Born on the Fourth of July … a.k.a. Juneteenth, C.P.T.
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Whitewashing history and hiding difficult truths from students
Washington Post: “I can’t tell the story of the Newberry Six without expressing my disgust for the lynching of a pregnant woman,” said Dunn, 82, a professor emeritus at Florida International University. “As a teacher who has spent 30 years going from place to place in Florida where the most atrocious things have happened, I…
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Calm and peaceful and authentic within that space
KQED: “The Museum of the African Diaspora is about reflecting the beauty and wholeness of our people,” Jackson says. “It would be remiss to overlook that food is part of our artistry — it’s part of the way that our people find survival and celebration.”
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Wanted for us to know more about our culture
Georgia Public Broadcasting News: “Unfortunately, when we encounter figures that are people of color, there’s a tendency to simplify and to make them reassuring. They either have to be really bad or really good. And it doesn’t make them human,” Colomba said. “I think by creating a layered character, it humanizes [Saint Clair]. Being complex…
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She so much wanted to be included
Rutland Herald: “Through that kind of eavesdropping, I learned so much about my relatives they didn’t necessarily tell me to my face, especially as a child, and there were a few particular stories that always stuck with me,” Jennings said. “As I got into writing, my immediate impulse was to dramatize them into plays. I…
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This is going to add richness and depth to our history
Lexington County Herald: “Through a $15,000 grant from the state Department of Archives and History and matching funds from the city government, Cayce is bringing in a company to search for and assess the preservational needs of Black cemeteries. […]”
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A story or history that is important for us to understand
NHPR: “Carroll said archivists will be thinking about various questions as they continue their work: how people of color in the region connected with one another; how it felt to be one of a few Black people in town at the time; why many of these families didn’t seem to stick around long; and how…
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Definitely changed the trajectory of the neighborhood
South Carolina Public Radio: “And so the neighborhood is growing,” Morris says. “But it’s growing differently than what we intended.”
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A reflection of 20th century American society
The Conversation: “[…] The violence that Basquiat denounces is so present in the cartoon that it seems, to a certain extent, to have become commonplace, like the violence seen on television newscasts (which he probably watched while he was painting). […]”
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A way to face the pressures and dangers of racism
National Public Radio: “[…] But, you know, I go back to a point that you made earlier about how therapy was associated with people like Woody Allen. And, you know, I’ve always thought that even though that sort of humor is associated with, like, a certain class, if anyone’s going to be neurotic, if anyone…
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True impact in this country for the last 85 years
Philadelphia Inquirer: “I think it’s the power of Black magic,” Houston, 47, a Fairmount resident, said. “As moms, you go hard and do what you need to do for your children. By keeping children at the focus, it gives you that extra push. And it’s the sheer determination to teach our children and give them…