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What It Means to Be Black in The Midwest
The Midwest Has Meaning for More Than Just Whites

The Midwest Has Meaning for More Than Just Whites

There is a rich history of Blacks in Middle America that too often gets overlooked
Go to the profile of Morgan Jerkins
Morgan Jerkins
Oct 29, 2019
Searching for the Other Midwestern Swing Voter

Searching for the Other Midwestern Swing Voter

Spoiler: She’s Black and lives in Detroit
Go to the profile of Wendy S Walters
Wendy S Walters
Oct 29, 2019
Rust: A Black Woman’s Story of Growing Up in Northeast Ohio

Rust: A Black Woman’s Story of Growing Up in Northeast Ohio

Black women I know from home have stories that often go unnoticed and untold
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Tara L. Conley
Oct 29, 2019
Black Milwaukeeans Are Ready to Fight for Their Communities

Black Milwaukeeans Are Ready to Fight for Their Communities

Frustrated by empty promises from politicians, the time to mobilize could not be any riper than now
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syreeta mcfadden
Oct 29, 2019
I Am a Black Kansan in a Sea of Red, White, and Blue

I Am a Black Kansan in a Sea of Red, White, and Blue

To be a POC Midwesterner is to be steeped in a rich and magical history
Go to the profile of L.L. McKinney
L.L. McKinney
Oct 29, 2019
The Unbearable Whiteness of Being (in West Michigan)
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The Unbearable Whiteness of Being (in West Michigan)

The Christian Reformed Church dominates race, culture, and religion. And I have a love/hate relationship with it.
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Ruth Terry
Nov 11, 2019
Black Mothers in Chicago Are the Village Against Gun Violence

Black Mothers in Chicago Are the Village Against Gun Violence

Moms are mobilizing to protect their neighborhood’s children
Go to the profile of Kelly Glass
Kelly Glass
Nov 8, 2019
The Midwestern Black Professor Teaching MAGA Babies Is Not All Right

The Midwestern Black Professor Teaching MAGA Babies Is Not All Right

“My job wound up being a lot more than I bargained for.”
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Jonita Davis
Nov 8, 2019
Finding My Home in Motown’s Margins

Finding My Home in Motown’s Margins

Detroit may be changing but it is still full of Black culture and history
Go to the profile of Marissa Jackson Sow
Marissa Jackson Sow
Nov 8, 2019
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