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Some notes on Black America

A conversation about race in America, past and present—a discussion that somehow always stays the same 

G. Marshall-Brooks shares a complex discussion with one of her friends about "Being Black in America." She believes Civil Rights laws changed the meaning of freedom for everyone in this country, including White people. "I’m definitely not giving a free pass to anyone, whether they were or are actively involved in the oppression of any people or group, or have just stood by and watched. But I am positing the thought that bigotry and hatred have all people and groups in America restricted and restrained."

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Olivia
July 9, 2026
The Reality of Reparations Black HistoryCivil RightsPoliticsRace Relations

The Reality of Reparations

U.S. moves closer to compensating Black people for generations of racism

The U.S. is getting closer to compensating Black people for enduring slavery and generations of blatantly oppressive laws, policies and unfair practices. Writer Kim Whiting points out that even a change in a street name can be a subtle yet destructive racist act that makes the seemingly always-controversial subject of reparations even heavier and more complex.

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Kim Whiting
March 22, 2022
1968 Book ReviewsCivil RightsPoliticsRace Relations

1968

Fictional novel explores race relations in Chicago following MLK's murder

The Reporters Inc. is pleased to present exclusive excerpts from author Bill Natale's new book, 1968. The fictional tale, based in part on a true story, explores race relations in Chicago at the time of Dr. Martin Luther King's murder. Though time has passed, Natale's descriptions of anger, pain and fear mirror some sentiments and situations boiling over on the streets in America today.

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December 22, 2015
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