A Hundred Black Horse Riders Showed up to Support the Compton Cowboys Peace Ride for Black Lives Matter
More than a thousand people showed up to support a procession and rally held at the Compton courthouse yesterday. The…
Update: University of Louisiana Monroe investigating second allegation of racist comments
A second faculty member at the University of Louisiana Monroe has been accused this week of making racist statements online.…
People Keep Driving Into Protesters During The George Floyd Demonstrations Across The United States
With the nation’s streets becoming contested political spaces, cars have been turned into weapons — something the far right has…
Covellite alumnus secures Big Sky Film Grant for documentary on black cowboys
Covellite International Film Festival alumnus Charles Perry aims to shed light on African American rodeo culture through his upcoming documentary…
Man drives into Seattle George Floyd protest, shoots one protester
A 27-year-old man was taken to hospital after being shot, police said. A man drove into a Seattle crowd protesting…
Fannie Lou Hamer Arrested and Beaten in Winona, Mississippi
On June 9, 1963, while returning from a voter registration workshop in South Carolina, Fannie Lou Hamer and other civil…
Minneapolis Will Dismantle Its Police Force, Council Members Pledge
Saying the existing Police Department cannot be reformed, a majority of the City Council has promised to rethink public safety…
‘Food Apartheid In This Country Didn’t Just Happen. It Happened By Design.’ | HuffPost
By Anna Rahmanan, HuffPost Renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson, who has pivoted to help his community, speaks about the current state…
A teen who spent 10 hours cleaning up after a protest is rewarded with a car and a college scholarship
By Gabriel Kinder, CNN (CNN)When Antonio Gwynn Jr. saw the damage from protests in his hometown of Buffalo, New York,…
50 Black-Owned Beauty Brands You Can Support Right Now
By Samantha Callender, HuffPost These makeup, skin care and hair care brands deserve your support today and every day. Now…
Lebron James To Fund LA Filmmaker’s Documentary On The Tulsa Massacre
Los Angeles, Cali. – LeBron James’ entertainment company, Springhill Productions, is funding a filmmaker’s documentary on Tulsa’s Greenwood District and…
Gov. Wolf signs law making Juneteenth official state holiday
Gov. Tom Wolf signed a law on Wednesday designating June 19 as “Juneteenth National Freedom Day” in Pennsylvania. “While Independence…
Washington Mayor Bowser, ‘unbought and unbossed,’ challenges Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has drawn a battle line right up to the White House. Bowser, one…
9 Black-Owned Home Decor Brands That Will Give Your Home The Perfect Summer Upgrade
‘Tis the season to spruce up your home. And what better way to do just that than by decking your…
Tennis Star Coco Gauff Delivers Passionate Speech at Black Lives Matter Protest in Florida
“If you listen to black music, if you like black culture…this is your fight too.” 16-year-old tennis star Coco Gauff,…
Philadelphia Inquirer’s Top Editor Resigns After ‘Buildings Matter, Too’ Headline
The headline, a riff on Black Lives Matter, suggested an equivalence between the destruction of buildings and the deaths of…
Want to Support Black Women? Here are 6 Organizations Where You Can Donate
If you’re looking for a way to support Black women, there are a number of organizations with that specific goal…
Ladue high school students lead protest crowd of 1,000 through nine miles of West County
Two Ladue high school students organized a Black Lives Matter march on Friday, June 5 that led a diverse crowd…
U.S. Marine Corps Orders Confederate Flag Ban Including on Bumper Stickers, Mugs And T-Shirts
Amid heightened racial tensions spilling over due to protests against the death of George Floyd, the United States Marine Corp…
D.C.’s Election Was an Unmitigated Disaster
On Tuesday, as law enforcement officers swarmed the District of Columbia in response to largely peaceful protests against police brutality,…
Breonna Taylor Should Have Turned 27 This Week. Her Killers Still Haven’t Been Charged
On March 13, Louisville police used a battering ram to break into the apartment of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old black…
California: Vallejo police kill unarmed 22-year-old, who was on his knees with his hands up
An officer mistakenly believed Sean Monterrosa had a gun, but it was a hammer in his pocket Police in northern…
(Illustrated) The Massacre of Black Wall Street
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sarah Shadburne) —Victor Yarbrough wanted to do something that would bring positive opportunities for economic growth to west…
How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change
As millions of people across the country take to the streets and raise their voices in response to the killing…
Bishop at DC church outraged by Trump visit: ‘I just can’t believe what my eyes have seen’
(CNN) – Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington said Monday evening that she is “outraged” after…
Alabama Passes Anti-Immigrant Legislation Authorizing Racial Profiling
On June 2, 2011, Alabama’s Republican-controlled state legislature passed House Bill 56, a controversial anti-immigration bill much tougher than a…
How Did George Floyd Die? Here’s What We Know
A private autopsy commissioned by the family concluded that his death was a homicide, brought about by compression of his…
Ferguson elects city council member Ella Jones as first black mayor in city’s history
Ella Jones will also be the first woman to serve as the Mayor of Ferguson FERGUSON, Mo. — Ferguson City…
White Factory Workers Strike to Protest Black Workers’ Promotions in Detroit
On June 3, 1943, almost all of the 25,000 white workers at the Detroit Packard Motor Company went on strike…
BET Founder Robert Johnson Calls For $14 Trillion in Reparations For Slavery
Black Entertainment Television co-founder Robert Johnson told CNBC Monday the U.S. government should provide $14 trillion of reparations for slavery…
Black Voters Are Coming for Trump
They shouldn’t lose hope. They are at the heart of the fight to take back America. In Columbia, S.C., on…
George Floyd’s smiling daughter, 6, says ‘daddy changed the world’
Dr. Bernice King understands exactly what this young lady is feeling because her daddy’s death changed the world too George…
UH psychologist sheds light on mental health for African Americans
When Rheeda Walker finished writing her book, “The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health,” (New Harbinger Publications, $16.95), she considered…
Indian Removal Act Forces Indigenous Peoples to Migrate West
On May 28, 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which authorized the President to grant land west…
Jennifer Carroll Foy Jumps Into Virginia Governor’s Race, Hoping To Make History
If elected, she would be the first female governor of Virginia, and the first Black female governor of any state.…
KARE 11 Investigates: Earlier Minneapolis police restraint death
A civil suit in 2010 accused police officers of improperly pinning a suspect face down – with an officer’s knee…
(2013) May 25: Minneapolis pays $3 million in police misconduct case
The payout to the family of David Smith was the second-largest for police misconduct in Minneapolis history. The city of…
A history of fatal police encounters in Minneapolis, 11 cases since 2010
The latest deadly police encounter in Minneapolis is the 11th time police have been responsible for another person’s death. MINNEAPOLIS…
8 College Scholarships For African American Students In 2020
Going into college and finishing a degree is probably the most significant achievement that every student dreams of. However, due…
I Have Not Missed the Amy Coopers of the World | The New York Times
The video of a white woman threatening a black man in Central Park illustrates exactly why I’m so relieved to…
Trump’s Looting Tweet Violates His Oath of Office
The president is supposed to protect and defend the nation’s supreme laws. Shooting looters is unconstitutional. Overnight, protests of the…
We Don’t Know What’s Behind the COVID-19 Racial Disparity. And That’s a Problem.
Outrage is warranted. But outrage unaccompanied by analysis is a danger in itself. COVID-19 is killing black Americans with horrifying…
Betty Wright Laid To Rest Like A Queen In Miami Hometown
Luke delivered an eulogy on “The Life of a Legend” for his friend. Betty Wright was laid to rest in…
The Forgotten Story of How 13 Black Men Broke the Navy’s Toughest Color Barrier
In 1942, a group of African American sailors were chosen to integrate the Naval Officer Corps, forever changing what was…
Ron Finley’s gardening MasterClass will teach you how to grow food & change your life
Because gardening is so much more than a hobby. If you want to learn to grow your own food, there’s…
Lillian Fishburne, U.S. Navy’s first African-American female rear admiral
Lillian Fishburne is one of the many pioneering black servicemen and women who have made positive contributions to the nation’s…
‘Economic duress is nothing new’: Can America’s oldest black bookstore survive the pandemic?
Oakland’s Marcus Books has remained a space for ‘black living and thinking’ through gentrification and online competition. Now it’s turning…
4 Minneapolis Police Officers Fired Over George Floyd Death
The move comes comes after a video showed an officer kneeling on the neck of Floyd, an unarmed Black man,…
A story to tell after 30 years of wrongful imprisonment
Imagine spending 30 years of your life in prison for a capital crime you did not commit, knowing the people…
President George Washington Offers Reward for Capture of Black Woman Fleeing Enslavement
On May 23, 1796, a newspaper ad was placed seeking the return of Ona “Oney” Judge, an enslaved black woman…
Nekesa Mumbi Moody Named Editorial Director at Hollywood Reporter
The editor joins from the Associated Press, where she oversaw a team of 40 journalists and directed multiformat entertainment coverage…
The Photos That Lifted Up the Black Is Beautiful Movement
For over 50 years, the photographer Kwame Brathwaite captured African-American beauty and fashion, giving visual power to black power. Untitled…
How White Backlash Controls American Progress
The word backlash gained popularity in the summer of 1963, when, after dallying on the issue for the first two…
An Ida B. Wells Biography, Written by Her Great-Grandaughter, Will Be Released in 2021
Michelle Duster, author, educator, and the great-granddaughter of pioneering journalist and activist Ida B. Wells, announced that she will be…
This newspaper has never forgotten the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre — and its fight continues
TULSA, Okla. — Jim Goodwin ran his thumb over the screen of his iPhone, reading a rough draft of a…
First families pay tribute after ex-White House butler dies from Covid-19
Wilson Jerman, who first worked for Eisenhower and retired under the Obamas, has died aged 91 Tributes from former first…
COVID-19 vaccine researcher Kizzmekia Corbett tells STEM students to stay focused, seek mentors, let their work address the haters
The lead scientist who is researching a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine tells STEM students to stay focused, have a true career…
Lorraine Hansberry’s ‘Les Blancs’ Is A Radical Last Testament To Her Global Foresight
Fifty years after its Broadway debut, the play remains as vital as it was in 1970. Lorraine Hansberry was a…
The National Museum of African American Music: Almost Twenty Years In The Making, About to Come True
The grand opening is scheduled for Labor Day, September 7, 2020. The Museum is still planning to meet that date…
Recovering the Lives of City Women
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments is and should be read as a historic and contemporary text that excavates the untold life…