The Forgotten Black Middle Class—Then and Now
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Modern political debates often assume that Black economic progress began only after the...
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Black Churches Were America’s Original Civil Society—And Their Decline Still Matters
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Long before federal programs, philanthropic foundations, or modern advocacy organizations,...
Why Carter G. Woodson Still Matters
Carter G. Woodson is best known as the founder of Black History Month, but his relevance goes far beyond a calendar...
Black History Is Not a Monolith—And Never Was
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Black History Month should remind Americans of something often forgotten in modern...