February 2019

Blog Archive

Wed, 27.02.2019

On The Shoulders Of Giants

When Colin Kaepernick stopped standing for the national anthem at NFL games it sparked a nationwide conversation about patriotism and police brutality. Black athletes using their platform to protest injustice has long been a tradition in American history. In this episode we tap in our friends at Throughline to explore three stories of protest that are rarely told but essential to understanding the current debate: the heavyweight boxer Jack Johnson, the sprinter Wilma Rudolph, and the basketball player Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf.

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New Poem Each Day

Poetry Corner

There were rules like the man had to be darker than the woman, her lightness making her more desirable more a flower... ON GROWING UP THE DARKER BERRY by Harriet Jacobs.
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