Black People – Page 84

Bernadette Carey Smith, Black Reporter in Mostly White Newsrooms, Dies at 83

She was one of the first Black female journalists at The New York Times and The Washington Post. The Times put her on the staff of a women’s news section.

By Neil Genzlinger

Black People Hair Head (Body Part) Helmets Horses Protective Clothing and Gear Sports Injuries Traumatic Brain Injury

Black Equestrians Want to Be Safe. But They Can’t Find Helmets.

For Black riders with natural hair, finding a helmet that fits can be virtually impossible. Some are trying to raise awareness of the problem, but manufacturers say it’s not a simple fix.

By McKenna Oxenden

Black People Books and Literature Poetry and Poets Theater

Building a New Canon of Black Literature

What older novels, plays and poems by African American writers are being — or should be — rediscovered?

By Adam Bradley Dominic Chambers and Tajh Rust

Bicycles and Bicycling Black People Cycling, Road Missoula (Mont) Montana St Louis (Mo) Travel and Vacations United States Army United States Defense and Military Forces

Black Soldiers Cycled 1,900 Miles Across the U.S. So He Did, Too.

A remarkable journey from Montana to St. Louis by 20 Black infantrymen in 1897 seemed doomed to obscurity until Erick Cedeño, a bicyclist, retraced their journey.

By Nina Burleigh