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O.P.E.N. to SCKY 2023

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Happy Juneteenth!

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01.17.2021 Politics In Black: “MLK Day Conversations (Slavery after Freedom and the Civil Rights Movement)” (YouTube.com)

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In their debut episode for Season 2, the hosts of Politics In Black, Friday Jones and Chad Brown spoke to

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12.09.2020 One Mo’pinion: ADOS-focused news and information: being intentional (Editorial)

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As we journey to 2021 after a hellscape of a mismanaged pandemic with a wannabe-authoritarian, TheLENS reaches out to you,

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9.1.2020 – BTP – The history of Native Black American citizenship & the misunderstanding of the 3/5ths compromise (youtube.com)

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The #BTP BE THE POWER examined the actual citizenship history of the people called “Black” in America. Did we become

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Unfinished: Deep South — S1 E10 The Things We Haven’t Seen

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The conclusion. Who lynched Isadore Banks? How does his story echo through the anger and activism of our current moment?

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08.18.2020 One Mo’pinion: THE IMPERATIVE OF EDITING HR 40, A CALL TO STUDY REPARATIONS FOR BLACK AMERICANS (Editorial)

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Let’s get to the point: specificity matters. HR 40, as currently crafted, has critical shortcomings that demands fixes. Dr. William

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Hidden Rules of Wealth and the Role of Reparations with Roosevelt Institute (vimeo.com)

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This webinar features William “Sandy” Darity Jr., Dorian T. Warren, and Felicia Wong discussing how the hidden rules of race

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Unfinished: Deep South – S1 E8 Who Lynched Isadore Banks?

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A former detective offers us some cold case advice, and we decide to go full frontal on the town of

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Destination Reparation: Part One with William Darity & A. Kirsten Mullen (urbanconsulate.com)

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On August 10 and 11, 2020, amidst a national reckoning on racial injustice and inequity, Urban Consulate presented a two-night,

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Conversation with Dr. Terence Lester, June 21st, West Louisville Forum

Conversation with Dr. Terence Lester, June 21st, West Louisville Forum

Christianity and Critical Race Theory: Footnotes with Jemar Tisby

Christianity and Critical Race Theory: Footnotes with Jemar Tisby

O.P.E.N. to SCKY 2023

O.P.E.N. to SCKY 2023

Happy Juneteenth!

Happy Juneteenth!

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