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Oct 17 – Oct 30, 2024
- A Slave Ship Called Jesus
"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.
Who Can Deliver God’s Message?
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.
We Raised $3,600 in 48 Days for Gambia as United Air Starts Senegal Flights
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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Oct 03 – Oct 16, 2024
- Sharpton and Central Park Five Members Get Out The Vote In Battleground Pennsylvania
About ten days after Yusuf Salaam and four other boys started to confess to a rape and attack, real estate magnate Donald Trump called for the return of the death penalty in full–page advertisements in all four of New York’s major newspapers. Today, the justice system has exonerated Salaam and the four others, and Salaam sits on the New York City Council. He, with Al Sharpton, warns people not to vote for felon trump.
5 Tips to Retire 5 Years Early
More than half of nonretired people say they don't think they will have enough money to live comfortably, according to a Gallup poll. Despite the dour feelings, all is hardly lost. Not only are there ways to improve your retirement readiness, you may even be able to move that retirement date up by 5 years. With planning, perseverance, and maybe some tradeoffs, it's often possible.
Douglass Frederick Interpreter Delivers 1857 Dred Scott Speech
In light of the current U.S Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, what did Frederick Douglass have to say about a Supreme Court gone rouge in the 1857 Dred Scott decision? Nathan Richardon's new film presents a six–minute contextualized version of the full eight page speech written by Douglass.
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Sep 19 – Oct 02, 2024
- The Comeuppance, Who Knew Substance Could Be So Funny
Somehow MacArthur Genius Award–winning playwright Branden Jacobs–Jenkins made contemporary discussions about January 6, COVID, Columbine, death, sexual–orientation, mental illness, homelessness, September 11, and veterans’ affairs, reflective and absolutely hilarious.
Vitiligo, Trauma, and Me
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.
Allan J. Lichtman Predicts Who Will Win the 2024 US Presidential Race
Since Allan J. Lichtman started announcing his forecasts 20 years ago, he was right in nine of the last 10 elections. However despite his predictions, he adds, "the outcome is up to you, so get out and vote!" Artwork by Baltimore-based artist Anson Asaka.
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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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