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"The Girls in the Band" Premieres This Friday in NYC

Documenting female jazz musicians and instrumentalists of the 20th century, The Girls in the Band proves that these women were not just tale ...

Will Boston Marathon Bombing Rev Up Islamophobic Domestic Terrorists?

The Tsarnaev brothers—Tamerlan and Dzhokhar—of Cambridge, MA are, at present, the sole alleged perpetrators of the Boston Marathon bombings. ...

Remembering the African American Holocaust Survivors

This week, April 8- 12, marks the 27th annual observance of Holocaust Memorial Week. ...

Was Marco Millian killed in Mississippi because he was black or gay?

Marco Millian was a trailblazer, and the pride of the Mississippi Delta. Just in his twenties Ebony magazine in 2004 hailed him as on the nation's 30 leaders under the age of 30. ...

Happy Birthday, Audre Lorde

Yesterday was Audre Lorde's birthday (she was born 18 Feb 1934). ...

Obama linking Selma to Stonewall divides black community

President Barack Obama's inaugural address was the most inclusive speech a president has ever given. It was delivered on the 27th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr. ...

At Obama's Second Inauguration, How Emancipated Are We?

Inauguration Day approaches, and we're all familiar by now with the fact that 2013, which kicks off with the second inauguration of Barack ...

MLK Day Reflection on LGBTQ Justice

This Monday, we will mark 27 years of observing Martin Luther King Day. Some states began honoring Dr. King on January 20, 1986. ...

Was there a politically correct way for Tarantino to portray black slavery?

2013 is making it difficult to avoid one of America’s greatest sins—slavery. ...

Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation

This January 1 marked the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. ...
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