OP Connections: Statement in Support of National Black Sisters’ Conference Statement in Response to Mass Shooting in Buffalo
The Adrian Dominican Sisters stand in support and solidarity of the May 18, 2022, statement by the National Black Sisters’ Conference deploring the “irrational act of violence” against 10 innocent pe…
The peace monument in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park: four dates and a funeral for racial justice
By Marc Merlin 2016
Until recently, I had never paid much attention to this monument at the 14th Street entrance to Atlanta’s Piedmont Park.
The Modern Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1964
In the greatest mass movement in modern American history, black demonstrations swept the country seeking constitutional equality at the national level, as well as an end to Massive Resistance (stat…
20 books that are essential reading for Black History Month
Offered by Flatiron Writers Room
Racism in Disguise? (No, not even disguised!)
Let’s not pretend, (to do so is embarrassing.)
A Black Woman Could Make the Supreme Court More Reflective of American Values
By Allison Gaines in Zora, and in MEDIUM DAILY DIGEST
It’s time to do what we can to put a Black woman on the bench. Let’s unpack this.
CLARISSA SLIGH Transforming Hate: An Artist’s Book
photo-text images, artists’ books and installations.
Excerpt from the foreword: I am a black woman. I am an artist. For many years I have been creating work to bring issues of social justice into…
Harriet Tubman – The Journey to Freedom
Wesley Wofford Sculpture Studio
The sculpture is currently on tour, and in downtown Sylva, North Carolina
Emmy and Academy Award winning sculptor Wesley Wofford works from his private studio i…
Who Was Pauli Murray?
On a recent episode of Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick discussed the legacy of Pauli Murray—a Black, non-binary, queer, feminist, civil rights pioneer who was also a poet, a teacher, a lawyer and legal…
Pulitzer Honours Darnella Frazer Who Shot the Viral Video of George Floyd’s Murder
On the evening of May 25 in Minneapolis, US, 17-year-old Darnella Frazer witnessed something that was going to change her forever. Three storefronts away from her, a black man named George Floyd was…
Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion
The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is committed to providing a climate and culture that fosters, promotes, and encourages social interactions that support, appreciate, a…
Voices of the Freedom Riders – 60th Anniversary
BY THE OBAMA FOUNDATION
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Freedom Rides, we spoke with veterans of the movement, as well as author Eric Etheridge, whose book Breach of Peace features…