Joy Reid set to become cable’s first black female prime-time anchor
By Sara Nathan, Page Six Joy Reid is about to make history as cable’s first black female prime-time anchor. Back in March, Page Six first reported that Reid was on…
She woke up from a surgery with her hair perfectly braided. Her black male doctor had done it.
By Soo Youn, The Lily For the past couple of years, India Marshall has been contemplating getting another surgery to have bone growths in her head removed. She had already…
Phillips to Auction Monumental $10 M. Basquiat in July Contemporary Evening Sale
By Angelica Villa, ARTnews Jean-Michel Basquiat is poised to continue his reign at auction this summer. Alongside Joan Mitchell’s painting Noel, valued between $9.5 million to $12.5 million, Phillips will…
This Man Is Bringing World’s First African And Caribbean Rum To The United States
By Dana Givens, Black Enterprise Rum is considered one of the staple drinks of the Caribbean with different islands each specializing in a different blend of the famous spirit. Now…
Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth’s Bethel Street Baptist Church Bombed
By EJI Staff, Equal Justice Initiative Early on the morning of Sunday, June 29, 1958, a bomb exploded outside Bethel Street Baptist Church on the north side of Birmingham, Alabama,…
MLK Had a Dream of Guaranteed Income. As Mayors of 11 U.S. Cities, We Are Bringing That Dream to Life
By MICHAEL D. TUBBS , CHOKWE ANTAR LUMUMBA , MELVIN CARTER , RAS J. BARAKA , AJA BROWN , ERIC GARCETTI , ADRIAN PERKINS , LIBBY SCHAAF , STEPHEN BENJAMIN…
Mississippi to remove state flag, the last to display the Confederate battle emblem
By Kate Smith, CBS News The Mississippi state legislature voted on Sunday to replace its state flag, the last in the nation to display the Confederate battle emblem. The removal…
Freedmen’s Bank Fails, Devastating Black Community
By EJI Staff, EJI, Equal Justice Initiative The Freedmen’s Savings and Trust Company, more commonly referred to as The Freedmen’s Bank, failed in June 1874, taking with it millions of…
You Can’t Be Woke and Disrespect Black Women
By George Johnson, Ebony If the road to hell was paved with good intentions, I had apparently packed my bags and was preparing for my departure first thing Monday morning.…
A New Orleans Black-owned bakery wants to nourish the nation
By Todd A. Price, Times Union NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kathryn Conyers is not a baker, but she tried. And she failed. When she sought advice from her friend Carla…