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Game-songs created and passed down by Black girls are full of sophistication, power and cultural meaning. By Kyra Gaunt Even as an only child, I learned the hidden musicianship performed by girls ...
Tune in to “Anderson Cooper 360°” all week for the surprising results of a groundbreaking new study on children and race at 8 and 10 p.m. ET. A white child and a black child look at the exact ...
Harriet Jacobs, who escaped enslavement to write Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861), created these three dolls for the children of writer Nathaniel Parker Willis around 1850-60. Private ...
(Reuters) – Photographer Tricia Messeroux wanted children to learn more about Black history in the United States and elsewhere—and have fun doing so. So she had them dress up and pose as ...
Unidentified Child or Children Owned by Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987 Description A black and white photograph of children playing on the sidewalk in a city. Some children are standing around ...
At 100-year-old Camp Atwater, Black children can enjoy life away from the city, playing sports, making friends and spending time discussing their futures.
Black mothers’ work force participation and earnings are crucial to the economic health of Black children, said Kristen E. Broady, Ph.D., dean of the college of business and professor of ...
In California, Black children have had the lowest rates of reading proficiency for at least a decade. Boynton-Jarrett highlights the larger factors that play into children’s literacy, which have ...
Unidentified Child or Children Owned by Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987 Description A black and white photograph of a group of children playing on a sidewalk in New York City. Some of the ...