Topless Women Stage #SayHerName Rally Against Police Brutality Campaigners want to raise awareness of the deaths of black women and girls at the hands of police A group of black […]
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Carter G. Woodson and the History Behind Black History Month
Black History Month, February 2015 Black History Month was created in 1926 in the United States, when historian Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History announced the […]
Read MoreCongratulations to Shola Lynch and the Schomberg Center!
The following was published online at TheRoot by Keli Goff on January 2, 2014. You can find out the original article here. Filmmaker Shola Lynch's New Role in Bringing Our Stories to […]
Read MoreThe Chisholm Project Remembers Nelson Mandela
The Shirley Chisholm Project hopes that everyone reflects on Nelson Mandela’s legacy of struggle, sacrifice and commitment to social justice. Let’s not turn him into a sanitized icon, but learn […]
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