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Race
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This women-led nonprofit wants Los Angeles to recognize and prioritize its Indigenous population
Cofounders Odilia Romero and Janet Martinez, mother and daughter, have been recognized by Lizzo and MALDEF for their work celebrating Indigenous cultures and languages.
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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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‘Be kind and be gracious to yourself’: How these Black and queer disabled creatives say they prioritize happiness
To close out our Black History Month series, we’ve talked to four Black people about their relationship with joy. Here are the first two stories.
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‘Be in touch with who you are’: How these Black retirees are finding joy outside of work
To close out our Black History Month series, we’ve talked to four Black people about their relationship with joy. Here are the second two stories.
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58 years after marching on Bloody Sunday, JoAnne Bland teaches her own Black history in Selma
Bland has dedicated her life to educating people about her hometown of Selma, Alabama, to ensure they remember the lessons in the fight for voting rights.
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‘Black Disability Politics’ argues that not all disability activism looks — or functions — the same
Author and professor Sami Schalk gives a roadmap for making both movements more inclusive.
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Barbara Johns made civil rights history at 16. Her sister reflects on the US Capitol statue planned in her honor.
Joan Johns Cobbs joined her sister to protest their segregated school’s deplorable conditions in 1951. She wants the statue of her sister planned for Statuary Hall to show her “determination and forcefulness.”
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Meet the local trailblazers making Black history in their communities
The 19th staff asked to hear from you about the people in your lives who are making Black history. Here are their stories.
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Mainstream education often neglects Black history. TikTok, Freedom Schools and other resources are bridging the gap.
Recent efforts through social media and community education to teach about Black people's contributions are part of a long history of pushing back against Eurocentric instruction in schools.