AvatarNarikoAvatarAvatarHave You Heard Of The Cataract House? These Black Staffers Helped Liberate Enslaved Folks From Far And WideMadameNoire - Aziah KamariNestled beside the thundering waters of Niagara Falls, the Cataract House was more than just a luxurious hotel. Beyond its grandeur, a secret story …
AvatarNarikoFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBlack twin sisters buy Woodland Plantation, site of the largest US uprising of enslaved peoplethegrio.com - Lottie L. JoinerJo Banner and Joy Banner, founders of The Descendants Project, acquired Woodland Plantation in LaPlace, Louisiana, with an unwavering commitment to …
AvatarNarikoAvatarAvatarMexico City is running out of water, forcing many to rationAxiosMexico City neighborhoods are being forced to ration water as the drought-stricken metropolis contends with a water crisis. State of play: Experts say …
AvatarNarikoFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoA Year After Attempted Land Grab, Hilton Head Elder’s Case Is Settledcapitalbnews.org - Aallyah WrightUntil her last breath, 94-year-old Josephine Wright fought tirelessly to protect her family’s land from developers. Two months after her passing, the …
AvatarNarikoAvatarAvatar'The American Society of Magical Negroes': You don't wanna join this clubverified_publisherNPR - Aisha HarrisLately, I've been musing on the concept of time and its relationship to Black art and identity. I keep bumping into this question: What time do we all think we're living in right now? In the year of someone's lord 2024, a recent episode of Feud: Capote vs. The Swans conjured up James Baldwin – the …
AvatarNarikoAvatarAvatarEx-Cop Who Killed Philando Castile Is Stopped From Being A Licensed Teacher For GoodNewsOne - Zack LinlyThere's absolutely no reason Jeronimo Yanez shouldn't be in prison right now, and he damn sure shouldn't be anyone's educator. An ex-police officer …
AvatarNarikoAvatarAvatarA Bloody Retelling of 'Huckleberry Finn'verified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Tyler Austin HarperPercival Everett transforms Mark Twain’s classic. Percival Everett’s new novel imagines Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Huck’s enslaved sidekick, Jim. But to call James a retelling would be an injustice. Everett sends Mark Twain’s classic through the looking glass. What emerges …
AvatarNarikoFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoYoung teacher’s catchy song about chromosomes is the new anthem for life sciences studentsupworthy.com - Vidhya M.Learning about chromosomes might be a bit complicated, but not in this teacher's class, who found a fun way to teach it. Sometimes, all it takes is …
AvatarNarikoFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoIt Sure Seems Like the Courts Have Placed Christianity Above Other Faithsslate.com - By Steve Kennedy“Religious freedom” is having a moment in federal courts. One of the big successful goals of the conservative legal movement was that religious …
AvatarNarikoAvatarAvatarAfrican American English, Black ASL are stigmatized. Experts say they deserve recognitionverified_publisherUSA TODAY - N'dea Yancey-BraggFor as long as she can remember, Sonja Lanehart has been fascinated by how people speak. In particular, she was interested in the differences she noticed between how white people spoke, when compared to the Black people she grew up around. As a result, Lanehart said she, like others, began to …
AvatarNarikoAvatarAvatarNAACP urges student-athletes to reconsider Florida colleges after state eliminates DEI programsAssociated Press - By MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Black student-athletes should reconsider attending public colleges and universities in Florida, the NAACP said in a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker on Monday. The letter was in response to the University of Florida and other state schools that have eliminated their …