Honoring the life of Dulcina DeBerry
Black History Month: Huntsville trailblazer who opened doors and turned pages for African Americans in the 1940s
Black History Month: Honoring the life of Dulcina DeBerry By Kellie Miller | February 11, 2021 at 5:56 PM CST - Updated February 12 at 8:52 AM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - In the 1900s, educational resources for African Americans were scarce. But Dulcina DeBerry, educator and librarian, worked hard to fight those inequities and eventually opened the first public library for African Americans in Madison County.
âShe was a very compassionate person. She was a scholar, she loved to learnâ¦and she was a problem solver,â said Shalis Worthy, Archivist at the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library.
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Asian Americans across the Bay Area are concerned over a rising number of violent anti-Asian attacks.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
In March, when much of the nation shut down in response to the coronavirus landing on American shores, the Anti-Defamation League estimated that there were at least 57 instances of anti-Asian harassment and violence nationwide.
And in recent weeks, the string of violence and anti-Asian sentiment has reached another breaking point one that has disproportionately targeted vulnerable Asian seniors in the Bay Area.
A fatal attack on an 84-year-old Thai man in San Francisco. A violent attack of an 91-year-old man in Oakland’s Chinatown. An attack and robbery of a 64-year-old Vietnamese woman in San Jose. Another one, targeting a man at a San Leandro bank. Graffiti outside of a Chinese school in San Francisco. That s just in the span of two weeks.
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Black History Month is a time to look back on all that Black people have contributed to America – but it’s also a great time to reflect on the impact of that history in the here and now. So this Black History Month, lend your ear to these four podcasts focused on important issues in the Black community today: financial freedom, the American justice system, mental health, and street activism around social and civil rights. These podcasts have it all, offering practical information and advice, incisive observations and insights, candid celebrity interviews, musical interludes, and much more to draw a straight line from the past to the present – and imagine a better future for us all.
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