For Kristen Lovell, simply picking up the camera is a revolutionary act. Being in the director’s chair allows the Black transgender filmmaker to extend empathy and dimensionality to members of her community in a world resistant to their mere presence. Just a few days into Pride Month, the Human Rights Campaign, for the first time […]
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Racism Pervades College Sports. It’s Taking an Alarming Toll on Athletes.
LOS ANGELES — Sometimes, fans would hurl the N-word. Other times, they’d tell her how much she looked like a man. Occasionally, in less of a low blow, they’d talk down to her, calling her “girl.” The slurs are not uncommon to Koi Love. Playing college basketball in the Southeastern Conference meant traveling to majority white […]
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Louisiana sisters fight to protect their community’s health and enslaved ancestors’ history
Originally published by The 19th We’re telling the untold stories of women, women of color and LGBTQ+ people. Sign up for our daily newsletter. WALLACE, La.— There are only a handful of homes situated on Alexis Court, but there are a whole lot of memories. At one end of the short street, facing the Mississippi […]
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How Angel Reese and Other Black Female Athletes Are Pushing Back Against the Criticism
The NCAA’s “Most Outstanding Player,” Angel Reese, is unapologetically who she is — and she’s among the next generation of Black female athletes refusing to let double standards command the narrative around how they compete. The Louisiana State University basketball player and others are not only playing in a fresh manicure and lashes while embracing […]
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The Fight to Stop the Erasure of Historic Black Towns
The Rev. Darryl Johnson rejoiced when he received a text message that a deal to sell the remaining 100 acres of the historic Robert Hungerford Preparatory High School property in Eatonville, Florida, fell through a week ago. After hearing the news that a developer dropped out of the controversial plan to buy the land, the […]
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Once an ‘All-Black Utopia,’ Eatonville Residents Say New Development Could Erase History
Millard Livatt takes pride in knowing the literary destination he’s called home for more than 50 years is still standing. Made famous by the late Zora Neale Hurston, Eatonville, Florida, is one of the oldest Black-incorporated towns in the U.S. Despite high poverty rates, limited job opportunities and food insecurity, Livatt said he looks beyond […]
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Damar Hamlin’s Collapse Shows the Elevated Risk for Heart Failure Among Black Athletes
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is awake and responsive three days after he suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed on an NFL field mid-game. The 24-year-old’s breathing tube was removed overnight, the team said, and he’s writing on a clipboard to communicate. Hamlin FaceTimed with fellow players and their coaches Friday morning, saying “Love you boys,” […]
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The Black Diaspora’s Complicated Feelings About Queen Elizabeth’s Death
The death of Queen Elizabeth II has evoked mixed emotions in Black communities around the world. Some praised her 70-year reign as a rare woman in the class of predominantly male world leaders, while others celebrated her death and the prospect of Black countries severing their ties to the monarchy. The United Kingdom’s 14 commonwealth […]
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Black History Sites Aren’t Being Preserved. This Historian Wants to Change That.
Saying America has a troubled relationship with the land it seized from Indigenous people would be an understatement. Colonialism, and the taking of land through force and murder, defined the country’s borders. The struggle over terrain continues today with the threat of climate change, an increase in internal migration, and the soaring cost of housing. […]
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‘Don’t Forget About Us’: Generations of Neglect Preceded Attack on Black Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — One of this city’s main thoroughfares is crossed by a prominent, white archway marked with large black letters: “African American Heritage Corridor.” Michigan Avenue is home to historic buildings and stained-glass chapels, but the most important one sits beside the arch: a 177-year-old, red-brick church, memorialized as the last stop of the […]
