What do White Americans learn – in the classroom, in the media, and in life – about race and about our racial history growing up? How does media, popular music (like rap), and what we learn about history impact the way Black Americans are viewed and their perceptions and beliefs about race in America? Are […]
What do White Americans learn – in the classroom, in the media, and in life – about race and about our racial history growing up? How does media, popular music (like rap), and what we learn about history impact the way Black Americans are viewed and their perceptions and beliefs about race in America? Are […]
“I Did See Black People in Pop Culture” What do White Americans learn – in the classroom, in the media, and in life – about race and about our racial history growing up? How does media, popular music (like rap), and what we learn about history impact the way Black Americans are viewed and their […]
(BPRW) FIXING DEMOCRACY: Young Voters of Color Reveal Blueprint for Democratic Reform in National Focus Groups WASHINGTON, D.C. — Recently, Justice + Joy National Collaborative (Justice + Joy), an intergenerational gender and racial justice advocacy nonprofit, released insights from Fixing Democracy, a national study and youth civic engagement initiative focused on marginalized girls, young women, and gender-expansive young people […]
Is it also valid and important to look at the effects of slavery on poor White Americans to understand how it shaped their views and feelings? Can we teach American history in a way that captures the unique experiences and perspectives of both Black & White Americans but doesn’t breed defensiveness and divisions among Americans? […]
Should every history lesson be taught through the lens of racial and other identities? Can using race as a way to frame our education go too far, as expressed by opponents of “critical race theory” and “anti-racism” approaches? Can we teach our history in a way that captures the unique experiences and perspectives of Black […]
(BPRW) Center for Journalism & Democracy Awards Nearly $200,000 to 10 HBCU Student Newsrooms (Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON – The Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard University will award nearly $200,000 to 10 student newsrooms at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through its inaugural Newsroom Innovation Challenge. The awards are designed to improve newsroom technology, business operations, audience […]
(BPRW) Center for Journalism & Democracy Awards Nearly $200,000 to 10 HBCU Student Newsrooms (Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON – The Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard University will award nearly $200,000 to 10 student newsrooms at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through its inaugural Newsroom Innovation Challenge. The awards are designed to improve newsroom technology, business operations, audience […]
“The Declaration of Independence” stands as one of the most significant documents in American history, marking the formal declaration of separation from British rule and the birth of the United States of America. Adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, this seminal document articulates the fundamental principles of liberty, equality, and self-governance that […]
On this day, March 7, 1965, in Selma, Alabama, a peaceful civil rights march led by activists, including John Lewis and Martin Luther King Jr., was violently confronted by state troopers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The brutal attack, known as Bloody Sunday, shocked the nation and galvanized support for the Voting Rights Act of […]