When the past is present…
“…The great force of history comes from the fact that we carry it within us, are unconsciously controlled by it in many ways, and history is literally present in all that we do.” James Baldwin
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Children Who Survive Shootings Endure Huge Health Obstacles and Costs
A new study has found that adolescents who survive firearm injuries are at an increased risk for mental health issues such as substance use disorder. Survivors and their families, who also suffer in the aftermath, must contend with medical needs that largely go unmet.
Read MoreRacial Healing and Sisterhood on Two Wheels
A new cycling organization, Black Girls Do Bike, seeks to give Black women a space to come together as well as break into a sport typically dominated by White men.
Read MoreA debate brews among Black Ivy League students over representation on campus
In the wake of affirmative action’s demise, some students may struggle to find other students who look like them on campus.
Read MoreFormer Memphis police officer accused in death of Tyre Nichols pleads guilty
Desmond Mills Jr., one of the five officers accused in the January murder of Tyre Nichols, has decided to plea guilty as part of a deal made with prosecutors.
Read MoreIt’s Time To Talk About Museums’ Unethical Collection Of Indigenous And Black Human Remains
Sean Decatur, the first Black president of the American Museum of Natural History, is pulling from its collection artifacts that were stolen from Black and Indigenous remains in a significant move towards decolonization.
Read MorePhiladelphia picks winning design for Harriet Tubman statue after controversy over original choice
Artist Alvin Pettit honors Civil War hero Harriet Tubman with a 14-foot bronze statue he created to honor her memory.
Read MoreReckoning with Family Secrets in Best Seller, In the Pines
Grace Elizabeth Hale, an award-winning historian from the University of Virginia, has written a book about the 1947 lynching in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi. Hale’s book, “In the Pines: A Lynching, A Lie, A Reckoning,” is more than just historical research. She discovered her grandfather, Oury Berry’s lie.
Read MoreOpinion Piece: The Hidden Ghosts of America’s Slave Past
Colin Dickey, historian and author, talks about Charleston, South Carolina’s lack of reckoning with its racist past during its ghost tours.
Read MoreThe Day Disco Was Demolished
PBS will air a new documentary about disco, a genre that welcomed musicians of different races and sexual orientations.
Read MoreFitting Race in a Box
Changing how the U.S. Census asks about race could have an unexpected impact, even if some people think it is currently insufficient.
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