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Bob Feldman : The Slave State of Texas, 1846-1860
Newspaper notice of runaway slave jailed in Bastrop County, Texas, 1855. Image from AfroTexan.com.The hidden history of Texas Part V: The Slave State of Texas, 1846-1860 By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / October 5, 2011 [This is Part … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Austin History, Bob Feldman, Slavery, Texas History
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FILM / Casey Hayden : ‘The Help’ is a Game-Changer
Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer in The Help. The play’s the thing: The Help, and fighting the good fight Davis’ amazing, game changing work has made me proud to have been part of a Movement which made it possible for … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Casey Hayden, Civil Rights Movement, Film, The Help
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Jordan Flaherty : The Battle for New Orleans Continues
New Orleans after Katrina. Image from Slate. Six years after Katrina: The battle for New Orleans continues Political power has shifted to whites, but blacks have not given up their struggle for a voice — and justice. By Jordan Flaherty … Continue reading
BOOKS / Rick Ayers : Marable’s Malcolm Bio Hits and Misses
Malcolm X in 1964. Photo by Marion S. Trikosko for U.S. News & World Report / Wikimedia Commons.Malcolm X and the right of resistance:Dr. Marable’s book fills in gapsbut misses on Malcolm’s core vision By Rick Ayers / The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Biography, Black History, Black Liberation Movement, Books, Malcolm X, Manning Marable, Rick Ayers
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Jordan Flaherty : Murder Trial Begins for Danziger Bridge Cops
Crime scene: New Orleans’ Danziger Bridge was the site of police shootings. Photo by Lucas Jackson / Reuters.New Orleans cops go on trial:Shot unarmed African-Americans in cold blood Did New Orleans media contribute to police violence after hurricane Katrina? By … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Criminal Justice, Jordan Flaherty, Katrina, New Orleans, Police Brutality
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Jordan Flaherty : Louisiana Civil Rights Activist Gets 15 Years on Drug Charge
Catrina Wallace (right), pictured with Caseptla Baily, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for distribution of a controlled substance. Wallace and Baily were both active in the campaign to support the Jena 6. Their door was broken down … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Laws, Jena Six, Jordan Flaherty, Louisiana, Racism
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Robert Jensen : Toni Tipton-Martin and the Politics of the Kitchen
The many faces of Aunt Jemima. Image from The Jemima Code.The Jemima Code:Toni Tipton-Martin explores thepolitics of the kitchen, past and present By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / June 5, 2011 AUSTIN — In the cafeteria-turned-classroom at UT … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Cooking, Education, Food, Robert Jensen, Toni-Tipton Martin, UT-Austin
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John McMillian : For Manning Marable
Manning Marable. Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images. Renowned African-American scholar, Dr. Manning Marable, 60, died April 1 of complications from pneumonia, three days before the publication of his long-awaited biography of Malcolm X, a book he had been … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Authors, Black History, Colombia University, Deaths, John McMillian, Malcolm X, Manning Marable, Scholars
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Terry Townsend : John Coltrane and the Jazz Revolution
Trane photo used on jacket of The John Coltrane Quartet: Visit to Scandanavia. Image from Seattle Blogs.‘A force which is truly for good’:John Coltrane and the jazz revolution By Terry Townsend / October 7, 2010 “You can play a shoestring … Continue reading
Harvey Wasserman : Honor Dr. King and Bring the Troops Home Now
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with President Lyndon Johnson in the White House, March 1966. Photo by Yoichi Okamoto / Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.Honor Dr. Martin Luther King: Bring the troops home NOW! By Harvey Wasserman / The … Continue reading
Race and Marriage : New Day Dawning?
The picture above is of Mildred Loving and her husband Richard. They were arrested in Virginia for marrying outside their race and took their case to the United States Supreme Court. In 1967, the Supreme Court used their case to … Continue reading
Jena, Louisiana : Drug Bust or Racist Revenge?
Sheriff Scott Franklin, shown reveling in loot obtained during a controversial drug raid last summer in Jena, Louisiana. Photo special to The Rag Blog.Revenge for civil rights protests?‘Operation Third Option’ in Jena By Jordan Flaherty / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading
