by October Gallery
The league’s rhetoric conflicts with plutocrats’ political commitments. By Jemele Hill, The Atlantic Last week, the owner of the Miami Dolphins, Stephen Ross, announced that he was committing $13 million…
Several Black writers and editors have used this moment to spur change within their current and former newsrooms. By Taryn Finley, HuffPost COVID-19 was a “foundational shift” for Brooklyn-based freelance…
By Vanessa Osbourne, Naturally Curly Inspiration is everywhere and all you have to do is be open to finding it, receiving it, and letting it move you to action. I…
A GoFundMe to help Rehan Staton pay for his tuition as he embarks on this new journey has raised more than $70,000 in a week. By Breanna Edwards, Essence A…
By Ailsa Chang + Jonaki Mehta, NPR WAMU 88.5 Across the country, students of color have been demanding change from their schools. At one Denver school, the push for a…
By Tulani Salahu-Din, Smithsonian I never fully realized the monumental role that massive numbers of children played in civil rights protests. Law enforcement arrested and jailed children by the thousands…
By Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press On June10, 1954, governors and representatives from twelve Southern states met in Richmond, Virginia, and resolved to defiantly resist the United States Supreme Court’s…
The achievement was celebrated by celebrities and politicians. By Kiara Brantley-Jones, ABC News The U.S. Navy celebrated a historic moment this week as it announced Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle was…
By Grace Hauck, USA TODAY People running, screaming and shouting words of disbelief. Bodies thrown in the air, lifted onto windshields or trapped under cars and semitrucks. It’s become a…
By BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors, Black Enterprise Founded by artist Latosha Stone in 2013, the skateboarding lifestyle brand Proper Gnar is experiencing a precipitous rise in popularity and product orders following…