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Michael Frazier: Three Sentiments in Response to Therapy

2013-03-20T20:45:50Z

As Black History Month draws to a close, I am reminiscing about the celebration of African American culture. I am also challenged even more as a therapist in the area of mental health within the African American community.

Read more: Counseling, Black History, Psychotherapy, Therapy, Mental Health, Counseling-Advice, Black History Month, Black Voices News

Keith Rushing: Dissecting the Long, Deep Roots of Racial Profiling in America

2013-03-01T20:54:16Z

At its core, racial profiling is about racism and stereotypes and assuming the worst of people based on a biased perception of reality that is then projected and multiplied, affecting and endangering everyone of that same race, ethnicity, nationality or religion.

Read more: Racism, War on Drugs, Race, Oklahoma City Bombing, Racial Profiling, Black History Month, Race Politics, Racial Prejudice, Racial Discrimination, Black Voices News

Kristen Howerton: 37 Books That Teach Kids About Race

2013-02-28T18:46:45Z

As Black History Month comes to a close, I thought I would share some resources for talking to kids about racism, in terms of both the historical context of our country and the present-day issues of prejudice.

Read more: Racism, Race, Black History Month, Books for Kids, Talking to Kids About Racism, Kids Books, Talking to Kids About Race, How to Teach Kids About Race, Books About Race, Diversity, Parents News

Andrea L. Zopp: Empowered Women Are Game Changers

2013-02-28T18:05:40Z

Black women want to lead. Whether it's in their homes, their communities, their churches or in the business world, modern women want their shot at the big chair, and it's time we give it to them.

Read more: Gun Violence, Women, Hadiya Pendleton, Chicago, Chicago Urban League, Black History Month, Myrlie Evers-Williams, Cleopatra Cowley-Pendleton, Betty Shabazz, Urban League Affiliates, Coretta Scott King, Black Voices News

Phillip Longman: Is Inequality Shortening Your Life Span?

2013-02-28T16:55:43Z

White, black, or brown, we'd all live longer in a more equal, less status-driven society.

Read more: Race and Health, Lifespan, Life Expectancy, Racial Inequality, Income Inequality, Black History Month, Black Voices News

Max Ehrenfreund: Rumors of Land

2013-02-28T16:50:01Z

As winter turned into spring, a rumor that all freed slaves had been promised "40 acres and a mule" spread through the South. In the years to come, the phrase came to represent first a promise of a better society for blacks in the South and then a fading memory of what might have been.

Read more: Black History, 40 Acres and a Mule, African American History, American History, Reconstruction, Slavery, Black History Month, Black Voices News

Colin Woodard: Dixie's Enemy Within: How the Ideology of White Supremacy Undermined the South's Own War Effort

2013-02-28T16:47:42Z

Wars have often unleashed forces the warring parties hadn't expected and couldn't control. The U.S. Civil War was no exception. Southerners launched the war to preserve slavery, and President Abraham Lincoln responded to save the Union.

Read more: Black History Month, Emancipation Proclamation, Civil War, Slavery, Black Voices News

Glenn C. Loury: Even If Every Convict Were Rightly Sentenced, America's Vast, Racially Skewed Incarceration System Would Still Be Morally Indefensible

2013-02-28T16:24:31Z

Why are there so many African Americans in prison? It is my belief that such racial disparity is not mainly due to overt discriminatory practices by the courts or the police. But that hardly exhausts the moral discussion.

Read more: Prison Reform, Prisons, Racial Discrimination, Criminal Justice System, Black History Month, Black Voices News

LOOK: The Final Black History Photo

2013-02-28T15:11:41Z

All month long, The Huffington Post Black Voices has brought you photos that celebrate black history worldwide. We aimed to honor Black History Month ...

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Ryan Cooper: Shirley Sherrod's Ongoing Battle for Racial Cooperation in Georgia

2013-02-28T15:29:02Z

These days, Sherrod has returned to the work she was doing before all the publicity. She still lives with her husband, Charles, in Albany, Georgia, where they raised their children and where she still spends her days working with poor and minority farmers.

Read more: Shirley Sherrod, New Communities, Race Relations, Southwest Georgia Project, Naacp, Black History Month, Black Voices News

Sue Shanahan: Keep Going

2013-02-28T15:15:15Z

Harriet Tubman always remembered to ask for direction and then listen for the answer. The way was always made clear. What stands between me and that kind of guidance? Remembering to ask.

Read more: Spiritual Journey, Children's Books, Spirit, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Black History Month, Courage, Inspiration, Wisdom, Resilience, Grit, Healthy Living News

Harold Ross: The Word of Liberated Women

2013-02-28T13:24:52Z

The triumphs of African-Americans (including women) and those of American women continue to be oddly connected by, among other things, sequential calendar celebrations.

Read more: Women's Prerogative, Women's History Month, Girl Rising, Girl Power, Black History Month, Educate Girls, Eleanor Roosevelt, Black Voices News

Robert West: Celebrating Harlem's Rich Queer History

2013-02-27T19:28:23Z

Harlem's LGBT community has continued to play a vital role in the music, art, theater and literature scenes, and though responsible for producing some of the greatest artists and thinkers over the past century, it has remained a mystery to many.

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LOOK: Black History Photo Of The Day

2013-02-27T14:00:15Z

A picture is certainly worth a thousand words. What better way to celebrate Black History Month than by taking a moment to acknowledge the snapshots o...

Read more: Louis Farrakhan, Louis Farrakhan Million Man March, Million Man March, Naacp, Black History Month, Black Voices News

Slave-Owner Database?

2013-02-27T09:08:22Z

LONDON — A new database launched Wednesday lets Britons curious about their family history uncover some potentially uncomfortable information &n...

Read more: Slave Owner Database, Slave Owning Database, British Slave Owning Database, Slavery, Black History Month, Black Voices News

The Fight-Within-A-Fight That Changed The UAW And Civil Rights

2013-02-27T10:38:11Z

During last December's right-to-work showdown in Michigan, a vocal African-American presence stood out among those opposing the ultimately successful ...

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Angela Rye: Ensuring a #VoteReady America: The Importance of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act

2013-02-27T10:31:52Z

Voter discrimination on the basis of race is a persistent reality in many areas protected by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Real voters are at risk of losing their fundamental right to vote; unfortunately, this is a reality for jurisdictions not covered by Section 5 as well.

Read more: Supreme Court, Congressional Black Caucus, Voting Rights Act, John Lewis, Voting Rights, Voter Suppression, Eric Holder, Impact, Black History Month, Black Voices News

Barbara Coombs Lee: Oh, Freedom

2013-02-27T09:39:33Z

Choices mean freedom. Freedom from all that may be worse than being "buried in my grave."

Read more: Death With Dignity, Black History Month, Health Care, Aid in Dying, Black Voices News

Maya Rupert: Not Quite a Nation of Immigrants

2013-02-26T16:20:16Z

As we celebrate Black History Month, let's remember the history of black people and how most of our ancestors came to this country, and let that history inform the way we talk about a need for immigration reform.

Read more: Immigration Reform, Racism, Immigration, Uafa, Pathway to Citizenship, Nation-of-Immigrants, African Americans, Black History Month, Black Voices News

Domonique Foxworth: It's Time for All Jocks to Embrace Diversity

2013-02-26T15:58:25Z

It is my hope that the next generation of athletes will not support a culture of ignorance and discrimination and that gay athletes will feel comfortable being open about their sexuality.

Read more: Openly Gay Athletes, National Football League, Super Bowl, Gay Athletes, Diversity, LGBT Equality, Black History Month, Gay Nfl Athletes, Sports News

LOOK: The Most Adorable Black History Tribute You'll Ever See

2013-02-26T13:56:23Z

Google's the go-to, but Maryland-based photographer Enique Jones Gibson has found another way to teach kids (and adults) about the key players of blac...

Read more: Black History, Bv-Life, Black-History-Month, Black History Month, Black History Museum, Eunique Jones Gibson, Black Voices News

LOOK: Black History Photo Of The Day

2013-02-26T13:16:35Z

A picture is certainly worth a thousand words. What better way to celebrate Black History Month than by taking a moment to acknowledge the snapshots o...

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After 100 Years, NAACP Branch Still Fighting For Civil Rights

2013-02-26T13:11:23Z

Fifty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. marched for civil rights through Detroit and delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech for the first tim...

Read more: Video, Detroit Naacp, Detroit Naacp Centennial, Black History, Detroit History, Detroit Naacp 100 Years, Naacp, Black History Month, Detroit Politics, Detroit News

30 Black Artists Under 40 You Should Know

2013-02-26T08:16:49Z

As Black History Month comes to a close, we've picked 30 young black artists who are contributing to the ongoing conversation of race and representati...

Read more: Young Gifted Black, Contemporary Black Artists, African American Artists, Nina Chanel Abney, Kehinde Wiley, Black Artists 2013, Hank Willis Thomas, Black Artists, Young Black Artists, Xaviera Simmons, Jayson Musson, Black History Month, Arts News

Finally, MLK & Gandhi Have A Rap Battle

2013-02-25T16:55:44Z

We know you've spent so many sleepless nights wondering the age-old question: Who would win in a rap battle between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luth...

Read more: Keegan-Michael Key, Martin Luther King Jr Gandhi, Jordan Peele, Video, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Key and Peele, Epic Rap Battles, Black History Month, Comedy News