How To Spend A Day In Black-Owned Paris
If you are looking to spend a day exploring “Black-Owned” Paris here is a rundown of places to eat, visit, and shop. Paris is one of the most visited cities…
A look at the oldest black-owned business in the U.S. founded in 1881 and still going strong
The company, which started as a stop on the Underground Railroad, has now become a respected moving company in the country. E.E. Ward Moving & Storage was founded in 1881…
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates review – time traveller on the Underground Railroad
Magical realism meets real life in the acclaimed journalist’s debut novel about American slaves escaping to the north A former national correspondent for the Atlantic magazine, Ta-Nehisi Coates is among…
Meet the child genius who became world’s youngest orchestra conductor at 11
At just 11 years old, Matthew Smith could play four instruments. He could play the guitar, drums, piano and viola. But what brought the child music prodigy to the limelight…
A goal to ‘dismantle bigotry and racism.’ Miami’s 5000 Role Models honors top students
In eighth grade, Alexander Sanchez’s life was in turmoil. His grandmother had passed away after battling dementia. A buddy from his football team was shot to death at a park…
What Was the Black International?
The twentieth-century struggle for African independence began in Paris salons hosted by the daughters of elite blacks, then travelled by telegram and steamship. Relationships were the essence of the early…
Former Calif. Mayor Johnson shares Black Capital initiative at the Met
TULSA, Okla. — The former Mayor of Sacramento, California, Kevin Johnson, in partnership with SeedInvest, launched their Black Capital initiative, a collective mission to economically empower African Americans through access…
Louis Allen Murdered in Liberty, Mississippi
On January 31, 1964, the night before he was set to move to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Louis Allen was ambushed outside his property in Liberty, Mississippi and shot twice in the…
Ghana: How Ghana Went Above and Beyond For Year of Return 2019
Cape Town — Ghana is to launch a multi-million dollar fund aimed at attracting investment from members of the African diaspora in the United States and around the world –…
Did Dershowitz Say He Was ‘Not Happy Seeing Nixon’s Gang Being Tried by Blacks and Liberals’?
Searching the long quote trails of public figures often turns up interesting statements from days past. In mid-January 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan…