Tag: community organizing

Five Things Black Women Want As We Head Into The Election

People vote in the Super Tuesday primary at Centreville High School March 1, 2016, in Centreville, Virginia. Voters in a dozen states will take part in “Super Tuesday” — a series of primaries and caucuses in states ranging from Alaska to Virginia, with Virginia the first to open its polling stations at 6:00 am (1100 […]

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Because of the Black Civil Rights Struggle, These Groups Saw Progress Too

Photo: John Duricka (AP) Through nonviolent protests and other forms of civil disobedience, the Civil Rights Movement was a decade’s long effort to make racial discrimination, disenfranchisement and inequality illegal across the country. Advertisement But the efforts of leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King and John Lewis didn’t just work to help African Americans. They […]

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Thanks to Civil Rights These Groups Saw Progress Too

Photo: John Duricka (AP) Through nonviolent protests and other forms of civil disobedience, the Civil Rights Movement was a decade’s long effort to make racial discrimination, disenfranchisement and inequality illegal across the country. Advertisement But the efforts of leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King and John Lewis didn’t just work to help African Americans. They […]

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BHM: Where to Watch Iconic TV Series, Movies That Tell The Black Story

Oprah, Halle Berry, Taraji and More Celebrate 50 Years of ESSENCE | Time Of Essence | OWN As Essence magazine celebrates its 50th anniversary, this docuseries chronicles its rise, fall and rise again. It tells the whole story, good, bad and ugly. This was thee magazine for Black women and you can’t explore Black history […]

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Black History Month: Where to Watch TV Series, Movies That Celebrate Our Stories

Oprah, Halle Berry, Taraji and More Celebrate 50 Years of ESSENCE | Time Of Essence | OWN As Essence magazine celebrates its 50th anniversary, this docuseries chronicles its rise, fall and rise again. It tells the whole story, good, bad and ugly. This was thee magazine for Black women and you can’t explore Black history […]

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BHM: Where to Watch TV Series, Movies That Celebrate Our Black Stories

Oprah, Halle Berry, Taraji and More Celebrate 50 Years of ESSENCE | Time Of Essence | OWN As Essence magazine celebrates its 50th anniversary, this docuseries chronicles its rise, fall and rise again. It tells the whole story, good, bad and ugly. This was thee magazine for Black women and you can’t explore Black history […]

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2024 Oscars: Ahhh! Black Stars React to Their Nominations

The 96th Oscars nominations were announced Tuesday morning, and several of our favorites have reason to celebrate. From Jon Batiste, to first time nominees Colman Domingo, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Sterling K. Brown and Danielle Brooks, to the acclaimed and respected Jeffrey Wright, there was so much Black Excellence we’re definitely having a moment. ‘True Detective: […]

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2024 GLAAD Media Awards: ‘Rustin,’ ‘American Fiction’ Lead Black Nominees

Start Slideshow Colman Domingo as Bayard RustinPhoto: David Lee/NETFLIX The 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards feature an eclectic group of nominees celebrating positive presentations of the LGBTQ+ community in film, television, journalism, comic books and graphic novels. In addition to critically acclaimed movies like “American Fiction” and “Rustin,” TV series including “Harlem,” “Black Cake” and […]

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IKYFL: A 2-Year-Old Black Girl “Arrested” in Lame Rosa Parks Demonstration

Screenshot: Bureau of Prisons You know, when we said Florida needs to teach the real version Black history, we didn’t mean putting a toddler in handcuffs and calling her Rosa Parks! Yes, this happened and according to the NAACP, the daycare in question ought to be placed under investigation. Small Town Horror Story: The Mississippi […]

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9 Inspirational Quotes From Rosa Parks, an Icon of the Civil Rights Movement

Photo: Don Cravens (Getty Images) On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks made history when she refused to give up her seat for a white passenger on a city bus in Montgomery, Ala. Small Town Horror Story: The Mississippi Burning of Three Anti-Segregationists Off English Her subsequent arrest led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a pivotal […]

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Six Things You Didn’t Know About The Original March on Washington

Updated 9/02/2023 at 8:00 a.m. ET   Tens of thousands descended upon the National Mall marking the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington last week. Everyone in attendance remembers that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” at the march. But more than a few things about this iconic day […]

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