A new Word In Black survey explores how Black Americans define racial healing and what stands in the way of achieving it, providing a data-driven account of the current state of racial healing in the US.
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Posted inBlack History
Why should African Americans celebrate America 250?
AFRO CEO and Publisher Frances “Toni” Draper argues that America’s 250th anniversary should be marked with an honest examination of the nation’s history, acknowledging both its democratic ideals and its legacy of enslavement, racism and inequality. She contends that African Americans have every reason to celebrate their resilience and contributions, but only if the full American story—including its injustices—is recognized and preserved.
Posted inWord In Black
Racial healing in Black America: What the data tells us
A new Word In Black survey explores how Black Americans define racial healing and what stands in the way of achieving it, providing a data-driven account of the current state of racial healing in the US.
Posted inEducation
A woman was hired to investigate racial harassment after a suicide. Then she encountered it herself
By Hannah SchoenbaumThe Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Black woman hired by a northern Utah school district to investigate racial harassment complaints the year after a 10-year-old Black student died by suicide says that she, too, experienced discrimination from district officials. Joscelin Thomas, a former coordinator in the Davis School District’s equal […]
Posted inBooks
Books don’t create racists
Submitted by Kevin Palmer Dear Afro.com Editor, To discontinue publishing six Dr. Suess books because of racist and insensitive imagery will not help change America’s racist character no more than dressing up like a clown changed serial killer John Wayne Gacy’s character. Hiding racially insensitive books from children does not foster long-standing amicable race relations. […]
