This #NationalNursesWeek , learn about the professional nurses who moved north during the Great Migration and worked in New York City’s most contagious sanatorium — fighting disease and dehumanizing conditions to change the course of public health history. theemancipator.org/2024/05/09/hea…

FREE EVENT📣Join other moms, doulas and lactation consultants at the second edition of  “Breastfeeding While Black,” a free event where we’ll navigate the joys and challenges of breastfeeding. Don’t miss this opportunity!

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Join other moms, doulas and lactation consultants at the second edition of  “Breastfeeding While Black,” a free event where we’ll discuss navigating the joys and challenges of breastfeeding.

Register here: eventbrite.com/e/the-emancipa…

Reparations are not a fairy tale. The U.S. has a long history of compensating groups for harm. Rev. & Prof. Cornell William Brooks argues that the notion of reparations is “regular and routine — for everybody but Black people.”

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This #Juneteenth , The Emancipator proudly presents the Boston stop of Historically Black Phrases Live! Hosted by the co-authors of the award-winning book, jarrett, chill 🫶🏽✨🍉 and Tre'vell Anderson, HBP Live! is the game show you didn't know you needed.

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Anyone ever told you #reparations are “impossible,” too late, & too expensive❓

Find out why this is ONLY true for Black Americans—based on forthcoming research.
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Reparations for Black descendants of enslaved people is controversial for some Americans because Black people are seen as 'imperfect victims,' professor Rev. & Prof. Cornell William Brooks explains.

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MIT protesters expanded the encampment Wednesday evening, claiming the university was limiting journalists’ access, “so we’re bringing the encampment to them.” Activists unfurled a giant receipt listing MIT contracts with the Israeli Ministry of Defense.

Scenes from Chinatowns during the early 1900s.📽️

America’s Chinatowns are often thought of as tourist destinations, whether it’s to shop for good deals or to enjoy traditional Asian cuisine. But they’re much more than that.