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Book Review: Ta-Nehisi Coates visits Senegal, South Carolina and the Middle East for ‘The Message’
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Book Review: Ta-Nehisi Coates visits Senegal, South Carolina and the Middle East for ‘The Message’

ROB MERRILL Associated PressOctober 5, 2024

Ta-Nehisi Coates always writes with a purpose, so naming his latest collection “The Message” is nothing if not on-brand. But what’s the actual message? Consisting of three pieces of non-fiction, the book is part memoir, part travelogue, and part writing primer. It covers his recent trips to Dakar, Senegal; Columbia, South Carolina; and various cities and towns in the Middle East.

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Ford Fund Teams Up with the California African American Museum to Kick off Men of Courage Greater Los Angeles Barbershop Challenge

Sentinel News ServiceFebruary 27, 2020

Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, is joining forces with the California African American Museum (CAAM) to offer community focused barbershops in the Greater Los Angeles area the opportunity to compete for a $10,000 grant.

Danny Glover to Testify at House Slavery Reparations Hearing on Juneteenth
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Danny Glover to Testify at House Slavery Reparations Hearing on Juneteenth

Associated Press - ERRIN HAINES WHACKJune 18, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — The topic of reparations for slavery is headed to Capitol Hill for its first hearing in more than a decade with writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and actor Danny Glover set to testify before a House panel. The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is scheduled to hold the hearing next Wednesday, its stated purpose “to examine, through open and constructive discourse, the legacy of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, its continuing impact on the community and the path to restorative justice.” The date of the hearing, June 19, coincides with Juneteenth, a cultural holiday

Reparations for Descendants of the Slave Trade Emerges as Democrats’ Campaign Platform 
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Reparations for Descendants of the Slave Trade Emerges as Democrats’ Campaign Platform 

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent April 11, 2019

“In this context, new organizations such as ADOS (American Descendants of Slavery) also emerged and certainly contributed to the visibility of the debate on reparations,” Dr. Araujo said. “Unlike previous movements, ADOS gained more visibility through the presence of its founders on social media that helped disseminating the #ADOS hashtag,” said Dr. Ana Lucia Araujo, who authored the groundbreaking 2017 book, “Reparations for Slavery and the Slave Trade: A Transnational and Comparative History.” 

Will Reparations Become Democrats’ Campaign Theme?
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Will Reparations Become Democrats’ Campaign Theme?

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentFebruary 28, 2019

“America has an ugly history of racism,” Senator Elizabeth Warren said after addressing Democrats at an annual state dinner in New Hampshire, according to The Boston Globe. “We need to confront it head-on. And we need to talk about the right way to address it and make change.”