Black Love Experience Takes Over THEARC | AFRO
The line for the Black Love Experience event snaked back from the entrance and curved around a corner down Mississippi Avenue, S.E. Hundreds of people huddled the cool air waiting…
With ‘Black Panther’ and now ‘Us,’ Winston Duke is on a Roll | AFRO
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Winston Duke went from relative obscurity to being a household name with his first film and he wasn’t even the lead, or second or third performer…
An Artist Honors the Overlooked Activism of Black Women | Hyperallergic
EAST LANSING, Mich. — For artist Helina Metaferia, perhaps the most important part of her solo exhibition By Way of Revolution, at Michigan State University’s (SCENE) Metrospace, is a circle…
‘Black Farmers’ gear up for legal fight after appeals court setback | New York Amsterdam News
The Black Farmers and Agriculturalists (BFAA) recently hit a snag when the U. S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, denied the group’s complaint against the United States Department…
`Ni**er Is Not My Name’ | AFRO
Karsonya Wise Whitehead, Special to the AFRO, AFRO Dr. Karsonya Wise Whitehead (Courtesy Photo), Featured Image I grew up learning how to hold my rage, to swallow my pain, and…
Michael Brown’s Mother Loses City Council Race in Ferguson, Where Her Son Was Killed by Police | The New York Times
Nearly five years ago, Lesley McSpadden appeared distraught before the world after finding out that a grand jury had declined to indict a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo., in…
Meet the artist who received backlash for painting God as a black woman | Face2Face Africa
If you are familiar with Michelangelo’s masterpiece, “The Creation of Adam”, you would agree that it is one of the most famous works of art ever created. But when an…
Roxane Gay and Marlon James explore his African myth-inspired ‘Black Leopard, Red Wolf’ | The San Diego Union-Tribune
Surrounded by art depicting vibrant landscapes and black bodies, Marlon James discussed his latest novel, “Black Leopard, Red Wolf” with writer Roxane Gay at the Museum of African American Art…
Lesley McSpadden: Mike Brown’s Mother on Her Run for Ferguson City Council | Essence
The nation saw her grieve and rage unapologetically when her son, Michael Brown Jr., 19, was gunned down by then Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson, on August 9, 2014.…
#BlackGirlMagic: Georgia Teen Goes Viral After Sharing Photo Showing Dozens Of College Acceptances | Essence
It’s not every day one gets accepted into 31 colleges and is offered more than $900,000 in scholarships to boot. It’s definitely something worth sharing, but Kayla Willis, a senior…