Created to depict the brutality of enslavement, the works are seen by some as offensive. The school wants them permanently covered. The artist says they are historically important.
Tag: Black People
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Black Mayors of 4 Biggest U.S. Cities Draw Strength From One Another
The mayors of New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston have banded together as they confront violent crime, homelessness and other similar challenges.
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Want to Lower Housing Costs? Build in New York’s Suburbs.
Zoning laws have shut out Black Americans and others considered undesirable from thriving suburbs for too long.
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Bruce’s Beach Was a Reparations Model. Then the Family Sold It.
The Bruce family won the return of oceanfront land near Los Angeles seized nearly a century ago. Their decision to sell for $20 million set off a different debate about reparations.
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In Mississippi’s Capital, Old Racial Divides Take New Forms
A plan by Republican lawmakers to set up a new court system served by a state-run police force for parts of mainly Black Jackson has become a flash point for racial and political divisions.