Category: Racial Justice

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/16/1251569311/carvell-wallace-another-word-for-love

Writer Carvell Wallace on past pain and forgiveness: Letting go is ‘always available’

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/1252245744/iowa-superintendent-and-former-olympian-bested-in-footrace-by-5th-grader

Iowa superintendent and former Olympian bested in footrace by 5th-grader

It seemed like it should be an easy win for Des Moines Superintendent Ian Roberts to dust off his racing shoes and compete against a team of elementary schoolers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramata-Toulaye_Sy

Ramata-Toulaye Sy (French: [ʁamata tulɛi si];^[1] born 1986/1987^[2]) is a French–Senegalese film director and screenwriter.^[3]

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/19/1252354052/blue-origin-rocket-ed-dwight-astronaut

At age 90, America’s first Black astronaut candidate has finally made it to space

https://canvasrebel.com/meet-justin-haynes

The international designer and tailor, Justin Haynes of Jus10H, and the newly launched ONYX Inc., has blossomed into a must-see fashion sensation. His vibrant tones and colors, elegant patchwork, and classic vibe, have graced fashion runways, worldwide. Milan Fashion Week, Apsara Fashion Week, Dubai Fashion Week, and Asia Fashion Week are just merely a few honorable mentions from Haynes’ extensive resume.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/21/1252701335/caregiving-black-men-dementia-stress

Black men are a hidden segment of caregivers. It’s stressful but rewarding, too

https://kuchenga.com/about

Kuchenga Shenjé is a writer, journalist and speaker with work on many media platforms including Stylist, British Vogue and Netflix. 

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/06/1247879607/alabama-i20-unions-uaw-mercedes-amazon-south-right-to-work

Are workers in the Deep South fed up enough to unionize? We’re about to find out

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/11/us/rutgers-phd-student-dissertation-birth/index.html

Rutgers PhD student delivers dissertation hours after giving birth