Civil Rights Movement
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The FBI’s Persecution of Sidney Poitier
A Rolling Stone FOIA request has unearthed the FBI’s files on the trailblazing actor and activist, who was targeted for a program that brought Obama’s father to America.
- Injustice
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How Bill Russell Paved the Way for LeBron James and So Many Others
Netflix’s documentary Bill Russell: Legend profiles the Boston Celtics icon, from battles with Wilt and civil rights activism to his fraught relationship with fans
- GREATNESS
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Aretha Franklin Was Tracked By the FBI for 40 Years. Here’s What’s In Her File
The agency tried — and failed — for decades to tie the Queen of Soul to "extremists"
- Surveillance
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Jenn Dize and Afeni Evans
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The Viral Classroom Nazi Salute Video Has an Even Darker Backstory. I Lived It
We're living through a national panic over 'critical race theory' in classrooms. I've seen personally how damaging it is when schools cave to that pressure
- (Sub)Culture
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Derek Chauvin's Trial for the Murder of George Floyd Begins
Opening statements start March 29th and are expected to last several days
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Youth Organizers: Chelsea Miller and Nialah Edari of Freedom March NYC
Co-founders discuss how they organized one of the largest youth-led civil rights organizations in New York
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John Lewis’ Fight Goes On
The late congressman and civil rights icon risked his life for voting rights that are now slipping away. To honor his legacy, we don’t need statues. We need to take action and get to work
- Politics
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John Oliver Examines Whitewashed U.S. History in the Wake of George Floyd
Last Week Tonight segment examines the flaws of U.S. history education with regard to race
- TV & Movies
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America Failed John Lewis and C.T. Vivian
After the two civil rights giants both died last Friday, we should lament that this nation continues to require their kind of heroism
- Politics
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Civil Rights Icon John Lewis on the Art of Making 'Good Trouble'
'Be bold. Be brave. Be courageous. Go for it.'
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