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Sheryl Lee Ralph is a Hollywood legend, and she’s got the stories—and scars—to prove it. The actress, who currently stars as kindergarten teacher Barbara Howard on ABC’s Abbott Elementary, is reflecting back on the 1980s, when she was trying to break into the industry “I was fired from a pilot because the producer told me I was […]
‘Told It Like It Was’: Ntozake Shange’s Tales of Black Womanhood The New York Times Source link
“The colored woman of to-day occupies, one may say, a unique position in this country,” Anna Julia Cooper wrote in 1892. A Black feminist and liberation activist, Cooper made a radical proposal: to reduce inequality, we must center Black women’s wisdom and experience. Black women and their allies have been trying to do so ever since. Cooper’s […]
Days after reports of shortages of Thanksgiving turkeys proved premature, the American Christmas Tree Association was moved to promise Americans that “Christmas will not be cancelled”, amid reports of looming problems. The statement from ACTA, which represents the artificial tree industry, came amid concern that supplies of both plastic trees and live Noble, Frazer and […]
A Black family from Virginia who say their neighbor has been playing recordings of racial slurs and monkey noises since their arrival received no recourse after police deemed their neighbors’ actions “not criminally actionable”, reports CNN. Five years ago, the Martinez family moved into their dream home in a quiet cul-de-sac of
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Black civilian grounds-keeping and kitchen worker at an Air Force base in Wyoming was retaliated against and ultimately fired for complaining when other workers called him racial epithets, a lawsuit said. A supervisor told Bryan Wheels to keep quiet about the racial harassment, which began soon . . .
The Statue of Liberty and One World Trade Center are seen as the Tribute in Light shines in downtown Manhattan to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., September 11, […]