segregation
The Sons of Confederate Veterans filed a lawsuit against Georgia’s Stone Mountain Park, challenging the state’s plan to install a “truth-telling” exhibit about slavery, segregation, and white supremacy. The park, which features the largest Confederate monument in the U.S., has faced calls for change following the 2020 racial justice protests. The exhibit aims to contextualize […]
A four-day event in Jackson, Mississippi, honored what would have been the 100th birthday of civil rights icon Medgar Evers. Held at the Jackson Convention Complex, the “Medgar Evers at 100” celebration featured panels, workshops, and reflections from activists, students, and Evers’ family. His daughter Reena Evers-Everette and other civil rights leaders spoke on his […]
Princeton University has just announced that it will be replacing Woodrow Wilson’s name on one of their buildings with Mellody Hobson’s instead, marking the first building on the campus to be named for a Black Woman. Harrison is a philanthropist and co-CEO of Ariel Investments and recently made a generous donation to her alma mater […]
(Daily Headlines) –California State University Los Angeles recently rolled out segregated housing for black students. The arrangement comes roughly nine months after the university’s Black Student Union issued a set of demands in response to what its members contend are frequent “racist attacks” on campus, such as “racially insensitive remarks” and “microaggressions” by professors and students. One […]
It has been reported that Rochester is one of the worst cities for African Americans to live in America, citing segregation as the main source of the disparity. According to a study conducted by 24/7 Wall St., which sites data from the 2016 census, Rochester ranks #14 in segregation. African Americans make an average of $28,681 […]
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