by October Gallery
One well-liked diversity training program at Google called Sojourn was cut entirely, according to seven former and current employees. Google has significantly rolled back its diversity and inclusion initiatives in…
Denise Woodard never imagined that her daughter’s food allergies would lead her down a pathway toward entrepreneurship. Back in 2016, she was a corporate executive at The Coca-Cola Co. when…
On May 13, 1956, sixteen-year-old Annette Butler of Tylertown, Mississippi, was kidnapped and raped by four white men. Ms. Butler and her family reported the assault and the men were…
In episode 17 of the British historical television drama, “Victoria,” titled “Comfort and Joy,” the King of Dahomey “gifts” Queen Victoria an African princess by the name of Sarah. Even…
Breonna Taylor was working as an EMT in Louisville when the coronavirus pandemic hit the country, helping to save lives while trying to protect her own. On March 13, the…
The ‘Brown Bomber’ defended his title for 25 successive bouts in a record reign that started in 1937 and ended in 1949 London — Boxing fans and historians will always…
When on Monday, January 19, 1981, police officers, a psychologist and a chaplain failed in their bid to dissuade a man from jumping to his death, Muhammad Ali saved the…
A woman in New York is raising funds to get nurses across the country comfortable footwear with her ‘Nikes for Nurses’ campaign. Up until the coronavirus pandemic hit its peak,…
Black and Brown communities are being disproportionately targeted and policed in New York City’s response to the spread of COVID-19. We speak with author and activist Jill Nelson, who was…
Among the people demanding to enter the home was a person carrying an assault weapon and another with a shotgun, according to local reports. A sheriff’s deputy in North Carolina…