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If literacy is in decline, why are bookstores booming?
I was standing in line at Chaucer’s Books, my local indie, when it occurred to me that the line was longer than usual. This has been happening regularly enough that I’ve stopped being s…
Hattie McDaniel's acceptance speech at the 12th Academy Awards in 1940.
Another Black woman wouldn't win an Academy Award until 1991 when Whoopie Goldberg received her Oscar.
"And I ain't noticed Mr. Ashley askin' for to marry ya!"
Mammy (Hattie McDaniel) silences Scarlett (Vivien Leigh) in Gone with the Wind (1939)
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Ahead of the 150th anniversary of the Indigenous victory against Custer at the Battle of Greasy Grass, also known as Battle of Little Big Horn, several events are planned to celebrate. #CusterGotSiouxed ictnews.org/news/tribes-...
Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle
Ahead of the 150th anniversary of Indigenous victory at the Battle of Greasy Grass, or also known as Battle of Little Big Horn, several events are planned to celebrate
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The glass shattering Hattie McDaniel was born 133 years ago today. The first African-American to win an Academy Award, she also opened the doors for those who came after her.
Although even her big moment was steeped in the humiliations of Jim Crow & segregation, her dignity never wavered
“Race is as fabricated as the ‘Indian Head nickel’—flat yet inscribed; two-faced and with an edge to it; still in circulation but with no inherent value beyond what we decide to make of it.” —Namwali Serpell
In 1999, Playboy spoke with Maya Angelou. The Playboy Interview never ran. The copy was misfiled and forgotten for 20 years.
Now, as we bring this remarkable piece of history online, it serves as a bridge to a voice that remains as vital and urgent as ever.
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we actually have an episode about tyler perry's loathing of black women. @theferocity.bsky.social was our very fun and brilliant guest for that. if you've seen acrimony, the title will be fun for you.
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Read Maya Angelou's Playboy Interview, written in 1999 but not run in the magazine until 2019.
