T. Allisonflipped into Race and Politics3 days agoAllies Refuse to Visit U.S. in ‘Mind-Boggling’ Collapse Under TrumpThe Daily Beast - Martha McHardy The U.S. is on pace to welcome 2 million fewer international visitors than last year. America’s closest allies are increasingly looking elsewhere for …
T. Allisonflipped into Race and Politics3 days agoHow Toni Morrison’s Love For MacKenzie Scott Yielded Billions For HBCUsThe Root - Phenix S HalleyMacKenzie Scott has donated more than $1 billion to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), making her one of the most significant …
T. Allisonflipped into Race and Politics3 days agoRight-Wingers Are Mad Anti-Welfare Ad Isn't Racist EnoughRolling Stone - Nikki McCann RamirezNo racist Republican trope has survived the test of time quite like that of the “welfare queen.” The alleged indolent fraudster — usually depicted as …
T. Allisonflipped into Race and Politics2 days agoTrump slammed for ‘heinously racist’ remark to African reporteral.com - Tom WrobleskiPresident Donald Trump is being slammed for a “heinously racist” remark he made to a reporter from Africa. Trump in the Oval Office took a question …
T. Allisonflipped into Race and Politics4 days agoChristianity and Slavery: Did Conversion Change the Lives of Enslaved Africans?talkafricana.com - Nkwocha ChineduWhen enslaved Africans were brought to the Americas, Christianity was gradually introduced into their lives. Missionaries preached to them, …
T. Allisonflipped into Race and PoliticsResearchers Say They’ve Found the Truth About Thomas JeffersonThe Atlantic - By Andrew LawlerA secret 15-year effort has produced genetic evidence that one of the nation’s Founders fathered children with a woman he enslaved. Three hours after Thomas Jefferson died at his Monticello home on July 4, 1826, his personal secretary, Nicholas Trist, snipped a lock of the Founder’s gray hair, still …
