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    High Horse: The Black Cowboy does what great documentaries should do…

    Executive produced by Jordan Peele, this three-part docuseries reclaims the Black cowboy’s rightful place in American history. What High Horse makes clear is that this isn’t about lost history — it’s about erasure. I’ll hold your hand when I say this: The story of the American West...

    Million Man March: 30 Years Later

    Minister Henry Muhammad Reflects 30 Year Later By Mary Alice MillerAs the 30th anniversary of the historic Million Man March approaches, Minister Henry Muhammad, Minister Farrakhan’s Student Minister of Muhammad Mosque #7C in Brooklyn, New York looks back at the culture at that time and...
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