The push for a national Martin Luther King holiday prompted a fierce political tug-of-war, on campus and off.
Author: Cynthia Greenlee
‘Freedom Farmers’ Tells the History of Black Farmers Uniting Against Racism
It’s a timely, connective, and expansive book; one that calls us to remember that the Black freedom struggle is an ongoing labor movement in places far and wide.
Leading Health Group: Killings by Police Are a Public Health Issue
It may galvanize new research that focuses on the root causes of law enforcement violence.
Long Live Mister Rogers Quiet Revolution
Rogers created a neighborhood that was united by values and seemingly impervious to racial animus and urban crisis, a neighborhood that fit better in his imaginary world than in the one inhabited by the millions of Americans who tuned in.
How Statement T-Shirts Unite Black History, Culture, and Fashion
The statement T-shirt for, by, and about black folks seems to be having a renaissance.
Carter G. Woodson’s West Virginia Wasn’t ‘Trump Country,’ it Was a Land of Opportunity
Wilson wrote a few pieces that were remarkable in their early focus on Black people in a region that was, then and now, more diverse than contemporary stories of its white poverty and Trumpian politics imagine.
The Untold Story of Harlem’s ‘Whiskey Rebellion,’ the Civil Rights Campaign for Black Liquor Salesmen
They were part of a civil rights movement with broad aims and an economic justice focus that has gone less valorized in history than lunch-counter activism and voting rights crusades.
My Mother’s Very Specific Meat-Related Rule for Finding Love
Grandma Daniels rejected the idea that women should get less of anything: whether education, respect, or protein.
Fat, Black, and Flexible: Yoga star Jessamyn Stanley Says ‘Confidence Is a Fickle Bitch’
As a champion of the fact that all bodies will not be the same or contort the same, Stanley has become an unintentional guru.
Black Women Had a Good Year—or Did We?
We may have gained unprecedented political power, literary accolades, and foundation that truly matches our skin tones, but we’re still at the bottom of too many health indicators and ladders to mobility to call 2017 a win.