By Lena C. Taylor & LaKeshia Myers Fifty years ago, in Gary, Indiana, nearly 10,000 Black people gathered to talk politics. They were Democrats, Republicans, Socialists, Independents, Pan-Africanists and Feminists. They represented every rung on the socioeconomic ladder, every educational attainment level, and every aspect of Black culture. This was the National Black Political Convention […]

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