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“ This is an official term for ‘the variety of English natively spoken, particularly in urban communities, by most working- and middle-class African Americans.’ ”
“ During the 1800s, several Native American tribes held Black slaves. The slaves were freed and allowed to become members of their tribe. A hundred years later, that membership was revoked. The dispute wasn’t settled until 2017. ”
“ The children of Chinese immigrants are not planning to take over the family business. But that’s okay, because that was actually the goal for many Chinese parents. ”
“ Pretending to have native heritage is not uncommon in Canada, where financial incentives are often involved. This is the story of how a mother and her two daughters played the system for gain. ”
“ A Black woman appears to be White, and she details her upbringing, life experience, and some of what ‘other’ White people have said to her, thinking she was the same race as them. ”
“ Controversy has followed this movie since it was released. Most people were unaware of the problems and are only now understanding how the movie is perceived by the black community. ”
“ There was an ethnic neighborhood underneath where Central Park now sits. It was destroyed to create the park, and NYC has finally started to acknowledge this. ”
“ Julia Roberts’s parents ran a theater school in Georgia and became friends with Martin Luther and Coretta Scott King. ”
“ Nigerian immigrants to the United States might be the most successful ethnic group in the country. ”
“ A man tells the story of a ‘domestic’ who lived with his family for years and raised him and his siblings. Later in his life, he realized his parents were keeping her as a slave. ”
“ A 17-minute history of racism in America, from the period immediately following emancipation through today. ”
“ Over a hundred years ago, Chinese immigrants settled in the Mississippi Delta. Their descendants still live in the Deep South. ”
“ A short, fast-moving account of the five seasons of ‘In Living Color.’ ”
“ In 2017, two people were shot at a ranch in Texas in an event that was blamed on illegal immigrants. However, an investigation suggests the victims were the only people there. ”
