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Is history a mere collection of dates and events, or a tapestry woven by the actions of individuals who shaped the course of societies? When we explore the intricate relationship between political figures and African American rights, this question is taken to heart. Who are the people who stood in the path of progress? What
Singer, actor, producer and activist Harry Belafonte, who spawned a calypso craze in the U.S. with his music and blazed new trails for African American performers, died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at his Manhattan home. He was 96. An award-winning Broadway performer and a versatile recording and concert star of the ’50s, the lithe, […]
about woke, he s talking about eradicating gay people, african american rights, women s rights. that s what woke means we didn t acknowledge the threat when trump came down the escalator in 2015 until it was too late ron desantis is crafting a campaign in that mold. when ledbelly said it in 1938 and black folks were saying it since i was a kid, it just means watch your back. when they say it, woke means black. let s be clear and it means gay, and it means when you re anti that, you have told us who you are. he says this is where woke goes to die. i m going to leave it there they mean black again. they don t know what it means. rick wilson and don callaway thank you both up next, filmmakers erica alexander and whitney dowd join me to talk about their recent debate series based on their new documentary about reparations. and we celebrate a very special women s history month birthday we ll be rig bhtack. you get advice like.
american story in the united states. very good to have you with us. where does this sit in at the grand scheme of things, in the bigger context of the history of african american rights in the us and the effect that incident has on people today? thank you for having me on as always. it is monumental. and it is monumentalfor a couple of reasons. black wall street, tulsa, greenwood, what it represented was a 35 blocks of a black excellence, of people who had pulled themselves up from the bootstraps will stop there are a dentist, small businesses, movie theatres, homes that were all burned to the ground where not only people lost their lives, but people lost their lives, but people also lost wealth and the ability to accumulate generational wealth, so black wall street is what society,