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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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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.”
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
Marissa Jackson Sow
Nov 8, 2019
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