Olivia Hooker, Tulsa Race Riot Survivor, Dies At 103 | NPR
Transcript RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We’re now going to look back at the life of Olivia Hooker. She has died at the age of 103. If you don’t know her name,…
Meet the 10-Year Old Entrepreneur Taking the Fashion World by Storm! | Black Business.Org
Hailing from Johannesburg, South Africa, 10-year old Enhle Gebashe is already pursuing her dreams of becoming a well-known fashion designer and entrepreneur. She most recently founded Enhle Babes Couture, a…
Something in the Water: Virginia Beach gives OK for Pharrell’s festival proposal to move forward | 13News Now
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WVEC) — Grammy-award winner and Virginia Beach native Pharrell Williams has big ideas for Hampton Roads, and on Tuesday night, city council members showed their initial support…
HBCUs Set Foundation for Black Politicians in Key Positions | The Washington Informer
Approximately 40 percent of the members of Congress are HBCU graduates, according to the Network Journal, a Black professional and small business magazine. And recipients of The United Negro College…
Florida sues drugstores Walgreens and CVS for alleged role in opioid crisis | The Guardian
The state attorney general, Pam Bondi, announced late on Friday that she had added the companies to a state-court lawsuit filed last spring against Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin,…
How I Got My Art Job: Naima Keith of California’s African American Museum on Quitting a PhD to Pursue Her Dreams | Artnet News
From fabricators to mummy conservators to private collection managers, the art world is full of fascinating jobs you may not have realized even existed. In artnet News’s column “My Art…
Prince George’s Couple Opens Vacation Retreat in Upper Marlboro | The Washington Informer
As fall descends upon Prince George’s County, nestled amid the beauty is the Wellspring Manor and Spa — a serene retreat destination on more than seven acres of nostalgic ambience…
What’s up with all those black men who voted for the Republican in the Georgia governor’s race? | The Washington Post
Seventy-five percent of white women voted for Republican Brian Kemp, who was declared the winner late last week, more than 10 days after disputes over absentee and provisional ballots. Among…
The Hidden History of African-American Burial Sites in the Antebellum South | Atlas Obscura
In MODERN-DAY ALTAVISTA, VIRGINIA, A town that covers 5 square miles of what was the first English colony in North America, sits the Avoca Museum. The former residence of Colonel…
Penn senior and Philadelphia native wins coveted Rhodes scholarship | The Inquirer (Philly.com)
A Philadelphia native and senior at the University of Pennsylvania, who lost both her parents while she was in high school and college, has won a coveted Rhodes Scholarship to…