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The Uplift
Congress passes Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act
The amended bill will attempt to bring closure to the families of victims of racially-charged crimes
Culture
Viola Desmond, Canada’s Rosa Parks, commemorated on Canadian $10 bill
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says she was a ‘courageous fighter against racism … a fantastic choice’
Culture
Respectability politics: How a flawed conversation sabotages black lives
The debate that shuts down black thought and impedes racial progress
The Uplift
American Girl adds civil rights-era doll to historical collection
Melody Ellison uses her platform to fight for equality for all in 1960s Detroit
Culture
Fannie Lou Hamer’s 2015 ‘Songs My Mother Taught Me’
Listen to Fannie. Go listen to her. ‘Is this America?’ She called it back then
Culture
In Philadelphia, two old warriors talk about how to play the political game
You need outsiders to shake things up and insiders to change the law
Culture
Hey, Andrew Young: Black Lives Matter protesters don’t have to be ‘lovable’
That’s the point