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“Dear Justyce”
Your birthday card had a Black History postage stamp on it. As always, it was from Grandma and though it’s kind of corny, you look forward to it ever year: a blue or red envelope […]
Articles by Terri Schlichenmeyer
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‘Glory: Magical Visions of Black Beauty’
To relax, or not to relax? Why not? Whatever. Your hair has gone through several stages of change: you’ve braided, straightened, curled, permed, and loc’d, put it beneath a turban, a durag, scarves, wigs, and […]
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‘Swish! The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters’
Your favorite player loves getting buckets. And that’s good – that’s the goal of the game, after all, right? It’s called basketball because that’s what you’re supposed to do: put the ball in the basket, […]
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“Black Women, Black Love: America’s War on African American Marriage”
You can’t stand to watch another happily-ever-after movie again. You’re done with all those romancy novels, tender songs of love, and dreams of flowers every Valentine’s Day. Statistically speaking – and being realistic – that […]
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“An Environmental History of the Civil War”
Save the Earth! You’d agree to that. Who doesn’t want to enjoy a bright, airy afternoon with cotton-ball clouds? Of course, you’d happily leave your grandchildren those shirt-sleeve kinds of days, thunderstorm evenings, clean air […]
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‘Reclaiming Her Time’
“Excuse me. It’s my time to talk.” Ugh, it’s frustrating when someone doesn’t honor your voice or respect your ideas. When it’s your time to speak, they should at least be quiet, and you shouldn’t […]
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BOOK REVIEW: “We’re Better Than This: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy”
Things could always be worse. You didn’t sleep well last night, your day started earlier than usual, and traffic, ugh; then you forgot your lunch and lost a bag of chips in a vending […]
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‘Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own’
Did you see that? Sure you did. You couldn’t miss it, actually, because you can spot hatred, discrimination, and bad trouble a mile away. You know when something’s wrong and you saw it; saw it […]
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“The Truths We Hold: An American Journey”
It starts early-on. At first, it seems spontaneous: parents who enjoy their interests naturally display those passions to small children who are dragged along for the ride. The child observes and absorbs until one day, […]
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“I Got the School Spirit”
A brand-new, shiny box of crayons. That’s just one of the things you’re looking forward to when you finally start school. Mom says you can’t have them yet, though, you have to be patient. So […]
