Nigeria is the coolest World Cup team ever | Quartz
As the national soccer team prepares for its sixth cup appearance—the most by an African country—it is already turning heads with its fashion. While most teams have landed in Russia…
A Chennai girl’s rise from Madras University to General Motors’s first female CFO | Quartz
On June 13, General Motors (GM), the maker of Buick, Cadillac, and Chevrolet cars, said that 39-year-old Dhivya Suryadevara will take over as CFO in September. Suryadevara joined the company…
Jada Pinkett Smith reveals she contemplated suicide | Page Six
At The actress, 46, has opened up about her hair loss, her sex life and her family life, and now she’s opening up about her mental health. “One thing I’ve…
Homer A. Neal, Leader in Physics Who Explored Matter, Dies at 75 | The New York Times
Dr. Neal had a stroke in February from which he never recovered, his wife, Donna Jean Neal, said. He died at the University of Michigan Hospital. A longtime professor at…
The American Medical Association Just Elected Its First African American Woman President | Because of Them We Can
On Tuesday night, the AMA House of Delegates elected Atlanta psychiatrist Patrice A. Harris as its next president, which will make her the African American woman to fulfill the role.…
The Most Successful Ethnic Group in the U.S. May Surprise You | OZY
At an Onyejekwe family get-together, you can’t throw a stone without hitting someone with a master’s degree. Doctors, lawyers, engineers, professors — every family member is highly educated and professionally…
Dorothy Cotton, Civil Rights Pioneer and MLK Colleague, Dies | Afro
Cotton died June 10 at the Kendal at Ithaca retirement community in New York, said Jared Harrison, a close friend who was at her bedside. Harrison said she had battled…
Three HBCU graduates bring craft beer bar to Harlem | The Undefeated
Three graduates of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are bringing a stylish take to a trendy craft beer bar in New York’s historic Harlem neighborhood. On June 9, owners…
‘They put us in a little box’: how racial tensions shape modern soul music | The Guardian
Leon Bridges remembers the exact moment he realized something had gone wrong. It was June of 2016, and Bridges was performing a headlining set in front of a mixed crowd…
America’s segregated shores: beaches’ long history as a racial battleground | The Guardian
Summer has arrived, which, for many Americans, means day camps for children, afternoons lounging by a pool, and weekend trips to the beach. But for many others, summer brings new…