’s Perception of Dr. King’s Vision of Peace for Our World

By Bernice A. King, HuffingtonPost […]  He reminded us that “the choice today is no longer between violence and nonviolence; it is between nonviolence or nonexistence.” Therefore, we are celebrating the 2014 King Holiday Observance with the theme, Remember! Celebrate! Act! King’s Legacy of Peace for Our World. This theme also pays homage to the fact…

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Amiri Baraka, former N.J. poet laureate and prolific author, dead at 79

We remember the prolific life and work of Amiri Baraka, whose poetry, essays, and nonfiction works earned him recognition in his home state.

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12-year-old Murdered Over Cellphone, Defendant Faces 50 Years

A 21 year-old Black man who killed a girl has been sentenced to more than twenty years in prison.

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How Many Africans Were Really Taken to the U.S During the Slave Trade?

Henry Louis Gates Jr. reveals the shocking truth about how many Africans were kidnapped from their homelands–and how many made it to the USA.

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Robin Roberts Broadcasts Her Sexuality

Morning show host Robin Roberts has come out and publicly acknowledged her long-time girlfriend on social media.

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A Hug That Earned a Student Suspension

Thousands have signed a petition in support of a Black student who was suspendered after hugging a teacher.

LOS ANGELES, CA -- DECEMBER 7, 2013--Jahleel Logan, 3, poses with Santa, a.k.a. Langston Patterson, 77, of Rudolph Holiday Photo, at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, Dec. 7, 2013. Patterson has been Santa at the Plaza since 2004, with African American families coming at specific times of the day, just to visit him. "I just don't want him to think that all greatness comes from a different race," said Logan's godmother, Arlene Graves, 45. "There are Santa Clauses his color doing good work too." (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Santa is White?

A teacher who told a Black student that Santa is white has been disciplined after a parent complaint.

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Black Teens Arrested While Waiting For the Bus

The Rochester district attorney dropped charges against three Black teens who were wrongfully arrested while waiting for the bus.

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In Honor of Nelson Mandela

The life of former South African president and activist Nelson Mandela has been celebrated around the world after his death.

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Free Mandela (from the Prison of Fantasy)!

Journalists and activists pull back the curtain on Nelson Mandela’s activism, which has been elevated nearly to mythology.