Malcolm X’s boyhood home in Boston gets historic designation
FILE - In this March 29, 2016, file photo, signs call attention to the house where slain African-American leader Malcolm X spent part of his childhood in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. According to the National Park Service the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in February 2021. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes, File)BOSTON – Malcolm X’s boyhood home in Boston was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The former Malcolm Little was a teenager in the 1940s when he came to live with his sister, Ella Little Collins. Little Collins, who was a civil rights organizer in her own right, became her brother’s legal guardian after his father died and his mother was institutionalized.
AP-NORC poll: Virus, economy swamp other priorities for US
In an open-ended question, those priorities far outpace others, like foreign affairs, immigration, climate change or racial inequality. In a reflection of the series of national traumas from last year, another issue moved sharply up Americans' priority list for 2021 — racial inequality. Even so, the impact of the virus dominates Adams' top issue: the economy. It remains a higher priority for Republicans, with 24% mentioning immigration, though that is down from 51% one year ago. Even as it falls lower on Americans’ priority list, Biden is expected to send a massive immigration overhaul bill to Congress on the first day of his presidency.
Breast cancer patients face genetic risks and reconstruction complications
MIRAMAR, Fla. – Breast cancer is the most common cancer among African-American women and they are 40% more likely to die from the disease than white women. “And then to come find out I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I was totally in shock. There’s no history of breast cancer in my family whatsoever,” she said. It never dawned on her that being African-American could increase her risk, especially for certain types of breast cancer. Lampert stepped in to help Duchatelier after three previous procedures left her feeling disfigured, adding deeper scars to her cancer journey.
First African-American fighter pilot now has statue at aviation museum
A statue of Eugene Bullard, the first African-American fighter pilot, was unveiled at the Museum of Aviation near Robins Air Force Base in Georgia. Eugene Bullard, who became known as the Black Swallow of Death, was the first African-American pilot to fly in combat. He now has a statue in his honor, unveiled Wednesday in Warner Robins, Georgia, at the Museum of Aviation next to Robins Air Force Base, and about 100 miles south of Atlanta. When World War I broke out, Bullard enlisted in the French Foreign Legion, serving first in the infantry. The correct spelling is Harriett Bullard White.
School: Girl who said classmates cut her dreadlocks admits lying
(CNN) - A 12-year-old African-American girl who claimed three white classmates pinned her down and cut her dreadlocks has admitted the claims were fabricated, her school said. "We can now confirm that the student who accused three of her classmates of assault has acknowledged that the allegations were false," Stephen Danish, head of Immanuel Christian School, said in a statement Monday. Last week, the girl, Amari Allen, told CNN that three white boys at the school in Springfield, Virginia, pinned her to a playground slide. She claimed the boys held her hands behind her back, covered her mouth and clipped her hair, calling it "ugly" and "nappy." "To the administrators and families of Immanuel Christian School, we are sorry for the damage this incident has done to trust within the school family and the undue scorn it has brought to the school.
Toni Morrison, 'Beloved' author and Nobel laureate, dies at 88
Angela Radulescu via Wikimedia Commons(CNN) - Toni Morrison, author of seminal works of literature on the black experience such as "Beloved," "Song of Solomon" and "Sula" and the first African-American woman to win a Nobel Prize, has died, her publisher Knopf confirmed to CNN. She was 88. Developing storyThe-CNN-Wire & 2019 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. All rights reserved.
Founder of African-American museum found dead in car trunk
Google MapsA beloved activist and founder of an African-American museum in Baton Rouge was found dead in the trunk of a car, CNN affiliate WBRZ reported. The body of Sadie Roberts-Joseph, 75, was located Friday but it wasn't immediately clear what led officers to the car. Roberts-Joseph was a renowned advocate in the Baton Rouge area. She also founded Community Against Drugs and Violence, a non-profit organization focused in creating a safer environment for children in North Baton Rouge. The NAACP Baton Rouge Branch remembered Roberts-Joseph in a Facebook post.
'Do The Right Thing' still has something to say
The Spike Lee film "Do the Right Thing," critics and columnists said, would provoke violence and disrupt race relations. "Spike Lee had done an almost impossible thing. The passion of "Do the Right Thing" is obvious: "Opinion will always be divided on ... 'Do the Right Thing,' " wrote The New Yorker's Anthony Lane. But perhaps the real reason people talk about "Do the Right Thing" three decades on is because it's still relevant. If you have yet to see "Do The Right Thing," try checking your local theater listings; the film is being re-released in 4K this weekend in select theaters.