Tag: American South
Reparations Are For Descendants Of Black Slaves, Weber Says
By Associated Press
California's secretary of state said Thursday that reparations for African Americans should be limited to people whose forebears were kidnapped from their...
Weber Shares Thoughts on Framework for Reparations Eligibility
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media
California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber shared her thoughts on who should be compensated for the...
IN MEMORIAM: Andre Léon Talley, Fashion Titan, Dies at 73
By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D, NNPA Newswire Culture and Entertainment Editor
Andre Léon Talley, a trailblazing figure in fashion journalism has died. Talley was born...
Black Americans mostly left behind by progress since Dr. King’s death
By Sharon Austin, University of Florida
On Apr. 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, while assisting striking sanitation workers.
Back...
Critical race theory: What it is and what it isn’
By David Miguel Gray, University of Memphis
U.S. Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana sent a letter to fellow Republicans on June 24, 2021, stating: “As...
