The Movement For Restoring Black Cemeteries

Photo: Afro American Newspapers/Gado (Getty Images) In an effort to honor and preserve Black life, Black folks across the US are organizing to care for historically Black burial grounds. Greenwood Cemetery, the first Black commercial burial ground, was founded in 1874 in St. Louis after the Civil War. More than …

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What Reality TV Reveals About Motherhood

Most mothers have never glued lashes to their daughters’ eyelids for pageants. They’ve never, as the moms on Toddlers & Tiaras have, gotten their children’s legs spray-tanned. They haven’t stood in the audience, cuing their kids’ routines with kissy faces and arm sweeps, hollering, “Get it, girl!” and “Sparkle, baby!” …

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Have you heard of Black Love Day?

If you’re reading this, you’re no doubt already well accustomed to the annual recognition of Black History Month each February, celebrating the achievements and contributions of Black people throughout American history. And you’re likely equally familiar with Valentine’s Day, universally acknowledged as the day of love. But have you heard …

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