Black people in America – Page 4

A ‘Quest for Justice’ for a Murdered Civil Rights Pioneer, 52 Years Later

“She spent her whole life fighting for others. It’s time somebody started fighting for her.”

Quote: One Strike Left…

‘You’ve got two strikes against you: You’re a woman and you’re a Negro.’
Yeah, but…

Story

You died. I cried. And kept on getting up. A little slower. And a lot more deadly. ~ Assata Shakur, Assata: An Autobiography

I believe in living. I believe in the spectrum of Beta days and Gamma people. I believe in sunshine. In windmills and waterfalls, tricycles and rocking chairs. And i believe that seeds grow into sprouts. And sprouts grow into trees. I believe in the magic of the hands. And in the wisdom of the eyes.ContinueContinue reading “Affirmation”

More And More About Frederick Douglass

by Robert BenzCo-Founder, Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives As Co-Founder of Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives, I’m able to publish, exclusively, the following statement from the direct descendants of Frederick Douglass: The President’s comments from the Roosevelt Room of the White House, about Frederick Douglass, were noted and appreciated by us, the Douglass family. In fact, we believe,ContinueContinue reading “More And More About Frederick Douglass”

Segregation – The Neighbor That Won’t Leave

Affluent and Black, and Still Trapped by Segregation – New York Times front page on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Read it here: http://nyti.ms/2bvF9m5

A lesson on class and leadership from First Lady Michelle Obama

“Family motto: “When they go low; we go high.”

Right to Life: Protest=Love

A series of portraits and signs carried in marches and rallies protesting police brutality. The images were taken in New York City and Baltimore between 2014-2015. Click here to purchase any of the below prints. Click here to purchase any of the above prints.

The right to life.

Life. Witnessing the wanton destruction of life has deeply impacted me these last few years. Every life I’ve witnessed killed on a video…every life I’ve heard was destroyed… everyone who has their right to life taken from them by someone who believed their right to kill trumped another’s right to live…all of those lives have changed me. PeopleContinueContinue reading “The right to life.”

Paul Finkelman on 19th Century Slave Trade

Paul Finkelman on 19th Century Slave Trade April 21, 2012 Albany Law School professor Paul Finkelman spoke about the practice of kidnapping freemen from the North and sending them South during the 19th century. He also discussed the wide-spread practice of renting slaves and how this tied non-slave owners to the slave system. Paul Finkelman has taughtContinueContinue reading “Paul Finkelman on 19th Century Slave Trade”