‘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, Jo Ann 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.
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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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'I can be an example': After 107 years, a Latina will lead a national group of school principals
Raquel Martinez spoke with The 19th about the significance of her new role with the National Association of Secondary School Principals, her goals for the group and how growing up in a farmworker family has shaped her approach.
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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.
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In the world of eating disorder treatment, Black people are often misunderstood, unheard — or left out altogether
Black women in the field are working to disrupt eating disorder stereotypes, which create a vicious cycle that prevents people of color from getting diagnoses and treatment.