This Week in White Supremacy #78 | Overlooked No More: Barbara Johns and Brown v. Board

[Good News] The New York Times: Barbara Johns would achieve more than she had hoped: She would help change the entire education system in the United States by taking part in one of five cases that would be consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark 1954 Supreme Court case in which the justices unanimously ruled that racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional. https://nyti.ms/2YCqw5p

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  6. Yes, white supremacists are emboldened. But that’s not the whole story in America today. – The Washington Post https://wapo.st/2YyhW7r
  7. School bus driver dragged biracial student because of his ‘racial animus,’ lawsuit says – CNN https://cnn.it/2Yyz656
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  10. The Fight for Voting Rights in Florida Isn’t Over | The New Yorker http://bit.ly/2HlBo1u
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  12. Exclusive photos reveal children sleeping on the ground at Border Patrol station – CNNPolitics https://cnn.it/2Hn5lhC
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  16. Unita Blackwell, First Black Woman Elected Mayor in Mississippi, Dies At 86 – Essence http://bit.ly/2Hncj6o
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AND NOW FOR SOME GOOD NEWS

  • Overlooked No More: Barbara Johns, Who Defied Segregation in Schools
    At 16, Johns led a strike by the student body that ultimately became one of five court cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.  – The New York Times https://nyti.ms/2YCqw5p
  • S. Lee Merritt, Esq. on Twitter: “#CrystalMason, the TX woman sentenced to 5 years for voting, has been released from prison! The ACLU and Texas Civil Rights project is helping her appeal her conviction. She needs your help!” http://bit.ly/2YATvXb
  • News Flash: Asian American Woman Is New Leader at Elite Law Firm | The Recorder http://bit.ly/2YrPB2G
  • Big Blue Wave on Twitter: “#blackisbeautiful #BlackGirlMagic #SaturdayThoughts for the first time EVER the West Point class of 2019 contained 32 beautiful women such a great accomplishment! CONGRATULATIONS!” http://bit.ly/2Yxbj5u

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