No strings, no bureaucracy, but suddenly $1.4 million to help a Black community (Washington Post) Portland community activist Cameron Whitton founded the Black Resilience Fund giving qualified Black Portlanders applicants $300 “for utility bills, car insurance or transportation, medical costs,…
Read MoreCheck back during the week. New events and information will be added as they are announced. August 9 2 pm The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Book Breaks with historian Kellie Carter Jackson. Force and Freedom: Black Abolitionists and…
Read MoreThe March for Equality will reflect different organizations, poets, speakers, and others to help give them an opportunity to voice their opinions on racial inequities and police reform. All genders, races, ages, and religious groups are welcome to join and…
Read More1.Slave Ship in 3D Video View a reconstruction of the slave vessel L’Aurore (Voyage ID: 32359). 2.Governor Murphy, Senate President Sweeney, & Speaker Coughlin Announce Support of Legislation to Change Outdated Term of ‘Freeholder’ to ‘Commissioner’ 3.Lionsgate, Oprah Winfrey Team…
Read MoreJennifer Medina reports on the complexities of Latino-Black relations in the context of current protests, highlighting intergroup support and conflict, common interests such as protection from police brutality, and colorism. To read the full article, click here.
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