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Feb 23, 2024 · The National Museum of African American History and Culture opened in 2016, offering a look back at the contributions of a demographic that helped build and shape America.
Jan 28, 2022 · 1926 was a banner year, thanks to historian Carter G. Woodson's declaration of a Black history week. The first collegiate institution to celebrate Black History Month is thought to be Kent State ...
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Jun 9, 2020 · They were less likely to succeed at school, more likely to be poor, and more likely to go to prison than white people. The total black population in America's urban areas increased from 6.1 ...
Feb 1, 2023 · Black people, already overrepresented in prison systems across the country as a result of racism at every stage of the criminal legal system, endure harsher punishment once incarcerated. As we celebrate Black History Month, it is worth also celebrating the stories of Black incarcerated people whose fight for human rights helped improve prison ...
Apr 18, 2021 · In her new documentary Time, Garrett Bradley shares a poignant, decades-long story of one Louisiana family's struggle with the US prison system - through the lens of loved ones left behind. Amazon ...
Feb 18, 2020 · Myth 3: That Black men were injected with syphilis in the Tuskegee experiment. A dangerous myth that continues to haunt Black Americans is the belief that the government infected 600 Black men in ...
Feb 24, 2022 · February 24, 2022, 9:44 a.m. PT. For nearly a century, Black History Month has been a time to celebrate the achievements of groundbreaking people who have shaped our country’s history. Much of this focus is on trailblazers like Kamala Harris, civil rights pioneers, advocates, politicians, policymakers and entertainers from Beyoncé to Cardi B.
