While the labor and trading of enslaved people was central to establishing and growing UNC, it was also a primary source of wealth for generations of students at the University who would become North Carolina’s future leaders.
— Read on www.dailytarheel.com/article/2019/09/unc-slave-wealth
Gentrification Is a Feature, Not a Bug, of Capitalist Urban Planning
Gentrification Is a Feature, Not a Bug, of Capitalist Urban Planning
— Read on www.jacobinmag.com/2019/03/gentrification-is-a-feature-not-a-bug-of-capitalist-urban-planning
The Long History of American Slavery Reparations – WSJ
From the colonial era to today, the bitter legacy of bondage and racial oppression has sparked demands for compensation, with some successes and many broken promises
— Read on www.wsj.com/articles/the-long-history-of-american-slavery-reparations-11568991623
How UT Used Standardized Testing to Slow Integration – The Atlantic
Long-hidden documents show the school’s blueprint for slowing integration during the civil-rights era.
— Read on www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/how-ut-used-standardized-testing-to-slow-integration/597814/
Teach your children about slavery’s evil past so they can understand its many influences on the present | Jenice Armstrong
One way to begin the conversation is to take your children to an event on Sunday at the President’s House at Sixth and Market Streets on Independence Mall. Avenging the Ancestors is planning a major commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Africans to America.
— Read on www.inquirer.com/columnists/1619-africans-slaves-philly-michael-coard-jenice-armstrong-20190823.html
Opinion: The pernicious myth of a Caucasian race – Los Angeles Times
A discredited theory, rooted in notions of white racial superiority, brought us the term “Caucasian.” It’s time to abandon it.
— Read on www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-09-10/race-caucasian-myth-racism
The Real Atlanta Black History: The Breakdown of Atlanta Neighborhoods
Full and never before told story on Atlanta black history and all of the Atlanta neighborhoods from WestSide Atlanta to the South Side to EastSide Atlanta.
— Read on www.therealstreetz.com/2019/06/16/atlanta-black-history-breakdown/
Phillip Atiba Goff: How we can turn racism into a solvable problem — and improve policing | TED Talk
When we define racism as behaviors instead of feelings, we can measure it — and transform it from an impossible problem into a solvable one, says justice scientist Phillip Atiba Goff. In an actionable talk, he shares his work at the Center for Policing Equity, an organization that helps police departments diagnose and track racial gaps in policing in order to eliminate them. Learn more about their data-driven approach — and how you can get involved with the work that still needs to be done. (This ambitious plan is part of the Audacious Project, TED’s initiative to inspire and fund global change.)
— Read on www.ted.com/talks/phillip_atiba_goff_how_we_can_turn_racism_into_a_solvable_problem_and_improve_policing/up-next
Climate Gentrification: Coming to a Community Near You – Mother Jones
Climate Gentrification: Coming to a Community Near You – Mother Jones
— Read on www.motherjones.com/environment/2019/09/climate-gentrification-coming-to-a-community-near-you/
After a Summer of Racial Violence Across the U.S., a Century of Neglect – The New York Times
In rural Georgia, the small congregation of a black church that was burned by a white mob in 1919 is trying to raising awareness about the “Red Summer.”
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2019/08/31/us/red-summer-black-church.html
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