Category : Lifestyle

Democracy’s Critics

jacobinmag.com - At the intersection of Buchanan’s market fundamentalism and his embrace of Jim Crow lies a fundamental reservation — nakedly evident on today’s radical right — about equal political citizenship and m…Tweeted by @UsamaKhawar https://t...

Obama Shares 2019 Summer Reading Recs

bookriot.com - It’s that time of year again, when our very well-read former President Barack Obama shares his summer reading list. This list is a little heavier on novels than past lists, but it has the same level …Tweeted by @isabellasbooks https://...

The Mammy Caricature - Anti-black Imagery - Jim Crow Museum - Ferris State University

ferris.edu - Mammy is the most well known and enduring racial caricature of African American women. The Jim Crow Museum at Ferris State University has more than 100 items with the mammy image, including ashtrays,…Tweeted by @Novanious90675 https://tw...

5 Detangling Tips You Should Incorporate Now

Just the thought of wash day can be exhausting because you know that the next few hours will be dedicated solely to caring for your hair; it’s almost a job in itself! One thing that can make wash day seem like it’s dragging on forever is the d...

The Green Book: The Black Travelers’ Guide to Jim Crow America

history.com - “There will be a day sometime in the near future when this guide will not have to be published. That is when we as a race will have equal opportunities and privileges in the United States. It will be…Tweeted by @FrankAmari2 https://twit...

How slavery doomed limited government in America

washingtonexaminer.com - The New York Times' “1619 Project,” which aims to chronicle the history, legacy, and modern ramifications of slavery on the 400th aniversary of the first African slaves being brought to the colonies,…Tweeted by @AnnaRosaRegal...

Bernie Sanders Unveils Plan To Overhaul Criminal Justice System - Citizen Truth

citizentruth.org - Sen. Bernie Sanders released a sweeping plan to overhaul America’s criminal justice system on Sunday, seeking to ban private prisons, abolish the death penalty, end cash bail, legalize marijuana and …Tweeted by @CitizenTruth_ https...

In Memoriam: Paule Marshall, 1929-2019

Paule Marshall, an educator and acclaimed author, passed away on August 12, 2019, in Richmond, Virginia. She was 90 years old and had suffered from dementia. Born Valenza Pauline Burke in Brooklyn, New York, Paule Marshall began her professional care...

MI Jim Crow Museum Fosters Dialogue | A Healthier Michigan

ahealthiermichigan.org - “I have a goal to create a room that when people come into that room, it changes the way they talk about race.” – Dr. David Pilgrim, founder and curator of the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia, …Tweeted by @BCBSM https:/...

Civil Rights - Ayni Institute

ayni.institute - Among the most iconic images of the Civil Rights movement is that of police officers unleashing fire hoses and dogs on black children in the streets of Birmingham, Alabama. That spring, in 1963, fami…Tweeted by @c0nc0rdance https://t...

University of Chicago Creates an Interactive Map Detailing the 1919 Chicago Race Riots

A University of Chicago scholar and a team of students have created an interactive map detailing the 1919 Chicago race riots. On July 27, 1919, Eugene Williams, a Black teenager, crossed an imaginary color line in the water at the 29th Street Beach....

The Illiberal Right Throws a Tantrum

theatlantic.com - Trump is the symptom of the Republican Party’s turn toward illiberalism, not its cause; even before Trump ran for president, some Republican elites were plotting to diminish the political power of mi…Tweeted by @johnastoehr https://...

Frederick Douglass: Greatest African-American of the 19th Century | NewBostonPost

newbostonpost.com - Printed from: https://newbostonpost.com/2019/08/08/frederick-douglass-greatest-african-american-of-the-19th-century/ Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom By David W. Blight Simon & Schuster October…Tweeted by @MuslimARC https://...

‘Have you noticed white people never move out of your way?’ The politics of the pavement | gal-dem

gal-dem.com - Living in a city with 8.8 million other people certainly has its downsides. You notice them as you squeeze onto the already full carriage. It’s a silent game we play together as we weave through crow…Tweeted by @cquequish https://twitte...

Somewhere in the Nadir of African American History, 1890-1920, Freedom's Story, TeacherServe®, National Humanities Center

nationalhumanitiescenter.org - 1 C. Vann Woodward, The Strange Career of Jim Crow (New York: Oxford University Press, 1955), 19. 2 All references to Fonvielle’s trip are from William Frank Fonvielle, “The South As I Saw It,” A.M.E…Tweeted by @Suzanne...