African Americans
Court tosses Alabama Republicans’ racist re-districting map — again
September 6, 2023The Voting Rights Act’s requirement for “pre-clearance” on voting changes in states with histories of discrimination—which the Supreme Court gutted—would have prevented the whole mess.
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African-American composer Florence Price receives her due on new CD
August 7, 2023"She switches between soulful, traditional American folk melodies, and modern takes on late-Romantic harmonic idioms."
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Black and Blue and British: Two albums under review
May 11, 2023Two new albums documenting the Black experience.
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History: The Black national anthem ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ is first performed
February 14, 2023“What are we to do with the ugliness that comes with loving a country with soil rich from the bloodshed of those who shoulder the trauma of its creation—from the pillaging of the land to the...
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Tyre Nichols murder underlines the need for tough new laws
January 30, 2023Prayers and condolences from lawmakers are nice, but the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act must become law now.
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