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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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Unfinished: Deep South — S1 E9 The Meeting

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One meeting, three stories and a clue that leads to knowing more about what happened around the time Isadore was

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NCCFR ADOS Pastors Town Hall: August 31 Livestream, 8 pm (Simmons College of Kentucky Facebook)

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Louisville, KY (TheLENS) — The National Coalition of Churches For Reparations (NCCFR), through the Simmons College of Kentucky Facebook livestream,

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08.18.2020 Be The Power: The Reparationist Criteria; Political pressure + Political Action = Political results (youtube.com)

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In this broadcast the #BTP Be The Power team will breakdown the criteria to become a #Reparationist (one whose political

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August 19 Falcons Focus: Preview Conversation Around MLK, Jr. Course at Simmons College of Kentucky (SSCLIVETV)

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Louisville, KY (TheLENS) — On Wednesday, August 19, Simmons College of Kentucky live-streamed Falcons Focus, featuring “A Conversation on the

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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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08.16.2020 One Mo’pinion: Harris and Flattened Blackness: Downballot Voting and The Audacity of Nope

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Michael R Hicks, Lead Editor, TheLENS

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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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TheLENS (your Leading Ebony News Source) is the official publication of the Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. Center for Racial Justice. Our purpose is to educate America and advocate for the interests of Black American descendants of United States chattel slavery and its institutions.
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