‘So much to learn’: The untold stories of slavery in Canada
By Jonathan Forani, CTV News TORONTO — A pregnant teen escaping captivity in a wintry Quebec. A young woman forced to pose nude for a painter in Montreal. The son…
New Sojourner Truth Painting Covers The New Yorker
Said artist Grace Lynne Haynes: Truth was “one of the first Black women to win a case against a white man.” By N. Jamiyla Chisholm, Colorlines Visual artist Grace Lynne…
Black Borrowers In St. Louis Face Lending Discrimination, High Mortgage Rejection Rates
By Shahla Farzan Of St. Louis Public Radio, The St. Louis American (St. Louis Public Radio) — Patricia Dees is losing patience. Over the past two years, Dees and her…
Predominantly black congressional districts got fewer PPP loans: study
Black-owned small businesses are expected to shutter at twice the rate of small businesses overall. By Reuters, NBC News Congressional districts with the highest black populations received up to $13…
The images of ordinary Soweto that captured apartheid’s injustice
David Goldblatt’s photo essay from 1972 is a key document of an era. Now he is the subject of a major show in London By EJI Staff, The Guardian The…
Rare Rosa Parks handwritten letter about MLK up for sale
By Anna Claire Vollers, AL.com A letter written by one Civil Rights icon in remembrance of another is now for sale. Rosa Parks wrote a letter, detailing her thoughts about…
Five Days of Racial Violence Leave 38 Dead and 1,000 Black Families Homeless in Chicago
By EJI Staff, EJI On August 3, 1919, several days of racial violence targeting Black communities in Chicago, Illinois, came to an end after intervention by the state militia. After…
Google adds ‘Black-owned’ business attribute for Maps, Search listings
By Abner Li, 9to5Google Last month, CEO Sundar Pichai said that Google would “develop initiatives and product ideas that support long-term solutions” for the Black community. One of these efforts…
Herman Cain made his own way, on his own terms
By David Von Drehle, The Washington Post Herman Cain, a businessman turned politician turned commentator, was a pioneer, a leading member of the bridge generation of African Americans who brought…
Columbia artist earns comic industry’s highest honor
By Allen Wallace, Cola Daily A Columbia artist is now a winner of the highest award given by the comic book industry. Sanford Greene, along with co-creators David Walker and…