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Let little Black girls be little Black girls!
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (490+ words) This back-to-school season, a new style is trending among young Black girls. Videos of a middle schooler getting their “first lace front” have racked up millions of views on TikTok and Instagram, reigniting a debate about adultifying young Black girls…...
Voting Rights Act turns 61, leaders highlight weakened protections
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (593+ words) Sixty-one years after President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act on Aug. 6, 1965, civil rights leaders and politicians in Texas are warning that the law’s protections have been effectively dismantled and that Texas has become ground zero for what comes…...
Make these Black August moves for better future
3+ week, 3+ day ago (964+ words) Black August is more than a month to remember. It is a month to move. Rooted in Black resistance and political education, Black August was formally commemorated beginning in 1979 at California’s San Quentin State Prison, honoring Black freedom fighters and…...