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The Voting Rights Act is dead. Here’s a new model for Black politics, The New Republic
After the Supreme Court’s decision to weaken the Voting Rights Act, and Jake Grumbach argue that now is the t...
Knox County Schools takes 'Roots' off banned book list, restores to libraries
By: Angela Dennis, Tennessee Lookout
“Roots,” by Tennessee author Alex Haley, has been taken off the Knox County Schools banned book list. (Photo: Haley Heritage Square in Knoxville. Library of Congress)
An East Tennessee school district...
Sonny Rollins, legend of the jazz saxophone, has died
Sonny Rollins at Stockholm Jazz Fest 2009. Wikimedia Commons.
Sonny Rollins, one of the most influential jazz musicians of our time, died Monday afternoon at his home in Woodstock, New York, according to a statement from his publicist. He...
NPR Music pays homage to BET for Black Music Month with Tiny Desk lineup
June is almost here, which means it’s time for NPR Music’s celebration of Black Music Month. This year, they’ve enlisted the help of a BET legend to kick things off.
Big Tigger, the former host of BET’s iconic music shows “Rap City” and “1...
Historic Black church in Virginia will fund Black student council at Mizzou, pastor says
The historic Alfred Street Baptist Church announced Sunday that it would fund the Legion of Black Collegians, the Black student government that had its funding cut at the University of Missouri.
“Although they’ve been defunded by the gover...
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