The Burden of Remembrance
What becomes of the children born from the past? Rochelle Riley's "The Burden" seeks to answer this question for descendants of the enslaved.
Article Category: Page and Screen
Do Black Women’s Lives Matter?
Breonna Taylor, Tanisha Anderson and Atatiana Jefferson - three unarmed Black women killed by police. But, none of their deaths sparked outrage comparable to the police killings of Black men.
Proclamation and Pageantry: Miss Juneteenth
Miss Juneteenth commemorates the holiday by celebrating the pageantry tradition of mother and daughter.
Destiny by Zip Code
Detroit and Grosse Pointe are situated five miles apart on a map- but young people in those communities live in different worlds. Does zip code determine your destiny?
The New Voter Suppression
In what voting rights advocates fear is a dress rehearsal for November, Black voters in Georgia faced long lines, late poll openings, and broken voting machines that led to six-hour delays.
School for Troublemakers
Educator and activist Septima Clark, championed literacy and citizenship workshops to help Black people prevail against racist voter suppression laws of the Jim Crow era.
A Black Man Did It
The refrain dates to slavery. Undergirded Jim Crow segregation. Justified lynching- and still jeopardizes Black lives today.
MAGA Hats and Reopen Protests
While African Americans make up nearly 47% of D.C.'s population, and account for 46% of the city’s COVID-19 cases, they also account for more than 76% of the city’s deaths.
“Freedom” and Black Vulnerability
White America has always devalued Black lives; the COVID-19 crisis reveals by how much.
Biden Still Needs Black Women: Here Are 3 Things He Needs to Do
Black women, staking their claim on the 2020 elections and history, list the three things Biden must do to win their votes.
