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While Black stories and creators face disproportionate barriers and a lack of representation in the television industry, many brilliant Black-led series can be found on streaming platforms right now. For Black History Month and beyond, Variety has you covered with 10 great shows from Black creators, so you can revisit old classics and view new fan-favorites

High School Sisters Launch New "Vaccinated While…" Clothing Line To Combat Vaccine Skepticism The Vaccinated While… brand aims to battle vaccine skepticism by allowing individuals to share their stories and identities. News provided by Share this article Share this article CARMEL, Ind., Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Zoe and Jordan Sims Rhodes, Park Tudor High School students, today announced the launch of their new fashion and accessory line, Vaccinated While... Part of a campaign aimed at...

Charles Dunn Collection, Alabama Department of Archives and History About the Film Discover how the advent of the automobile brought new mobility and freedom for African Americans but also exposed them to discrimination and deadly violence, and how that history resonates today. Read more Chronicling the riveting history and personal experiences – at once liberating and challenging, harrowing and inspiring, deeply revealing and profoundly transforming – of African Americans on the roa...

The writer almost didn't have children, knowing the cruelty of racism, and now as the mother of Black sons, she still fears for them.

The Penn State Alumni Association is sponsoring this year’s Black History Month programming on WPSU, a PBS and NPR member station licensed to the Penn State Board of Trustees.

Audit of Niskayuna police finds racial disparities in arrests, traffic stops, use of force Advises better complaint and officer disciplinary systems, and body-worn cameras FacebookTwitterEmail Emblem on a Niskayuna police car in Niskayuna Wednesday Feb. 20, 2013. (John Carl DAnnibale / Times Union)John Carl DAnnibale NISKAYUNA – Black people were pulled over, arrested and subjected to the use of force at disproportionate levels to their percentage in both the town and the larger population, ...

Film Club: ‘What It Means to Be Black in America’ Last year The Times published a collection of six short films for Black History Month. How do these films help us learn about, recognize and celebrate Black American lives, culture and history? Video -0:00 Black Panthers Revisited This short documentary explores what we can learn from the Black Panther party in confronting police violence 50 years later. IDs / TIMECODES AUDIO / VIDEO OPEN - FADE UP SOT Protest Montage “Hands up!...

State Parks agency lists Black History Month events News staff FacebookTwitterEmail 2of3 Dwayne Ellis, of Bridge the Gap, hands Veronica Dantzler a tomato during the annual Juneteenth celebration at the African American Cultural Center of the Capital Region on Pearl Street in Albany in 2020. (Jim Franco/Special to the Times Union.)James FrancoShow MoreShow Less 3of3 The state parks agency plans a series of virtual and in-person events in the coming days to celebrate Black History Month. Virtual...

Now a staple mode of transportation for most families, the car also played an integral role in the civil rights movement and the search of true freedom for Black communities throughout the 20th century. In honor of Black History Month, the Athens-Clarke County Library will host a virtual author visit with Gretchen Sorin at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4, where she will discuss her book, “Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights." Sorin’s book reveals how B...

Black History Month Reads: ‘Driving While Black’ Photo: The News Wheel The events of 2020 have left a lot of things for us to think about, including systematic racism in the United States. To understand more about the Black experience, I recently dove into How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi and The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander. However, I wanted to learn more about how it affects the world of transportation, something I’m very familiar with. It ended up being a good choice ...