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"In her book “South of Pico” (2017), about Black artists in Los Angeles in the ’60s and ’70s, the art historian Kellie Jones described Ms. Saar’s Aunt Jemima as “incredibly strident, promoting the threat of violence.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/a...

Betye Saar, Artist Who Upended Black Stereotypes, Dies at 99 (Gift Article)

Working with dolls, family photographs, fabric scraps and other found objects, she became a leading figure in assemblage art.

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"To tell the story of Africa as a story of empires is, in part, to repeat colonial hierarchies inside our own history. ... the empires were late. They were the visible flowering of a deeper, older intellectual tradition that had already done the hard work of becoming human.." - Yaw Kissi #BlackSky

Empire Was the Fruit, Knowledge Was the Root: Why African Civilizational History Does Not Begin with the Pharaohs - Universal Write Publications

African civilization did not begin with crowns, pyramids, or empires. Long before Kemet, Mali, or Songhai, African societies had already mastered agriculture, metallurgy, astronomy, medicine, and symb...

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Whether you are a student, educator, researcher, psychologist, therapist, counselor, or clinician, these books strengthen your understanding of the language, history, research methods, and theoretical foundations that continue to expand the discipline. July 29 – Aug 4, 2026 SAVE 20% Code: ABPSI20

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May every child who enters the water return home. Let preparation be part of our legacy. May we continue transforming historical barriers into life-saving skills and shared responsibility. Swimming: An American Legacy of Racism in the Water Author: Danita Dixon DOI: doi.org/10.65724/MPP...

Swimming: An American Legacy of Racism in the Water

Author, Danita Dixon, M. S. - The summer months have arrived in the U.S., and families and friends are gathering for events often involving beaches, lakes, and pools. Black people may often be found f...

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The Freedom to Be Woke | David Cole A court ruling striking down Florida’s Stop WOKE Act is both a major affirmation of academic freedom and a window into the free-speech debates dividing the right. www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...

The Freedom to Be Woke | David Cole

In the never-ending debate about freedom of speech on college campuses, conservatives have long condemned “cancel culture,” an attitude of intolerance

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