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The Progressive » Black History
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The late scholar and artist helped to establish the formalized field of African American art ..read more
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How the Tennessee Valley Authority Act uprooted thousands of families ..read more
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Southern Black workers have a long record of forming unions to press their demands for justice—we once again need to build power at work as we have in the past ..read more
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Ethnic studies scholar Dan Berger follows one activist family as it makes Black Power movement history ..read more
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When it comes to learning history in schools, Florida’s state government is afraid knowledge will lead to power ..read more
The Progressive » Black History
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Nearly seventy years ago, my father authored the American Library Association’s Freedom to Read Statement in response to McCarthy-era book bans. His words echo loudly today ..read more
The Progressive » Black History
6M ago
An interview with filmmaker Stanley Nelson on his two new documentaries about abolitionist heroes: Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass ..read more
The Progressive » Black History
7M ago
A spectator at a volleyball game yelled the “n-word” multiple times at a Black player, an unfortunately routine experience for Black Americans ..read more
The Progressive » Black History
7M ago
The Inflation Reduction Act should be celebrated, but it’s insufficient in protecting communities of color from environmental racism ..read more
The Progressive » Black History
8M ago
By excluding incarcerated people in this meaningful political moment, we miss the opportunity to mobilize and align across prison walls ..read more