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BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board Member Syreeta McFadden is a freelance writer and photographer living in Brooklyn, NY. She is a graduate of Columbia University and Sarah Lawrence College. Her blog is bellewetherstate.com. You may find her photographs at syreetamcfadden.com. You can also visit her on twitter and facebook. Click here to contact Ms. McFadden. Share or Print this Page of BC |
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From 1882 to 1968, 4,743 Americans — 3,446 of whom were black — were lynched, their deaths fueled by fears over miscegenation and perceived threats to white economic dominance.
Lawrence Beitler was sitting on the front porch of his home in Marion, Indiana, when someone asked him to tote his 8×10 view camera to the…
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Note: BlackCommentator.com welcomes Syreeta McFadden as a columnist and member of the Editorial Board. At last year’s Tax Day Rally in New Dorp, Staten Island, I did in fact, meet ONE black Tea Party supporter and took his picture (above). I’m not sure if he’s still kickin” it with them today. He was a curious…
Note: BlackCommentator.com welcomes Syreeta McFadden as a columnist and member of the Editorial Board. At last year’s Tax Day Rally in New Dorp, Staten Island, I…
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Dear Hillary, It doesn’t seem right that I have to write this letter to you. But sometimes it’s necessary to speak up. You’ve heard from all the pollsters and pundits about what my demographic is thinking and feeling. I thought it best that you hear this straight from the source. It seems that you’ve failed…
Dear Hillary, It doesn't seem right that I have to write this letter to you. But sometimes it's necessary to speak up. You've heard from all…
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