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We asked book lovers to reflect on AAPI Heritage Month. Here’s what they recommended.
Scholars, bookstore owners and educators curated reading lists centered on geography, motherhood and visibility, all embodying the work of AAPI authors.
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After national spotlight, here’s what hasn’t changed in Tennessee — and what might
Despite hints of shifts after a mass shooting, protests, and expulsion, White Republican men still rule Tennessee.
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Lorraine Hansberry’s family says Chicago’s racist policies seized their land. Now they’re seeking reparations.
Nearly 65 years after the Broadway playwright’s property lawsuit against the city, her family is continuing the fight to reclaim not only their land, but their legacy.
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'We will not be defeated': Vice President Kamala Harris stands with expelled representatives in Nashville
In a speech on Friday, Harris condemned the Tennessee GOP following their expulsion of Black lawmakers who protested against gun violence.
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Teachers joined the protest in Nashville. Here’s what they want.
As Republican lawmakers voted to expel two Black colleagues and to add armed guards to schools, protesters inside and outside the building demanded different action.
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‘Moving unapologetically to the forefront’: How an archive is preserving the Black feminist movement
The Black Women’s Organizing Archive highlights work in the 19th and 20th centuries that benefitted Black women and American society as a whole.
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Minnesota House passes measure to create nation’s first Office of Missing and Murdered African American Women
Black women in Minnesota are three times more likely to be murdered than White women, and their cases are less likely to be solved.
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Long burdened by environmental racism, activists in Memphis are turning the tide
Black women, particularly mothers, are leading efforts to treat people currently harmed by toxic neighborhoods and prevent future damage.
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‘We are all bound up together’: The 19th’s fellows on the life and legacy of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
On the anniversary of her passing, The 19th's fellows honor the “mother of African American journalism,” who our HBCU fellowship is named for.