Lessie Benningfield Randle and Viola Fletcher are asking the state supreme court to allow their historic lawsuit to proceed. By Ed Pilkington, The Guardian — The two remaining survivors of…
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Written by actor and playwright Jeremy O. Harris, the London version of the play, which also offered “Black Out” performances on Broadway, stars Kit Harington. By Georg Szalai, The Hollywood…
Viola Ford Fletcher and her family fled a murderous white mob 102 years ago – today she’s still demanding accountability. By David Smith, The Guardian — Viola Ford Fletcher smiles…
Unraveling the characteristics of race today requires an understanding of history. By Jamelle Bouie, NYT — In my Jan. 29 newsletter, I wrote a little about the development of the…
The Legacy Museum, opening in October, lands at a time when racial violence is again on the rise and critical race theory is being used to prevent America’s racist past…
Evanston was the first city to implement a plan to repair the harm caused by slavery – and what occurred there could set the tone for what may happen at…
By Nkechi Taifa — Normally my morning walks don’t include going down Memory Lane, particularly one that has been invisible for almost a century. But there I was, in Lafayette…
I was honored to have been asked to provide testimony at the House Judiciary Committee hearings on H.R. 40, the legislation that would establish a commission to study reparations and…
