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To the Editor: I am an older white woman and as such have little credibility on Black issues. But I did read Charles Blow’s piece about reverse migration with interest. One of my questions is, Why should Black people not stay in New York and use the lessons learned in Georgia to increase their influence in politics and society? I worry that if reverse migration is successful, what will happen to places like Chicago, Oakland and New York? The African-American communities in those places will be left without support. Angela Johns To the Editor: Charles Blow’s piece launched me into a hopefu...

Preservation Blind Spot Apparent on Philly's Black 'Doctor's Row' Christian Street, known at the beginning of the 20th century as the Black "Doctor's Row" should have been on the Historic Register years ago, according to this article. December 30, 2020, 6am PST | James Brasuell | Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic Inga Saffron shares news of a development proposal on a block known as "Doctor's Row" in Philadelphia—a stretch of townhomes on Christian Street home to numerous Black professionals at the beginning of the 20th century. Saffron describes the importance of the street a...

3 months ago James Ruffin, Daroff’s principal, acknowledged the school faces some behavioral problems. ”But if you look at Daroff students, they are hungry for knowledge and they want what every student wants,” she said. “I also want to dispel the myth that our parents don’t care about their kids. They want the best for their kids.” Nixon alleges the Charter School Office did not follow its own process by failing to send both schools in writing its final non-renewal recommendation before making it public. In an April 9 email, the Charter Schools Office stated that it didn’t send...

Stanley Cowell, Jazz Pianist With a Wide Range, Dies at 79 His playing consolidated generations of musical history. He was also a composer, an educator and the founder of an important artist-run record label. The pianist and composer Stanley Cowell in performance at the Beacon Theater in New York in 2017. He was known for his adaptability and his vast command of the jazz language.Credit...Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Published Dec. 20, 2020Updated Dec. 28, 2020 Stanley Cowell, a pianist, composer, record-label impresario and educator who brought a technician’s attention to detail and a theori...

From the moment the first black person set foot on the continent it makes no sense to me why i should keep voting for more government in my life. steve: i want to build on that notion of independence because that's what i was getting at. with asset reparations -- you don't want people to be dependent on the government to start the business and by that home and get to that point where you can be independent you got to have assets. >> let's also talk things are happening today we have the lowest ever black unappointed rate under president trump. president trump courageously find prison reform. s...