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Interview with Claudette Colvin
February 22, 2021 Abby Phillip, CNN In this rare interview with CNN’s Abby Phillip, Claudette Colvin, now 81, explains why she believes many female activists were overlooked in histories

Clyde Kennard: The Unheard Word Reprised
February 19, 2021 David Tisdale, The University of Southern Mississippi Clyde Kennard‘s story – of his persistent attempts to enter the University of Southern Mississippi

Ballad of an American: a Graphic Biography of Paul Robeson
February 15, 2021 Sharon Rudahl, Yes! Magazine Get a sneak peak of Sharon Rudahl’s graphic biography of singer, writer, civil rights activist Paul Robeson in Yes! Magazine. “This graphic

Pauli Murray and Black Trans Rights Shine at Sundance
February 08, 2021 Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan, Democracy Now! “Who is Pauli Murray? The pioneering African American legal scholar and organizer for racial and gender

The Important Political History of Black History Month
February 01, 2021 Jarvis R. Givens, EducationWeek “Many accept Black History Month as a special time of year, yet few recognize the role African American

Black Lives Matter Movement Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
January 30, 2021 Martin Belman, The Guardian “In nominating Black Lives Matters for the Nobel Peace Prize, Norwegian MP Petter Eide cited precedents of the Oslo-based

Remembering Dr. King
January 18, 2021 Americans Who Tell the Truth Reflecting on Marc Lamont Hill’s statement: “Today, let us remember Martin Luther King as he was: a Black

Land Ethic: Aldo Leopold
January 11, 2021 Americans Who Tell the Truth Today we reflect on the wisdom of Aldo Leopold, born on this day in 1887 – ahead of

Congratulations to Kristina Borjesson
January 04, 2021 Progressive Radio Network Progressive Radio Network has given The Whistleblower Newsroom an award for outstanding programming in the investigative reporting category. Investigative journalist Kristina Borjesson comments: