Historically Black-Owned Land Being Restored in Illinois
An Illinois resident has purchased land that was previously owned by Black families who forfeited their property to white developers.
Source: eurweb.com
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Next Jazz at Lincoln Center Season Will Celebrate Wayne Shorter
As part of the performing arts center’s 2023-24 concert season, the trumpeter Wynton Marsalis will honor Shorter, the innovative saxophonist who died this month.
Source: nytimes.com
We Must Overturn SCOTUS Decisions That Effectively Deny Rights to Black People
George Floyd’s murder is part of a through line of police violence first enabled by the "Dred Scott" ruling.
Source: truthout.org
What was the Freedmen's Bureau, and did it succeed?
The Freedmen's Bureau, established on March 3, 1865, was to provide support to formerly enslaved persons. Did it live up to its expectations?
Source: patheos.com
Steven Rogers acquires formerly Black-owned land
In 1929, white property developers forced seven Black families to leave their land in Evanston just as the Great Depression started. Steven Rogers — an Evanston resident, entrepreneur and former Northwestern professor — said learning about that displacement and subsequent loss of Black wealth broke his heart. So when he saw previous attempts to develop...
Source: dailynorthwestern.com