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THE WASHINGTON POST - EDUCATION
Hide your books to avoid felony charges, Fla. schools tell teachers.
January 31, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.
THE CUT - SPRING FASHION
The Promise of Pyer Moss Kerby Jean-Raymond was one of fashion’s most celebrated young designers. Then what happened?
By Tahirah Hairston
January 30, 2023
WHYY - PBS/NPR
Librarian says he was told to remove poster of Holocaust survivor’s quote for violating Central Bucks ‘advocacy’ policy.
By Emily Rizzo
Updated Jan. 29, 2023 4:16 pm
CNBC - CHANGING THE NARRATIVE
U.S. government should pay $14 trillion in reparations to Black Americans, say authors William Darity and Kirsten Mullen.
by Macklin Fishman and
Cheyenne DeVon
SAT, JAN 28 2023 @ 8:00 AM
THE WASHINGTON POST - DAILY 202
A Green Book celebration.
by Olivier Knox
with research by Caroline Anders
January 27, 2023 at 12:01 p.m.
THE WASHINGTON POST - OPINION
San Francisco shows how not to pursue slavery reparations.
By Henry Olsen
January 26, 2023 at 10:30 a.m.
ARTS PAPER - ARTS COUNCIL
GREATER NEW HAVEN
At People’s Center, Four Artists Reveal “The Reality Of Migration.”
by Lucy Gellman |
January 23rd, 2023
YALE DAILY NEWS
“Not like other libraries”: How a 197-year-old private library in New Haven survives.
by HANNAH KOTLER
11:43 PM, JAN 22, 2023
THE WASHINGTON POST
A Black professor defies DeSantis law restricting lessons on race.
By Lori Rozsa
January 21, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.
THE WASHINGTON POST - OPINION
Does Dobbs violate the establishment clause?
By Ruth Marcus
January 20, 2023 at 9:04 a.m.
THE WASHINGTON POST
Fla. rejects AP Black history class, saying it ‘lacks educational value.’
January 19, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.
THE WASHINGTON POST
Political fundraising platform ActBlue names its first Black female CEO.
January 19, 2023 at 1:01 p.m.
ESSENCE
How This Marketing Entrepreneur Went From Howard University Party Promoter To Closing Seven-Figure Deals With Multi-Global Companies.
BY EBONY FLAKE
UPDATED JANUARY 18, 2023
ESSENCE
Tracy Heather Strain Uncovers The Truth About Zora Neale Hurston In New Documentary.
By Rivea Ruff
Updated January 17, 2023
YALE NEWS
Families celebrate MLK Day with dance, music and storytelling at the New Haven Museum.
By MAGGIE GRETHER
11:45 PM, JAN 16, 202
MIAMI HERALD - EDUCATION
‘The fabric of this community’: Scholars honored at 30th 5000 Role Models breakfast.
UPDATED JAN 16, 2023 7:21 PM
Los Angeles Times
Column: Bruce’s Beach was a win for reparations. Why it matters that Black people lost it.
JAN. 8, 2023 5 AM PT
Washington Post
‘What more do we have to do?’ HBCU coaches are largely ignored.
By Liz Clarke
January 7, 2023 at 7:57 a.m. EST
Washington Post - Inspired Life
At age 5 he vowed to go to college with his mom. They just graduated together.
By Cathy Free
January 6, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EST
Washington Post - PERSPECTIVE
The District’s Consorts social club thrives on its 70th anniversary.
by Courtland Milloy
January 3, 2023 at 5:17 p.m. EST
ProPublica
She Says Doctors Ignored Her Concerns About Her Pregnancy. For Many Black Women, It’s a Familiar Story.
by Duaa Eldeib
Dec. 27, 6 a.m. EST
Washington Post
Mexico is uncovering and destroying Maya antiquities to build $15B train line.
By Kevin Sieff and Whitney Leaming
Dec. 18, 2022
ARTS PAPER - ARTS COUNCILGREATER NEW HAVEN
In Year Of The Rabbit, Lunarfest Leaps Back.
Lucy Gellman |
January 30th, 2023
ESSENCE
Nation's Largest Black-Owned Bank Launches Surcharge-Free ATM Network, More Than Any Other US Financial Institution.
BY JASMINE BROWLEY
UPDATED JANUARY 29, 2023
AP NEWS
Jury Awards $1M To Oregon Woman Who Tried To Buy Gas But Was Told: ‘I Don’t Serve Black People.’
BY MELISSA NOEL
UPDATED JANUARY 27, 2023
NEW YORK VULTURE
How Margaret Brown Filmed One of the Year’s Most Telling Documentary Scenes - DESCENDANT
By Alison Willmore
January 24, 2023 @ 12 PM
ESSENCE
Disney Teams Up With Black-Owned Brand To Give Their Princess Dolls A Diverse Makeover.
BY ELIZABETH AYOOLA
UPDATED JANUARY 23, 2023
THE WASHINGTON POST - EDUCATION
Students want new books. Thanks to restrictions, librarians can’t buy them.
January 22, 2023 at 6:00 a.m
THE NEW YORK TIMES
A Mother’s Desperate Fight to Save a Child From Haiti’s Gang Wars.
By Natalie Kitroeff, Andre Paultre & Adriana Zehbrauskas
Jan. 20, 2023
THE WASHINGTON POST - OPINION
What more education on racial issues taught me.
By Perry Bacon Jr.
January 20, 2023 at 7:30 a.m.
ESSENCE
I Went To Nigeria For #DettyDecemba. Here Are The Must-See Places To Visit In Lagos.
BY ANAYO AWUZIE
UPDATED JANUARY 19, 2023
THE NEW YORK TIMES
‘I Don’t Want to Die’: Fighting Maternal Mortality Among Black Women.
Jan. 18, 2023
ARTS PAPER - Arts Council Greater New Haven
City Awards $187,200 To 42 Neighborhood Cultural Vitality Grantees.
Lucy Gellman | January 17th, 2023
ARTS PAPER - Arts Council Greater New Haven
Strings & Steel Take MLK Day To Church.
Lucy Gellman | January 16th, 2023
On Martin Luther King Day, nine facts about him that may surprise you.
January 16, 2023 at 5:01 a.m. EST
NEW HAVEN REGISTER- TRAVEL
New York Times names New Haven among 52 places around the world to visit in 2023.
Jan. 12, 2023 1:18 p.m.
Washington Post - NATIONAL
A Chicago suburb promised Black residents reparations. Few have been paid.
January 9, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EST
Washington Post
How Penn State abandoned a big pledge on racial justice.
By Nick Anderson
January 5, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EST
ProPublica
Arizona’s Governor-Elect Chooses Critic of Racial Disparities in Child Welfare to Lead CPS Agency.
by Eli Hager
Dec. 30, 2022, 12:12 p.m. EST
DAILYMAIL.COM
The shaming images that show where our iPhones, laptops and Tesla cars REALLY come from: The truth about the Congolese mines where kids are paid $2-a-day to dig for cobalt.
By JENNIFER SMITH
30 January 2023
UPDATED: 17:46 EST
PROPUBLICA
Can Community Programs Help Slow the Rise in Violence?
by Alec MacGillis
Jan. 30, 6 a.m. EST
THE WASHINGTON POST - TODAY'S WORLDVIEW
Africa is less democratic and safe than a decade ago, study says.
By Ishaan Tharoor with
Sammy Westfall
January 27, 2023
ARTS PAPER - ARTS COUNCIL
GREATER NEW HAVEN
Eddie Henderson Sends New Haven Into A Reverie.
Marie Sanford |
January 26th, 2023
ESSENCE
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Suicide: An Open Letter From A Black Male Survivor.
BY MIKE VENY
UPDATED JANUARY 24, 2023
ARTS PAPER - ARTS COUNCIL
GREATER NEW HAVEN
On MLK Day, Hair Giveback Honors The Crown.
Danielle Campbell |
January 23rd, 2023
CNN - DESTINATION CHINA
Chinese zodiac fortune predictions: What’s in store for the Year of the Rabbit?
Updated 3:08 AM January 23, 2023
THE HILL
DeSantis sparks outrage with rejection of African American studies class.
BY BROOKE MIGDON
CHEYANNE M. DANIELS
01/20/23 4:00 PM
ESSENCE
Diane Nash Is A Civil Rights Icon We Should All Know.
BY RAYNA REID RAYFORD
UPDATED JANUARY 19, 2023
THE NEW YORK TIMES - OPINION
THE WASHINGTON POST
The five Black governors who came before Maryland’s Wes Moore.
January 18, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EST
THE WASHINGTON POST
Two states still observe King-Lee Day, honoring Robert E. Lee with MLK.
January 16, 2023 at 7:00 a.m. EST
13 Times Dr. Bernice King Gracefully Thwarted The Co-Opting of Martin Luther King’s Legacy.
BY EBONY FLAKE
UPDATED JANUARY 16, 2023
The Fashion Sale of the Century
André Leon Talley amassed piles of Louis Vuitton, Versace, Chanel and Fendi. Now it’s all about to go up for auction to benefit Black churches.
Jan. 15, 2023, 3:00 a.m. ET
THE NEW YORK TIMES
THE NEW YORK TIMES
5 Broadway Veterans on Race and Representation in Theater Design.
Jan. 12, 2023