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Philly's plan for Harriet Tubman monument comes under fire for not being open to Black artists

PHILADELPHIA — The city of Philadelphia wants people to help shape the theme of a permanent Harriet Tubman statue by responding to a public input survey by July 13. But a number of Black artists and historians are criticizing the process as being unfair and insulting.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Sundaes, waffles, and second chances - why Just-Ice is unlike any other ice cream parlour

The M.E.N's Jenna Campbell visits the Poynton café making a real difference

Manchester Evening News

Charles Blockson’s grade school teacher told him Black people have no history. He set out to prove her wrong

A 1942 classroom with old-style wooden desks, a chalkboard, and a large, blown-up grade-school class photo showing Charles L. Blockson, one of only a handful of Black children in a predominantly white group, greets you early in the exhibition.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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At South Jersey riverfront, a 165-mile Walk to Freedom comes to joyous end

They had walked several miles that last Saturday in May when a woman dressed as Harriet Tubman approached.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

‘A Strange Loop’ creator Michael R. Jackson on Tony Awards, his love for Liz Phair and his issue with Tyler Perry

NEW YORK — Tyler Perry and Liz Phair are two names you’d never expect to hear mentioned in a Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway show marketed as a “big, Black, queer-ass American musical.”

Tribune News Service

Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War as well as her better-known slave rescues

Harriet Tubman was barely 5 feet tall and didn’t have a dime to her name.

The Conversation

Students of color in special education are less likely to get the help they need -- here are 3 ways teachers can do better

When I was a special education teacher at Myrtle Grove Elementary School in Miami in 2010, my colleagues and I recommended that a Black girl receive special education services because she had difficulty reading. However, her mother disagreed. When I asked her why, she explained that she, too, was identified…

The Conversation

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To honor Harriet Tubman and others, this 165-mile 'Walk to Freedom' traces South Jersey Underground Railroad routes

The wind was whipping, and the sun was still bright when Ken Johnston and Deborah Price started a 165-mile "Walk to Freedom" from the beach at Cape May, New Jersey, at the Sunset Pavilion Saturday afternoon.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

TV tonight: a thrilling end to Peaky Blinders

The Brummie gangster series reaches its tense final episode, with a return cameo from Tom Hardy. Plus: Thatcher & Reagan – A Very Special Relationship. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Fort Benning, Fort Gordon and 7 other bases to be renamed

Dwight D. Eisenhower, George C. Marshall, Colin Powell and Harriet Tubman are among 87 candidates who have made the cut for the renaming of nine military installations that honor Confederate figures, including Fort Benning and Fort Gordon in Georgia.

Tribune News Service

‘Bring them home’ march honoring Harriet Tubman shines light on Kierra Coles, other missing Black women

On Thursday, about a dozen demonstrators gathered in the east Chatham neighborhood to honor Harriet Tubman’s 200th birthday and to draw attention to missing Black women and girls.

Chicago Sun-Times

Marchers celebrating Harriet Tubman’s 200th birthday hope to shine light on missing Black women, girls

On Thursday, community-based organization Kidz Korna will join women worldwide in a demonstration commemorating Harriet Tubman’s 200th birthday and the scores of missing Black women and girls.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago school renamed to honor civil rights activist Tubman

A school on Chicago's North Side has joined the growing list of educational establishments to be named after abolitionist and civil rights activist Harriet Tubman

The Independent UK

A legacy of hope: Celebrating Harriet Tubman’s 200th birthday

Before she became the historic hero known as Harriet Tubman, Araminta Ross was born in early 1822 near Cambridge on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Some 200 years later, she is celebrated as a global icon of freedom.

Tribune News Service

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