Tag: Black People
Finding Traces of Harriet Tubman on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
Of the many feats Harriet Tubman accomplished, none awe me more as an historian than the estimated 13…
What Is Juneteenth?
Juneteenth, an annual commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States after the Civil War, has…
Juneteenth Is a U.S. Holiday, but Not a Day Off In Most States
The proclamations issued across the country are “just largely symbolic,” said Mark Anthony Neal, a professor of African…
Justice Dept. Is Investigating Louisiana Police Over Accusations of Abuse
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Thursday opened an investigation into the Louisiana State Police over accusations that…
Building a Juneteenth Menu for the 21st Century, One Recipe at a Time
African Americans crave locally harvested, coast-to-coast, U.S.D.A. Prime liberty, in all its bitter sweetness.On June 19, 1865, more…
What Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘Lean In’ Has Meant to Women
When Amy Bailey, a communications strategist, read “Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg, the year was 2013. The #MeToo…
Racists Once Terrorized This Georgia County. Diversity Made It Prosper.
CUMMING, Ga. — In October 1912, after the raped and brutalized body of Mae Crow, a white 18-year-old,…
Samora Pinderhughes Explored Incarceration in Song. The Result Is ‘Grief.’
OAKLAND, Calif. — Near the end of a sold-out show earlier this month, celebrating the release of his…
Sonia Boyce, a Winner at the Venice Biennale, Is Fighting Forgetting
LONDON — Sonia Boyce is used to breaking down walls.Last month, she became the first Black female artist…
‘It’s Anthony’s Time’: A Composer Gets His Due
DETROIT — As the orchestra of the Detroit Opera tuned itself for a recent rehearsal, the outline of…
Artists of Color and Women Soar at Christie’s ‘21st Century’ Sale
While the usual suspects continue to command the highest prices at auction — as evidenced by Monday night’s…
Kevin Samuels, a Polarizing YouTube Personality, Dies at 57
Kevin Samuels, a YouTube and Instagram personality whose blunt lifestyle advice aimed at Black men and women drew…