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Black History Month: Movies, TV shows and books on systemic racism
To celebrate the annual observance, and in light of the Black Lives Matter movement, here are materials to help educate all ages about the fight for racial justice.
Feb. 3, 2021 10:55 a.m. PT
Books for Black History Month on display at the Elmont Memorial Library in Elmont, New York. Alejandra Villa Loarca/Newsday RM via Getty Images
Each February brings Black History Month, a time to recognize and celebrate the achievements of African-Americans, and their central role in shaping American society and history. It s also an opportunity to recommit to better understanding and combatting systemic racism and oppression.
Ahead of the federal holiday celebrating the birthday of the civil rights leader, here are materials to help educate all ages about the fight for racial justice.
fellow candidates to focus on the senate, not on the white house. a great crew joining us this morning. quite a lineup. congratulations to alexi. she won the emerging journalist of the year award. coming up at noon eastern a letter of solidarity to u.s. latinos writtens by more than 150 writers, artists and leaders in this country. actress diane guerrero will talk about the impact she hopes the letter will have on america s latino community and the country. policies or politics? what s behind a white house push that could change something that s been going on for 19 years? 19 years?
our voices heard. remember, remember, this in november. remember this in november. when we march to the polls. remember our anger. the outrage. and the desire to act. remember in november that the end to these cruel policies starts with us. i miss you every day. thank you. actress diane guerrero there of orange is the new black. it has become one of the largest dem money stationstrations acro
trying to push forward for what they believe in, i think it s not a moment in which we can cower. it s a moment where we have to fight back. because every single right that has been fought for, whether it be women s rights, rights for african-americans, rights for gays and lesbians and workers. we just had a horrible decision on workers rights this week. those are all up for grabs in this particular moment. so our strategy needs to be that it s now or never. all right, guys. sit title. we will talk about family border separations when you come back 10 minutes or so. why sentencing for national security adviser michael flynn has been postponed again. is it a legal strategy in the russia probe? and next hour, actress diane guerrero from orange is the new black , how her undocumented parents and brother were deported. and the dividing line.