Tag: Negro

In these "magical negro” stories, Black people are treated as narrative instruments in a way that's ultimately dehumanizing. For instance, when Dick Hallorann, played by Scatman Crothers, took on such a role in the 1980 movie, The Shining, he had the power to see the future,...

Dorothy Height (March 24, 1912 — April 20, 2010) was a prominent African American civil rights and women’s rights activist. She was a key figure in the American civil rights movement and dedicated her life to advocating for racial and gender equality. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Heigh...