Presbyterian Church USA resources to understand and combat racism
The arc of history bends towards justice quote originally came from Theodore Parker
Celebrating the Afro-Puerto Rican ‘Father of Black History’ Arturo Schomburg
Jimmy Durham, Victoria soldier
In 1887, African-American cane workers in Louisiana attempted to organize—and many paid with their lives
Fredi Washington negotiated bigotry and made her way in the movies; the black celebrity from Hollywood’s Golden Age who revealed the complexities of passing for white
When cops raided a hip 1970s London cafe, Britain’s Black Power movement rose up
AND EVEN TODAY
From online troll to white supremacist leader: exposing the lie behind one man’s rise
Cheap White Whine: Racism, Affirmative Action, and the Myth of White Victimhood
Defiance In The Cold Sunshine: The Martin Luther King March overshadowed by racist profanity
Banned – Reports of Voter Suppression Tactics Pour In From Alabama Election
I used to lead tours at a plantation; you won’t believe the questions I got about slavery
Owning My Racism: a sermon given at First Parish Church in Billerica, MA on January 14, 2018
Boston. Racism. Image. Reality. A better Boston? The choice is ours; the final installment of The Boston Globe Spotlight Team’s series on race showcases seven ideas to help the city become a more welcoming place to all
MUSIC
Skin Deep – Playing For Change and Buddy Guy; the song includes over 50 musicians from coast to coast featuring Tom Morello, Billy Branch, Chicago Children’s Choir, and Roots Gospel Voices of Mississippi
Jumpin Jive – Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers; from the movie “Stormy Weather” (1943)
A friend of mine wrote this about his wife: “[She] likes music but isn’t obsessed with the trivial metadata surrounding it — you know, she knows a song when she hears it but might not know the title or artist, or underlying themes, or what studio it was recorded in, or if the band’s usual drummer was replaced by someone else for some reason on that particular song — that sort of thing doesn’t interest her.”