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Magary: Daniel Kaluuya proves he s the world s best actor in HBO s Judas and the Black Messiah
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Daniel Kaluuya proves he s the best actor in the world in Judas and the Black Messiah. Photo Illustration: SFGATE, Christopher Polk (background) and Ray Tamarra (foreground)/Getty Images
“Judas and the Black Messiah” opened on HBO Max last weekend and I’m not gonna bother with a formal review of the film because you can find those anywhere, and because Judas is already on its way to amassing a stockpile of award show trophies that a dragon could comfortably rest upon. Most of those trophies, including an Oscar, are gonna be handed out because of this man, Daniel Kaluuya:
Joanna Udo says while both getting her education and now in her career in technology, she quickly noticed she was an anomaly as an African American woman.
First slave freed by Lincoln buried in Peoria
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A large sign with the name of 48 Civil War veterans hangs on a fence in Peoria. The area is believed to be the final resting place of the veterans and others, including Nance Legins-Costley, the first slave legally freed by Abraham Lincoln.Matt Dayhoff | Journal Star (AP)
PEORIA (AP) This 1892 undertaker’s report by the Peoria Health Department records the April 6 death of Nance Legins-Costley, about halfway down the page on the left. The entry has several errors, including her name listed as “Nancy Costly.” Also, though she was born in Kaskaskia in 1813, the ledger lists her birthplace as Maryland and her death age as 104.
The Black church has never just been a church.
Since its beginnings on the American plantation, the Black church has served as a social hall, sanctuary and command center for social change.
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Rather than balk at the mention of politics from the pulpit, the Black church has a tendency to grab politics by the horns and steer it in the direction of progress for its people.
In April 1964, a Kansas City ordinance was proposed that would desegregate taverns, retail shops and other public spaces. Although the New York Times described it as “moderate” at the time, there was still a sizable backlash from white Kansas City residents.
Our health system is failing people : CT community leaders tackle vaccine access for marginalized groups
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RVNAhealth COVID-19 vaccine clinic in the Yanity Gym, Ridgefield, Conn, Thursday, February 4, 2021.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media
As the state opens up vaccine registration to residents aged 65 and older this week, gaps in vaccine equity and access leave community members and activists concerned about roll-out for marginalized and under-served communities.
From an English-only vaccine appointment website that requires computer literacy skills and personal technology to navigate alone, to a lack of vaccine education and skepticism, to the finite allotment of vaccines, barriers to entry abound. The issues are systemic, historic, and concrete. They span histories of medical abuse in the Black community and the literal difficulties of signing up for a vaccine online. And community organizers are looking for solutions.