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In the News: Producer, Director Lee Daniels Encourages Democratic Campaign Volunteers
1 year ago

In the News: Producer, Director Lee Daniels Encourages Democratic Campaign Volunteers

“He spoke to a modest crowd, at the Democratic headquarters, made up mostly of volunteers who have been knocking on doors and making phone calls.

Daniels’ grandmother, Grace H. Daniels, …
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IN THE NEWS: CLINTON: MY WORRIES ARE NOT THE SAME AS BLACK GRANDMOTHERS
1 year ago

IN THE NEWS: CLINTON: MY WORRIES ARE NOT THE SAME AS BLACK GRANDMOTHERS

“Hillary Clinton told a black congregation here Sunday morning that her own grandchildren will never feel the fear that many African-American children do because they are white and privileged.

“I …
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In The News: Simone Biles Soars, Lifting Another Country With Her
1 year ago

In The News: Simone Biles Soars, Lifting Another Country With Her

In 2003, “Simone, then 6, and her younger sister Adria, then 4, were adopted by their maternal grandfather, Ron Biles, and his second wife, Nellie Cayetano Biles, who is from …
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In The News: Olympic Gymnast Simone Biles’ Lessons from Mom
1 year ago

In The News: Olympic Gymnast Simone Biles’ Lessons from Mom

“She encourages me and never lets me feel down about something for too long,” Simone Biles said in an email. “If I’ve had a bad day in the gym or …
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RESILIENCE: NEVER NEVER GIVE UP!
1 year ago

RESILIENCE: NEVER NEVER GIVE UP!

 

105-year-old Black grandmother Lessie Benningfield Randle leads plaintiffs in a  lawsuit filed by a group of Oklahomans affected by the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. She and others are seeking reparations …
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In the art: The Grandmother most of us had never met – Maya Angelou
2 years ago

In the art: The Grandmother most of us had never met – Maya Angelou

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IN THE ARTS: ROOTS
2 years ago

IN THE ARTS: ROOTS

But all the children – even those as small as Kunta– would quickly scramble to sit still and quiet when the telling of a story was promised by one of …
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IN THE ARTS: “WE ARE ONE” COVER
2 years ago

IN THE ARTS: “WE ARE ONE” COVER

For each child that’s born A morning star rises and sings To the universe who we are

For each child that’s born A morning star rises and sings To the …
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