Black Boys Don’t Need More Discipline, They Need Mentors
Black children’s pain is often criminalized or punished rather than treated. When I first met Chris, he was quiet—I could tell he was trying to figure out who I was,…
Fannie Lou Hamer | PBS
Fannie Lou Hamer was born in 1917, the 20th child of Lou Ella and James Lee Townsend, sharecroppers east of the Mississippi Delta. She first joined her family in the…
In 1918, A Black Man Avoided Lynching & Convinced The Mob To Donate To His School.
His passion for his students was so strong that not even tornadoes, financial difficulties, or an attempted lynching could stop his work. In the dictionary, a hero is defined as…
Goodbye, Columbus Day. CPS ends the holiday in favor of Indigenous Peoples Day — and parade organizers call it ‘a slap in the face.’
Columbus Day will no longer be observed in Chicago Public Schools — and the group behind the city’s annual Columbus Day parade is already pushing to reverse that decision. “This…
Bartender Shannon Mustipher Upgrades Instant Ramen “I hooked it up with mint and basil and fresh scallions.”
Earlier this year, the relentlessly energetic Shannon Mustipher released Tiki, a beautiful book of modern cocktails that’s the first by a working African-American bartender in over a century. A rum…
This 103-year-old woman still helps run the pie shop she opened nearly 70 years ago
The family-run business is serving up happiness, one slice at a time. In the tiny town of Monroe, Virginia, something sweet has been stirring for nearly 70 years. Woodruff’s Café…
Lash Nolen Is Harvard Medical School’s First Black Woman Class President
Lash Nolen is “hungry for justice” and “hungry to see my people win.” Most people call her “Lash,” but LaShyra Nolen’s name is hardly the only unique thing about her.…
11 charts that track the progress America has made in racial equality — and all the visceral ways we still have left to go
February is Black History Month, when Americans celebrate the achievements of well-known black figures and the progress that has been made so far for the US black population. There have…
‘Self Made’ Trailer: Octavia Spencer Radiates Strength as C.J. Walker in Netflix Series
Blair Underwood and Tiffany Haddish join the Oscar winner in a lively period piece about a black woman succeeding. After the debacle that was the Oscars all but ignoring black…
Breaking the color barrier: behind the long fight to diversify space
The film Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier dives into the under-reported history of efforts to include people of color in the space race Most children who rise through…