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The Trailblazing Black Librarian Who Rewrote the Rules of Power, Gender and Racial Passing
Belle da Costa Greene, the first director of the Morgan Library, was a Black woman who passed as white in the early 20th ...
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Tyla Claps Back At Backlash Over Identifying As ‘Black’ And ‘Colored’ — ‘What Am I Then?’
Tyla stands firm in identifying as “Black” and “colored.” Tyla addressed the history by saying it was all she knew growing up South African.
French street artist Shuck One pays tribute to Black history at Pompidou Center in Paris
French street artist Shuck One is honoring Black figures who shaped France’s recent history on the mainland and overseas in an art installation.
‘Charlotte icon and legend’ broke barriers in NC and nation as city’s first Black nurse
Thereasea Clark Elder broke barriers for Black public health nurses in Charlotte as the city’s first for the life-saving profession. Born in 1927, the Charlotte native grew up in the Greenville ...
The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and passing as white
Belle da Costa Greene, who was JP Morgan’s librarian, became a lively fixture at Gilded Age mansions, country retreats, ...
Questlove's Sly Stone doc explores the burden of 'Black Genius' in America
Questlove's Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius) asks the question "Is there a burden on Black Genius?" The film's ...