today in black history

March 18, 2026

Civil rights pioneer Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth was born on this date in 1922 in Birmingham, Alabama.

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POSTED: February 10, 2012, 12:00 am

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In this presidential election year when it is open season on African-Americans, we revisit "Space Traders," the Hudlin Brothers masterful take on the late Derrick Bell's short story. This segment was part of the HBO trilogy "Cosmic Slop."





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