IBM just appointed the first African-American woman to command a US Navy ship to its board | CNBC
IBM appointed Admiral Michelle J. Howard, the first African American woman to command a U.S. Navy ship, to its board,…
Woman is disturbed by her neighbor’s loud music and decides to be nice about it | University Fox
Although many of us may wish for a peaceful, quiet house where we can come home after a long day…
This North Philly bar near Temple hosted legends like Coltrane and Patti LaBelle, but its owner refuses to sell | The Inquirer, Philly.com
Jake Adams remembers when a 15-year-old Jill Scott tried to sing in his North Philly jazz bar, ballroom, and restaurant,…
How a black man says he ‘outsmarted’ a neo-Nazi group and became their new leader | The Washington Post
Without notifying his followers or even his inner circle, the longtime president of a legacy neo-Nazi group handed his organization…
West Chester Woman’s New Female Wellness App on Track to Generate $3.5 Million by 2020 | Vista Today
Launched last year by West Chester resident Tam Williams, SHEapp offers women an empowering wellness platform that focuses on all…
She Isn’t High-Maintenance, You’re Just Low Effort | Her Way
Last time I checked, having standards doesn’t make a woman high-maintenance, it just makes her a person who knows what…
Notre Dame Univ. Appoints First Black Valedictorian | Essence
On May 16, Katie Washington, a Biology major with a minor in Catholic Social Teaching, will make history at the…
Latin America Had A Black Queen And Her Name Was Celia | Culture Colectiva
Whether you’re a salsa lover or you’ve only ever heard a couple of songs from this genre, you’ve probably heard…
Jaden Smith’s Foundation Unveils Filtration System Designed to Provide Flint with Clean Water | The Root
While Jaden Smith is most commonly known for his acting chops and blossoming rap career, on the low, the son…
Meet the Principal who’s Recruiting Men of Color to Pursue Teaching Careers | Chicago Public Schools (CPS)
Currently, African American men represent just two percent of teachers in the nation and there’s even less in Illinois. Butler…
Poster tying Rep. Ilhan Omar to 9/11 attack sparks angry confrontation in W.Va. Capitol | USA Today
A display in the West Virginia statehouse equating Rep. Ilhan Omar to al-Qaida terrorists behind the attacks on Sept. 11,…
Over 1,000 Hate Groups Are Now Active in United States, Civil Rights Group Says | The New York Times
The number of hate groups in the United States rose for the fourth year in a row in 2018, pushed…
Alfred Street Baptist Church Gifts Howard University With $100k To Pay Off Tuition & Outstanding Balances Of Senior Students | PR News Wire
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley, pastor of Alfred Street Baptist Church (ASBC); home to…
A Brief History of the Lumpen, the Black Panthers’ Revolutionary Funk Band | KQED
Saturu Ned claims he once changed Tupac Shakur’s diaper before going on stage. Ned has a lot of stories from…
Meet Cynthia Marshall, the First African American Woman CEO of an NBA team | Because of Them We Can
Despite a slow improvement in diversity numbers, reports show that many front-office executive seats in the NBA are still filled…
Former campaign staffer alleges in lawsuit that Trump kissed her without her consent. The White House denies the charge. | The Washington Post
A staffer on Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign says he kissed her without her consent at a small gathering of…
Meet the Man Curbing Trump’s Power Without Anyone Noticing | Politico
Harry Jaffe, Politico M. Scott Mahaskey for Politico Magazine. Featured Image A few hours before President Donald Trump went into…
Queen Latifah Is Developing $14 Million in Affordable Housing in Newark | The Root
After conquering the entertainment industry, and leaving an indelible mark on music, film and television, multi-hyphenate Queen Latifah is looking…
No matter who wins the runoff election, Chicago will elect its first black woman mayor | CNN
CNN Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle have emerged from a crowded field of candidates to move on to a runoff…
The Little-Known Tale of the Only African American Automaker | Car and Driver
Patterson-Greenfield was an early 20th-century automaker headquartered in Greenfield, Ohio, a small town roughly midway between Columbus and Cincinnati. Like…
Racism In American South Inspired Gary Clark Jr.’s ‘This Land’ | NPR
A small moment of anger pushed Grammy-winning artist Gary Clark Jr. to create the unapologetic, seething song “This Land.” The…
Remembering Bayard Rustin 50 Years After the Stonewall Uprising | NYU Local
Almost 50 years have passed since the Stonewall Uprising sparked the modern gay civil rights movement. In honor of the…
Black Women in the Labor Movement Have Long Defended American Workers | Teen Vogue
Black leaders, activists, and organizers formed the backbone of the U.S. labor movement. Even when the forces of structural racism…
These Photos of a Segregated U.S. Navy Unit Were Lost for Decades. They Still Have a Story to Tell | Time
There are many ways to photograph a black person, and it’s easy for things to go horribly wrong. America’s long…
This Little Girl Recreated Iconic Album Covers For Black History Month And She Seriously NAILED It | BuzzFeed
Patrice Peck, BuzzFeed Photography by Ernie Michael Hall / Design by Glen Thomas. Featured Images Meet six-year-old Abigail. A few…
10 incredible black women you should know about | CNN
(CNN)Black history is American history. It’s easy to say. But while most grade school teachers agree that the experience and…
Meet the woman who opened a library in Ghana with focus on Black writers | Check Out Africa.com
In 2017, writer Sylvia Arthur packed up her belongings, including what remained of her personal library, and left London for…
Incarcerated Men Document Their ‘Hard Truth’ Via Film | Colorlines
Madeliene Sackler (“The Lottery”) worked with 13 men incarcerated at the Pendleton Correctional Facility as they explored their decades-long sentences…
BHM: “Ain’t I A Woman?” The Life and Legacy of Abolitionist and Activist Sojourner Truth | Good Black News
It’s February 1st, which means it is now officially Black History Month! Although we here at Good Black News celebrate…
Our Native Daughters: Songs of Our Native Daughters review – devastating beauty from banjo supergroup | The Guardian
Four black female banjo players wrestling with gender, race, slavery, sexual assault and the domination of the male gaze might…
Kamala Harris Pays a Visit to Al Sharpton | The New Yorker
Since announcing her Presidential campaign, last month, Kamala Harris, the California senator, has held a rally in California, a CNN…
African American businesses grew 400% – but they still need investment | The Guardian
According to a recent survey of more than 2,700 small businesses conducted near the end of last year by small…
A Brief Rundown of Racism Within Advertising and Why It’s Still Happening Today | Adweek
Over 100 years since the creation of the Aunt Jemima mammy logo, you’d hope that brands would have moved on…
Washington Post’s first black female reporter: Newsrooms still aren’t diverse enough | Perspective | The Inquirer, Philly.com
When I first walked into the Washington Post newsroom in 1961 as its first black female reporter, I felt as…
Hoptown must move to honor Ted Poston | Kentucky New Era
Editor’s Note: This article is taken from “Hoptown’s Own Ted Talk,” which opinion editor Jennifer P. Brown delivered Thursday at…
Equal-Opportunity Evil | Slate
Rebecca Onion, Slate Wye House, a historic plantation house in rural Talbot County, Maryland. Historic American Buildings Survey/Wikimedia Commons. Featured…
Bye, Gucci & Burberry: 10 Black-Owned Luxury Brands to Give Your Money | Ebony
Issues with diversity and inclusion in high fashion have seemed to go unchecked for years. Over the past year, however,…
Black History Legacy: Mary Eliza Mahoney, The First Black Nurse | Essence
If you are a medical professional (particularly a Black medical professional), or just an overall Black-history buff, you likely have…
Twin sisters have singular vision for art, culture | San Francisco Chronicle
Melorra and Melonie Green have lived together their whole lives — 41 years to be exact. Born one minute apart,…
‘They’re pioneers’: Two women rise through the male-dominated ranks of D.C.’s fire department | The Washington Post
A Young cadets Queen Anunay and Kishia Clemencia stood out in their class at the D.C. fire academy as being…
Frederick Douglass died Feb. 20, 1895, just hours after his public makeup with Susan B. Anthony | The Washington Post
When Frederick Douglass got home on the evening of Feb. 20, 1895, he was energized. A voluble storyteller prone to…
Small Alberta village honours founding families for Black History Month | Global News
Long before the province officially recognized Black History Month, the tiny village of Breton in north-central Alberta had been commemorating…
Racial Gap in Cancer Mortality Rates Narrows | Smithsonian Mag.com
Black Americans die from cancer at a higher rate than white Americans, but a new study shows that disparity is…
Mahisha Dellinger Became a Multimillion-Dollar Beauty Maven | Black Enterprise
How does one go from growing up in a rough neighborhood—crime, drugs, gangs—to founding one of the pioneering natural haircare…
Obama Quietly Gives Advice to 2020 Democrats, but No Endorsement | The New York Times
A secret meeting of former President Barack Obama’s financial backers convened in Washington early this month: Organized by David Jacobson…
Black-Owned Shops, Restaurants, Day Spas & More Boom In Philadelphia | Visit Philly
Philadelphia is rich in Black culture, heritage and history. The tradition carries on in Philly’s array of Black-owned and -operated…
America doesn’t need another apology for slavery, but atonement | Dallas News
Black History Month, 2019, has been a sobering reality check for millions of white Americans who are expressing shock and…
Cornel West to Teach Intro to African American Studies After 18-Year Break | The Crimson
Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy Cornel R. West ’74 will return to teaching African and African American Studies…
After 200 years without land title, Nova Scotia black communities offered hope | CBC
The empty lot in North Preston, N.S., has been in the hands of Elaine Cain’s family for many years, a…
If you truly knew what the N-word meant to our ancestors, you’d NEVER use it | The Undefeated
A few years ago, I read slave narratives to explore the lives of black agricultural workers after the end of…
Cheri Beasley to become 1st female African-American NC chief justice | WBTW News 13
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Gov. Roy Cooper is elevating current North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Cheri Beasley to become the…
Leyla Fern King receives Gold Key recognition for ‘To Mama’ | The St. Louis American
Leyla Fern King received the highest Gold Key recognition for her poem “To Mama” in the 2019 Missouri Writing Region…
10 Quotes About Love From Iconic Black History Makers | HuffPost
Feb. 14 is an amazing holiday within a holiday. It’s a time to celebrate love when we’re also celebrating the…
The Uphill Battles of Black Talent Agents in Hollywood | The New York Times
Movies like “Black Panther” and “Crazy Rich Asians” don’t come around all that often partly because of how projects are…
24 Old School Cool Photos Of Black Couples Throughout The Years | HuffPost
Movies Nothing beats paging through old photo albums and reminiscing about how much the people in our lives loved each…
Local investors bidding on purchase of African American news talk radio station WBOK 1230 | The New Orleans Advocate
A group of New Orleans investors is putting in a bid to purchase African American news talk radio station WBOK…
Kamala Harris Is Accused of Lying About Listening to Tupac. Here’s What Happened. | The New York Times
It began as a lighthearted moment. Senator Kamala Harris, the California Democrat and former prosecutor who announced her presidential candidacy…
The Many Pioneering Lives of Etta Moten Barnett | WTTW
How many acts can someone fit into a life? If you’re Etta Moten Barnett, enough to make up an epic…
Cecil McDonald’s extraordinary photos of ordinary life | Chicago Reader
If you’re headed to the fourth floor of the Cultural Center for a look at the work of Charles Harrison…
Will Packer To Produce ‘The Atlanta Child Murders’ For Investigation Discovery – TCA | Deadline
The Girls Trip and Night School producer is making The Atlanta Child Murders for the Discovery-owned network. The three-part special…