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She was a slave turned spy and she brought down the Confederate White House – al.com
— Read on www.al.com/news/2019/03/she-was-a-slave-turned-spy-and-brought-down-the-confederate-white-house.html

At its height, Black land ownership was impressive. At the turn of the 20th century, formerly enslaved Black people and their heirs owned 15 million acres
— Read on atlantablackstar.com/2017/06/30/from-15-million-acres-to-1-million-how-black-people-lose-their-land/

40 Acres and a Mule Would Be at Least $6.4 Trillion Today—What the U.S. Really Owes Black America by Tracy Loeffelholz Dunn and Jeff Neumann — YES! Magazine
— Read on www.yesmagazine.org/issues/make-it-right/infographic-40-acres-and-a-mule-would-be-at-least-64-trillion-today/

“Patriarchy is the biggest hindrance to our success,” cofounder Richie ‘Reseda’ Edmond-Vargas has said.
— Read on nextcity.org/daily/entry/the-study-group-bringing-bell-hooks-to-prisons

A radical libretto made of Civil War history, Black history, and modern American headlines.
— Read on www.oxfordamerican.org/magazine/item/674-the-battle-of-and-for-the-black-face-boy

A study of demographic changes in Philadelphia neighborhoods finds that an influx of more-affluent newcomers can erode community ties—or strengthen them.
— Read on www.citylab.com/equity/2019/04/gentrification-effects-community-displacement-philadelphia/585904/

In 1968, Nearly A Third Of Americans Said MLK Brought His Assassination On Himself | HuffPost
— Read on m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5ac51373e4b0aacd15b7d37b

Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of Between the World and Me, weighs in on the latest developments in the Democratic Party’s 2020 primary race, the case for — and against — reparations, and the role of pop culture in fostering progressive change.
— Read on nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/03/ta-nehisi-coates-race-politics-2020-elections.html

Social scientists have long understood that a child’s environment can have long-lasting effects on their success later in life. Exactly how is less well understood. A new Harvard study points to a handful of key indicators, including exposure to high lead levels, violence, and incarceration, as key predictors of children’s later success.
— Read on news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/05/harvard-study-shows-exactly-how-poverty-impacts-childrens-success/