segregation

Equal Justice Initiative, Kiss Case

Two Black Men Recount Their Childhood Trauma of Being Arrested, Jailed, and Beaten After White Girl Kissed Them on the Cheek

In one fateful moment, the lives of James Hanover Thompson and David Simpson were forever changed, destroying their childhood innocence and perpetually tying them to “The Kissing Case.”
11/09/2023

NYC Elite Public High School Only Admits Seven Black Students Out Of 762 New Pupils

New York City’s prestigious high schools' lack of Black students reflects segregation in education across the country.
06/06/2023
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Queen Collective
Team Dream

Director Luchina Fisher follows friends and competitive swimmers Ann and Madeline on their journey to the National Senior Games, where they won't let age, race or history stand in their way.
03/25/2023
Professor Michael Eric Dyson on BET's Boiling Point 2021.
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Boiling Point
Extended Story - Schoolhouse Door

Professor Michael Eric Dyson explains how Black students like Autherine Lucy, James Meredith and the Little Rock Nine challenged school segregation in the South despite fierce opposition.
03/30/2022

Judge Expunges Juvenile Record Of Claudette Colvin Who Refused To Give Up Her Seat Months Before Rosa Parks

She became a civil rights pioneer when she was arrested at age 15 for violating Alabama’s bus segregation law.
12/17/2021

This Day In Black History: Dec. 1, 1955

Rosa Parks is arrested.
12/01/2020

This Day in Black History: May 17, 1954

Brown v. Board of Education outlawed segregation in schools.
05/17/2020

This Day in Black History: Feb. 19, 1942

The Tuskegee Airmen were initiated into the armed forces.
02/19/2020

Viral Photo Of White And Black Kids Segregated In South African Classroom

The four Black kids were separated from white classmates.
01/09/2019

Video Shows Angry, Rich, White Parents Protesting Plan For Schools To Bring In More Black Students

Many say the incident reveals how the racism of liberals.
04/30/2018

Brown v. Board of Education Pioneer Linda Brown Dies At 76 And Is Remembered For Her Youth Activism

At 9, she led a historic case that ended segregation.
03/27/2018