Jul 15 – Jul 28, 2021
- The Significance of Ketanji Brown Jackson's Appointment to the US Court of Appeals for DC
The D.C. Circuit's prominence among American courts is second only to the U.S. Supreme Court because its jurisdiction contains the U.S. Congress and many U.S. government agencies. Also, . . .
- Frederick Douglass: 'My Subject is Haiti, the Black Republic', Lecture on Haiti - 1893
We include frequent Port Of Harlem contributor, poet, author, and Frederick Douglass historian Nathan Richardson's short recitation of a Frederick Douglass' speech on Haiti, the text and other links to provide a broader view of what is happening in Haiti.
- USA Teens Kill Elderly Man, Why It's Not Likely to Happen in The Gambia
Two teens, a 14–year–old Gary resident and a 16–year–old Chicago resident, are accused for the June 26 fatal shooting of well-known, 70–year–old Gary resident Wallace Broadnax. In contrast, such crimes are rare in The Gambia and we asked some of our Gambian readers why they believe that is so.
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Jul 01 – Jul 14, 2021
- Philip Payton: Father of Black Harlem
Philip A. Payton, Jr. and other Black investors quickly joined forces to purchase and lease properties from White owners/allies in the 135th Street area to block the effort to displace African Americans from the area.
- The Race Card Project
You can add your thoughts to this online project. Wilhelmina Street of Baltimore wrote: “Actually, more people of our very own race seem to struggle with the idea of an extremely light person marrying someone who is extremely dark."
- Carrying While Black (Part 3 of 3): Even When Exercising Your Right, You May Still be Viewed as Wrong
Jemel Roberson was only 26 when on a November night in 2018 a police officer from Chicago south suburban Midlothian, IL mistook Roberson, who was working as an armed security guard, for a criminal, and shot him four times in the back, killing him.
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June 17 – Jun 30, 2021
- Spaces that Once Were: Gentrification and High Density
A mid–rise building now stands where her grandmother's hair salon once stood on H Street, NE in the same way that an 11–unit building stands in the space that was once her single–family home on Kearny Street, NE in Washington, DC, recalls Daiyyah Edwards Abdullah.
- Black Veterans: Apology to the Native American Community
The Blacks interaction with Native American communities is the nine-hundred–pound elephant in the room. The Native American community suffered its own holocaust and the Black community contributed to their losses.
- Carrying While Black (Part 2 of 3): After You Fire the Last Shot
You have fired your weapon in self–defense, and someone has been shot. But whether you realize it or not, the fight isn't over. You may have come out victorious, surviving physically, but the legal fight has just begun.
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June 03 – Jun 16, 2021
- Black Consumers Must Demand Respect in Philly, Across U.S.
Ask yourself what would the average Black person do if a neighborhood Chinese food store was Black-owned but hired only or mostly Asian people who consistently cursed and yelled at Black customers through bulletproof glass. Black folks would go ballistic.
- Germany to Pay Namibia $1.3bn as it Formally Recognizes Colonial Era Genocide
Germany gained control of the desert country in the 1880s and surrendered the territory to South Africa in 1915. Namibia gained independence in 1990.
- Women Songwriters Hall of Fame
The Women Songwriters’ Hall of Fame, founded to honor women whose body of work represents the best of the heritage and legacy of modern American music, will pay homage to ten female songwriters, including Deniece Williams, on June 25, 2021 at the Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC.
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May 20 – Jun 02, 2021
- Dr. Watkins, The Colored Who Defied Housing Segregation Circa 1880
Moving into town defied commonly-held beliefs about where he could live. Whites warned him and guardians of Reconstruction–era thought "reminded him that ‘no N' was allowed to live on Queen Anne Bridge Road.
- Trump Tied Africa to Palestine/Israel Conflict – Disapproval Mounts
Senator Booker and a bipartisan group of 27 senators asked President Biden to undo Trump's agreement with Israel and Morocco. "The Sahrawi people deserve the right to freely choose their own destiny. We hope that we can count on you to be a partner in this effort," they wrote agreeing with the African Union and United Nations on Western Sahara's fate.
- Biden's Suspension of 1776 Commission Allows Boosts to 1619 Project
Biden's unsung decision not only gave more oxygen to the 1619 Project, but is affecting the financial prospects of many equity fighters across the United States, from coast to coast.
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