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Sep 05 – Sep 18, 2024
- New Film Covers: Hiking While Black
"That's for White people" is a phrase that infuriated Gary Wilkerson, Jr., as a young Black kid wanting to do outdoorsy things, like camping. "Black Outsider" is a new film about his journey to face that warning he has heard since he couldn't understand it's meaning.
DC Set to Vote on Rank Voting – What Is It?
Ranked choice voting is a system to hold politicians accountable to a majority of voters. Our current winner-take–all system requires strategic voting to avoid "splitting the vote," creating situations where voters feel pressured to vote for the "electable candidate" over the person they would most like to support. Ranked choice voting remedies this.
Black Beaches Celebrated in New Art Exhibit
Rik Freeman's "Black Beaches During Segregation" opened at Honfleur Gallery in Southeast Washington, DC. The paintings depict scenes from the Black beaches created during the American apartheid era and document their history.
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Aug 22 – Sep 04, 2024
- Happy 210th Birthday, 'Mammy' Pleasant'
A traitorous Black baggage handler exposed patriot John Brown's plot by wiring a telegram to federal authorities. When Brown was interrogated about the meaning of the "W.E.P./M.E.P." initials he carried, he refused to snitch. And because the European–American wouldn't snitch, authorities never suspected Mary Ellen Pleasant (M.E.P.) of having been the wealthy collaborator who financed the arming of Brown's historic anti–slavery revolution.
Why Your Shoe Size Changed as an Adult
After you have gone through puberty, you probably think that your favorite pair of shoes will fit for a lifetime. However, shoe shopping may be in your future due to natural changes in your feet..
Activities - Free and at Local Time, Unless Noted
The African Heritage Festival takes place in Laurel, MD. Online, catch CR Gibb's lecture "Black Beauty: The African Roots of Fashion & Style." A Motown Celebration with Chester Gregory in Los Angeles happens at the Ebony Repertory Theater. New on YouTube: What did Frederick Douglass say about a United States Supreme Court gone rogue? "The Dred Scott Speech" by Frederick Douglass with Douglass reenactor and POH contributor Nathan Richardson.
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Aug 08 – Aug 21, 2024
- Mungo Park, the Lewis and Clark of West Africa
Mungo Park's story, which I first learned about in The Gambia, reveals much about his thoughts on the behavior of Negroes, Moors, and Arabs; African wars; his geographical missteps; African words in modern English; African slavery; Middle Passage survival; and the interconnectedness of African, European, and American history.
VP Harris, AG Ellison, and Rep Omar on Tim Walz
In addition to Vice President Harris, read what Minnesotans Attorney General Keith Ellison and Representative Ilhan Omar say about Harris' running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
Regina Lynch– Hudson Confirms Her Fifth-Great Grandfather
Regina Lynch-Hudson expressed pride in joining the DAR, stating, "My membership in DAR honors faceless foremothers like Kadella (an enslaved Carson matriarch) whose unrecognized contributions have profoundly shaped our nation’s heritage."
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Ju1 25 – Aug 07, 2024
- What is Project 2025? Look at Tennessee 2024
All three called for unity, reminding people that words such as the N–word, busing, and cutting taxes –– which means Blacks will suffer more –– are dog whistles to maintain the current racial hierarchy. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison concluded, "If they can keep us looking at each other suspiciously, they can maintain power structures over us all."
The Pharisees, Sadducees, Heritage Foundation, & Project 2025
History is repeating itself with the Evangelicals (as the Pharisees) and the Heritage Foundation (as the Sadducees) . . . What Project 2025 manifests is that they believe in ruling the masses by any corrupt means necessary.
Bye Joe, Hello Kamala, MAGABlack Misinformation Stays
When I read such misinformed information consistently from the same circles, their words remind me that not all food shoppers read the labels; some buy the stuff in the can that seems to attract them – and salespeople like donald trump know this very well.
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Ju1 11 – Ju1 24, 2024
- Drafts and Crafts in DC includes Khismet Wearable Arts
(D)rafts and (C)rafts, back for the second year, combines dozens of local craft beverage producers and artisan makers, including Khismet Wearable Art, in the District's first small-scale producers festival on Saturday, July 13, 2024 from 12p–4p.
Comrade Sisters: Women Of The Black Panther Party
With the backing of the co–founders, Bobby Seale and Huey Newton, Stephen Shames was given full access to photograph the protests and rallies and also tender behind–the–scenes moments of party members with their families.
Morning or Night: How Your Shower Routine Affects Your Sleep
You may choose to shower in the morning as an energizing way to start your day. Or you may opt to shower at night as a way to rinse off the day. While it truly comes down to personal preference, some studies suggest that the time of day you shower could impact your sleep.
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