Black children in America deserve the freedom of a full, complete, enjoyable, and unencumbered childhood, and political education can help them understand the systems shaping their lives and empower them to make sense of what they experience.
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Unyielding Voices: Black Women’s Fight for Freedom of Speech
Black women have long refused to be silenced, and continue to raise their voices today, fighting for their art, their people, and their right to be heard and believed.
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Ida B. Wells: Princess of the Press
Ida B. Wells, a pioneering journalist and activist, exposed the truth about lynchings in the Jim Crow South, becoming the first Black woman to run for an Illinois State Senate seat, and in a time where journalism is being attacked, we can learn from her muckraking journalism.
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FEB 1 –Â HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH!
This year, to celebrate Black History Month, DW will share BLACK PRESS history facts that you need to know and share. Kicking this off with one of the greatest journalists […]
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A Love Letter Celebrating Black Women
Sojourner Truth. Harriet Tubman. Ida B. Wells. Fannie Lou Hamer. Shirley Chisholm. Kamala Harris. I celebrate you — Black women — by invoking these “she-roes” sisters who’ve made enduring freedom […]