African activists used letters, print culture, imperial pressure points, and personal networks to oppose practices that had kept thousands of Africans in bondage, demonstrating the power of marginalised communities to compel power-holders to close the gap between laws and lived reality.
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Comcast NBCUniversal Partners with News is Out and Word In Black to Launch Fellowship Program that Highlights Black and LGBTQ+ Issues
Philadelphia (February 6, 2024) — News is Out, a queer media collaborative of six of the nation’s legendary LGBTQ+ publications, and Word In Black, a collaborative of ten of the […]
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Preparing for Climate Disasters Can Protect Black Wealth
By Bria Overs Originally appeared in Word in Black Climate disasters are here to stay, and they’re putting excessive and unequal burdens on the finances of Black Americans. Since 1980, […]
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Historic March on Washington Anniversary Commemorated with Calls for Continued Civil Rights Struggle
The original March on Washington, a cornerstone of the civil rights movement, drew approximately 250,000 participants in 1963. Its influence paved the way for significant legislative milestones, including the passage of federal civil rights and voting rights laws in the 1960s. The erosion of voting rights, recent Supreme Court rulings that impact affirmative action and abortion rights, and the rise of hate and violence against marginalized communities, however, punctuate the current commemoration.