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PublishedFebruary 19, 2023
A brief history of the Black church’s diversity, and its vital role in American political history
Millions of enslaved Africans were forcefully converted to the Christian faith. The Black church came about when African Americans began to establish their own congregations.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2023
Meet Bayard Rustin, often-forgotten civil rights activist, gay rights advocate, union organizer, pacifist and man of compassion for all in trouble
Bayard Rustin led a long and complicated life dedicated to the fight for equal rights. Targeted by the FBI, Rustin became a close adviser to Martin Luther King Jr.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2023
Before Patrick Mahomes vs. Jalen Hurts, there was Doug Williams
Williams became the first Black quarterback to start in a Super Bowl and won MVP of the game for Washington in January 1988.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2023
The modern NFL didn’t have a Black head coach until 1989. Here’s his story.
Art Shell was hired by the Los Angeles Raiders long after baseball and basketball teams had been led by African Americans. Then he was fired after a winning season.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2023
NFL owners have a problem hiring coaches: They’re lousy at it
The main reason the NFL fails in its attempts to engineer better diversity is that the owners are generally horrible at hiring anyone.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2023
How could they? That’s not a question for the head, but the heart
Systemic racism does dehumanizing things to the souls of those caught in its net, including the five Black police officers accused of killing Tyre Nichols.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2023
Black Memphis police spark dialogue on systemic racism in the U.S.
The Memphis cops charged with murder were Black. What does it matter?
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2023
Elliott Epstein: People like us need a helping hand
These people who can’t afford shelter represent a challenge to the American belief that ours is a prosperous and humane society.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2023
Attacks on U.S. Jews and gays accelerate as hate speech grows on Twitter
Former employees and online researchers say an increase in physical attacks in the United States tracks with spikes in some categories of hate speech on Twitter, notably antisemitic and anti-gay slurs and rhetoric.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2023
For Andre and Maria, food is a way to connect with their American-born neighbors
'People come from all over' to shop at their grocery store that stocks ingredients needed to make Angolan dishes.
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