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Mississippi and Texas Dropped COVID-19 Mask Mandates, but Urge People to Still Wear Them

The governors of Texas and Mississippi announced that they were rescinding their statewide mask mandates and allowing restaurants and other businesses to return to 100% capacity in early March. The moves come while new infection numbers in the U.S. are still higher than they were in September and just ahead of school spring breaks, known for large gatherings and crowded bars where the coronavirus can quickly spread.

Murray J. Côté, Tiffany A. Radcliff and Walter Thomas Casey II March 7, 2021

An early 20th-century NAACP map showing lynchings between 1909 and 1918.

MFP Voices

How Black Cartographers Put Racism on the Map of America

The work of the Black Panther Party, a 1960s- and 1970s-era Black political group featured in a new movie and a documentary, helps illustrate how cartography—the practice of making and using maps—can illuminate injustice. Cartography is a less documented aspect of the Panthers’ activism, but the group used maps to reimagine the cities where African Americans lived and struggled.

Derek H. Alderman and Joshua F.J. Inwood March 5, 2021

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Enough Defending Black History Month: ‘I Will Not Beg You To See My Human Dignity’

As a Black man, this I do know—America has yet to fully evolve into a society that no longer necessitates a Black History Month, and it is our fault. That may come as a shock to you.

Sean Brown March 1, 2021

Illustration of a woman sitting in a meditative pose among items used for various hobbies by Robin Martea

BWC Voices

‘Self Is Often Forgotten’: Black Women, Find Time to Love on Yourselves

Whatever self-care looks like for you, take the time to restore yourself mentally and love yourself in ways that you need to be loved. Breathe, focus and provide yourself with the same grace and care that you give to others because YOU deserve it.

Elizabeth Jordan February 25, 2021

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‘Mississippi Was My Lake’: An ‘Ugly Duckling’ Tale Ends with Joy, Beauty and Passion

“I began twirling in my bathroom as I realized the fundamental truth that had evaded me years earlier: I was a swan, St. Andrew’s was my flock, Mississippi was my lake, and this would be only the beginning of my story.”

Advikaa Anand February 22, 2021

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The Hero, The Brave and The Tired: A Nurse’s Journey Through the Pandemic

Where I once felt like a big-eyed, light-footed nurse, I now navigate through signs, symptoms and exacerbations with a pleading disdain for those in my community to change their ways. Sadly, the damage is so deep that to protect my empathetic energies, I may just need to change my position on the health-care spectrum.

Ariel Wiggins February 17, 2021

MFP Voices

When Black Kids—Shut Out From the Whitewashed World of Children’s Literature—Took Matters Into Their Own Hands

The Brownies’ Book—a monthly, first of it’s kind periodical for Black youths created by W.E.B. Du Bois and other members of the NAACP in 1920—includes poems and stories that speak of Black achievement and history, while also showcasing children’s writing.

Paige Gray February 16, 2021

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‘I Know You Know Better’: A Clarion Call to Environmental Consciousness

Unresolved inequity is revealed when Black communities are hit first and hardest from hurricanes and floods yet are given inadequate resources to repair before the next storm, Heather McTeer Toney writes.

Heather McTeer Toney February 12, 2021