At 93, civil rights leader and former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young reflects on his behind-the-scenes role in the Civil Rights Movement in a new MSNBC documentary, “Andrew Young: The Dirty Work.” The film, produced by Rachel Maddow, explores Young’s unheralded contributions alongside Martin Luther King Jr., the personal sacrifices made during the struggle, and lessons for today’s social and political movements.
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Posted inBlack History
Lynching by suicide: The rebranded face of America’s racial violence
The death of 21-year-old Delta State University student Demartravion “Trey” Reed, ruled a suicide, is being challenged by his family and activists who cite evidence of foul play and a long history of racial violence in the South. Advocates say Reed’s case reflects a broader pattern of suspicious deaths of Black Americans being dismissed as suicides, echoing the legacy of lynching in America.
Posted inHistory
The US has pardoned insurrectionists twice before – and both times, years of violent racism followed
Donald Trump has pardoned insurrectionists involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots, following in the footsteps of Andrew Johnson and Ulysses S. Grant, who also pardoned insurrectionists after the Civil War, but both periods of clemency were followed by periods of discrimination and violence.
Posted inNEWS
‘Snowed In’ candle controversy: Bath & Body Works apologizes after claims of klan resemblance
Bath & Body Works has apologized and removed its “Snowed In” candle after it was criticized for its design, which some claimed resembled imagery associated with the Ku Klux Klan.
Posted inCommentary
Commentary: Five strategies to grow Black homeownership
The persistent racial gap in homeownership rates in the U.S. can be addressed by federal student loan forgiveness, down payment assistance, federal housing programs, lower mortgage interest rates, and increasing the number of Black real estate professionals.