23 Black Chefs You Should Know About | Shoppe Black
Although the number of Black chefs is increasing, there’s still plenty of progress to be made in terms of representation in the culinary industry. We’d like to take a moment…
Taraji P. Henson Launches Foundation for Mental Health Awareness | Los Angeles Sentinel
Oscar-nominated actor Taraji P. Henson launched the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation in honor of her late father, on Sept. 23 at a private estate in Beverly Hills to raise awareness…
A Portrait of Black Mental Health in Hues of Black and Blue | Hyperallergic
Artist Malik Roberts has conceived a blue period of his own, drawing from the likes of Pablo Picasso to Renaissance sculpture, to undo mythologies and misconceptions surrounding mental health in…
Decades before Stacey Abrams, these black women risked their lives to register black voters | The Washington Post
Annell Ponder is one of those fearless black women whose names may not be widely known but whose courage in fighting against voter suppression in Georgia and across the South…
Kerry James Marshall named most influential contemporary artist | The Guardian
Kerry James Marshall, the American figurative painter who set a record at auction this year for the most expensive work by a living black artist, has been judged the world’s…
Black Creative Talent Present at New York Comic Con 2018 | The Network Journal
TNJ was at the 2018 edition of New York Comic Con (NYCC), held Oct. 4-7 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. An annual New York City convention dedicated to…
The Newest Jim Crow | The New York Times
In the midterms, Michigan became the first state in the Midwest to legalize marijuana, Florida restored the vote to over 1.4 million people with felony convictions, and Louisiana passed a…
The Midterms Swept in a New Class of Black Politicians | The Atlantic
Ben Jealous lost. Andrew Gillum is heading to a recount. Stacey Abrams is chasing legal challenges that might give her a second chance in a runoff. But a new generation…
Bill to Lower D.C. Voting Age to 16 Faces Critical Hurdle | The Washington Informer
The D.C. Council will decide next week on a bill to lower the city’s legal voting age to 16, likely ending a yearslong legislative battle. The bill, dubbed the Youth…
How Misty Copeland is empowering at-risk youth through dance | The Guardian
In 2015, Copeland became the first African American woman to earn the title of principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, and she’s since starred in classic productions like The…