African Americans
Has America come any closer to Dr. King’s dream?
April 6, 2021Last weekend marked the 53d anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination. Over half a century. Has America come any closer to his dream?
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Gerald Reed freed after 31 years of wrongful imprisonment
April 2, 2021He was one of hundreds of African Americans tortured by Chicago police into making a false confessions.
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Black History Month is American History Month
February 12, 2021Black History Month is American History Month. It's too long for a hashtag. But what better way to honor the legacies of founding African American historians?
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Baseball rewrites history, says Negro Leagues now a major league
December 17, 2020“It is MLB’s view that the Committee’s 1969 omission of the Negro Leagues from consideration was clearly an error that demands today’s designation,” the league said in a statement.
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NFL concussion awards discriminate against African American players
August 26, 2020“The NFL has a choice to make, and the choice is between treating the lives of its Black players like they matter, or continuing with the current course."
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