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Posted inFaith

THE RELIGION CORNER: Fanning the Flames of the Diabetes Epidemic, 7th Edition (Pt. 2)

by Lyndia Grant September 4, 2024September 4, 2024

The “thrifty genes” of enslaved Africans protected them from the effects of a poor diet, but the modern lifestyle of sedentary work and high-carbohydrate diets has led to a rise in Type 2 diabetes.

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Posted inBlack Experience

Education Divides: A Tapestry of Differing Perspectives Among Teachers, Parents and Teens on Slavery’s Legacy and Gender Identity in Schools

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown February 23, 2024February 23, 2024
**FILE** Nikki Haley (Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inOpinion

MORIAL: Haley’s Embrace of ‘Lost Cause’ Ideology Shows Eagerness to Defend White Supremacy

by Marc H. Morial January 10, 2024January 10, 2024
John Gladstone held more than 2,500 enslaved people on his plantations.(Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inInternational

Heirs of Plantation Owner John Gladstone to Apologize for Slavery Links in Guyana

by Oswald T. Brown August 23, 2023August 23, 2023
**FILE** Andrea Levy (R) from Queens, New York, joins other demonstrators for slave reparations on the National Mall August 17, 2002, in Washington, D.C. Hundreds of blacks rallied, saying it is long past time to compensate blacks for the ills of slavery. (Manny Ceneta/Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

WILLIAMS: White People Were — And Still Are — the Only Beneficiaries of Slavery

by E. Faye Williams August 9, 2023August 9, 2023
**FILE** Kelvin Cochran (Bill Koplitz/FEMA via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inBlack Experience

Former Atlanta Fire Chief Says American Chattel Slavery Was God’s Plan

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown March 2, 2023March 2, 2023
Posted inBlack Experience

D.C. Civil Rights App Launched by Higher Schoolers

James Wright photo by James Wright Jr. October 10, 2022October 10, 2022
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Posted inOpinion

JAMES: Lincoln Memorial Anniversary Recalls Description of African-Americans as People of ‘Industry, Integrity and Thrift’

by Kay Cole James June 1, 2022June 2, 2022
**FILE** Andrea Levy (R) from Queens, New York, joins other demonstrators for slave reparations on the National Mall August 17, 2002, in Washington, D.C. Hundreds of blacks rallied, saying it is long past time to compensate blacks for the ills of slavery. (Manny Ceneta/Getty Images)
Posted inBlack Experience

Calif. Reparations Task Force Report Shows Harms of Slavery, Racism in U.S., Proposes Specific Remedies

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown June 1, 2022June 1, 2022
Civil War era image of 1315 Duke Street
Posted inBlack History

Alexandria’s Freedom House Museum Reopens

by Jamila Bey May 27, 2022May 27, 2022

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