San Francisco Permanently Scraps Jail Phone Call Fees
By Matthew Green, KQED The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday afternoon to permanently end the practice of charging those in county jail for phone calls, and to…
A Teenager Didn’t Do Her Online Schoolwork. So a Judge Sent Her to Juvenile Detention.
A 15-year-old in Michigan was incarcerated during the coronavirus pandemic after a judge ruled that not completing her schoolwork violated her probation. “It just doesn’t make any sense,” said the…
31 Percent of Children In Florida Have Tested Positive for Coronavirus
By Derek Major, Black Enterprise Thirty-one percent of children in Florida have tested positive for the new coronavirus, worrying health officials who say that the long-term effects of the virus…
Gina Prince-Bythewood To Hollywood: We Can Shape How The World Sees Black People
With The Old Guard, the Love & Basketball director shows how she’s continuing to fight for Black women in Hollywood. By Olivia Truffaut-Wong, Bustle Gina Prince-Bythewood has been fighting for…
How Augusta Savage, a Black Art Teacher and Sculptor, Helped Shape the Harlem Renaissance
By Kelly Richman-Abdou, My Modern Met In the early 20th century, a remarkable renaissance emerged in Harlem. On the historic heels of the Great Migration, a mass exodus of over…
Black-Owned 7-Eleven in Texas Setting Record Sales With Black Girl Magic Wine Brand
By Black Enterprise Editors, Black Enterprise Meet Alyson Rae Lawson, the African American owner of a 7-Eleven franchise in Arlington, Texas who is making history and winning big while setting…
Black Union Soldiers Lead Attack on Confederate Troops at Fort Wagner
By EJI Staff, EJI On July 18, 1863, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry — the nation’s first all-Black infantry unit — stormed South Carolina’s Fort Wagner, which guarded the Port of…
Defense secretary effectively bans Confederate flags from military bases while rejecting ‘divisive symbols’
By Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper effectively banned displays of the Confederate battle flag on U.S. military installations, saying in a memo Friday that the…
Angela Davis Said She Backs Biden Because He Can Be Pressured By The Left
By Derek Major, Black Enterprise Activist Angela Davis said in an interview that resurfaced this week she’s rallying behind Joe Biden because it’s crucial to back the candidate “who can…
With Sculptures All Over Atlanta, Artist Aims To Reflect ‘Diversity Of Communities’
Monuments glorifying white supremacy are coming down. Will more projects like Ayokunle Odeleye’s rise up in their place? By Emil Moffatt, WABE, NPR In his home workshop in Stone Mountain,…