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The Black history of Labor Day: How Black workers shaped the labor movement
1+ week, 2+ day ago (878+ words) Haniyah P. is an award-winning multimedia storyteller and staff writer at theGrio, where she covers the intersection of culture, identity, and current events. Driven by a passion for storytelling and digital media, she focuses on uncovering untold narratives and finding innovative…...
New York City church pushes to preserve burial ground tied to early generations of free Black Americans
1+ week, 3+ day ago (410+ words) After human remains were discovered during construction in 2011, community leaders are again pressing the city to protect the historic site. Beneath a parking lot in Elmhurst, Queens, lies a piece of Black history that advocates say deserves far more than…...
‘Woke up Black AF’: Black Threads is an official community!
1+ week, 4+ day ago (712+ words) After three years of using the tag to post about the Black community on Threads, the “Black Threads” subgroup has officially emerged. “Black Threads” is no longer just a passing topic that also covers the color, comedy style, and culture....
HBCUs are sitting on Black history we haven’t even discovered yet — and Getty is helping to uncover it
3+ week, 5+ day ago (236+ words) Cassandra Illidge shares how Getty’s HBCU archival project has been going five years in and what’s next for the collaboration. “There’s so much for us to see,” she said. “There’s so many more archives out there that can unleash a…...
When the Water Gave Him Back: A Letter to White America
4+ week, 1+ day ago (387+ words) OPINION: From Emmitt Till to Nolan Wells, Tasia Fortune, Trey Reed and Kohen Wiley, the pattern of Black death needs to be a wake-up call to lawmakers in Mississippi. You do not know what it is to bury a child…...