Conversations on Race - February 2026

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February 2026 commemorates 100 years since the first national observance of Black history

Read the essay, Black History Turns 100 as Trump Tries to Erase It (Amnesty International, February 10, 2026), HERE.

Schwarzfahrer, an Oscar winning film from the 1990s, reviewed in a 2018 article (HERE), can still be described today as "a 'little' short film over twenty years old, directed by a German filmmaker (Pepe Danquart) with as much to say on race in America as anyone right now…

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In celebration of Black History Month, PBS POV, in partnership with Black Public Media, is making available a collection of stories featuring Black voices, Black culture, and Black history. All are available at least through the end of February. Here are a few examples.

Check out the entire list HERE.

POV | POV Shorts: The People Could Fly | Season 38 | Episode 802A poetic look at roller rinks as sanctuaries for Black culture, joy, and resistance.

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POV | Let the Little Light Shine | Season 35 | Episode 3513An academic beacon for Black children on Chicago’s South Side battles gentrification.

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POV | A Story of Bones | Season 36 | Episode 3602A burial site containing thousands of once enslaved Africans is discovered on St. Helena.

2023 1:22:54

POV | After Sherman | Season 36 | Episode 3601A poetic quest in coastal South Carolina unearths Black inheritance amidst a violent past.

2023 1:22:29

Transgender Update for February

Lots of bad news for the Trans Community so far this month

...reported by Erin in the Morning

Gmail - _You Outlaw It__ Heritage Foundation President Announces Intent To Outlaw All Trans Adult Care.pdf

Gmail - Idaho House Votes, Passes Trans Bathroom Ban In Private Businesses As Bill Rockets Through Legislature.pdf

The American Medical Association (AMA) has agreed with the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) that capitulation to the Trump Administration's cruel and malicious demands is in their best interest -- science, medical standards and professional ethics (and trans patients) be damned.

Gmail - AMAThe Cowardice Of American Medicine On Trans Youth Care.pdf

Listen to a brief NPR interview on this topic HERE (February 5, 2026)

Erin upates the Risk Assessment Map and shares findings of a new study printed this month in JAMA Pediatrics

Gmail - Fwd_ Anti-Trans National Legal Risk Assessment Map_ Feb 2026.pdf

Gmail - JAMA Investigation_ 26% of Trans and Gender Diverse Youth Have Attempted Suicide.pdf

But as Jesse Jackson would say: Keep Hope Alive!

February 11, 2026

trans bil of rights.pdf

SGN:: Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Sen. Ed Markey reintroduce the Transgender Bill of RightsOn Feb. 11, US Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-7), alongside Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey and California Reps. Mark Takano (D-49) and Sara Jacobs (D-51), reintroduced legislation that would affirm federal protections for Trans and Nonbinary people, aptly named “the Transgender Bill of Rights.” Rep. Jayapal is also co-chair of the Transgender Equality Task Force and has a Trans child. The bill, first introduced by Rep. Jayapal and Sen Markey in March 2023, would seek to codify the federal government’s role in ensuri

At LEFT is the proposed bill

Click the popout box in the topright-hand corner to access

And this from Europe:

Gmail - European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For _The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women_.pdf

For more about Jesse Jackson, click Recent News 2026 HERE

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