Ben Williams, first African-American football player to participate in a game for Ole Miss, dies at 65
OXFORD, Miss. — Ben Williams, the first African-American to play in a football game for Ole Miss, died on Monday…
Félicien Kabuga: Rwanda genocide survivors happy with arrest
Rwandan genocide survivor groups have welcomed the arrest in France of one of the most wanted men accused of being…
What the Hell Did Black Americans Lose Under Trump?
On August 19, 2016, Donald Trump went to Dimondale, MI, a mostly white suburb of Lansing, Michigan, and appealed to…
Miami: Community Protests After Officers Acquitted in Beating Death
On May 18, 1980, an all-white jury found four Miami Dade Police Officers not guilty in the beating death of…
UTHSC Nursing Student Serves on COVID-19 Front Line in New York City
Amber Gordon, RN, just completed 21 straight days of 12-hour shifts serving as a nurse in one of the hospitals…
Supreme Court Bans School Segregation, Sparking Massive White Resistance
On May 17, 1954, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that segregation in public education was unconstitutional, overturning the…
North Carolina Proposes Compensation for Victims of Decades-Long Forced Sterilization Program
On May 16, 2012, the North Carolina legislature considered a bill recommending compensation for victims of the state’s forced sterilization…
How Tayari Jones discovered an ‘undersung American masterpiece’
When writer Tayari Jones first discovered Ann Petry’s “The Street” as a college student, the sober cover art seemed to…
‘The Black Cowboy’ will shine light on history hidden in plain sight
Documentary in production lends insight into African-American cowboys and rodeo Denard Butler is not the typical cowboy in Checotah, Oklahoma,…
These Brands Are Still Tapping Into Nostalgia for Slavery, Whether You Realize It or Not
Mascots from the Jim Crow era are alive and well Dairy brand Land O’Lakes is hardly alone in using a…
First Look at Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods
The Oscar winner on his Vietnam War drama: “I’m not being disrespectful to any Vietnam film…except maybe The Green Berets…
Alvin Ailey’s beautiful vision for dance, captured in thousands of photos
It’s a simple photograph: a young man staring directly into the camera, arms folded. In the image captured in 1962,…
Freedom Riders Attacked in Anniston, Alabama
In 1961, a group of civil rights activists known as the Freedom Riders began a desegregation campaign. The interracial group…
After reparations | The Washington Post
How a scholarship helped — and didn’t help — descendants of victims of the 1923 Rosewood racial massacre. TALLAHASSEE —…
Current and ex-employees allege Google drastically rolled back diversity and inclusion programs
One well-liked diversity training program at Google called Sojourn was cut entirely, according to seven former and current employees. Google…
Jay-Z Backed, Black-Owned Vegan Cookie Company Expands Into Target
Denise Woodard never imagined that her daughter’s food allergies would lead her down a pathway toward entrepreneurship. Back in 2016,…
White Men Kidnap And Rape Black Teenager; Later Avoid Punishment
On May 13, 1956, sixteen-year-old Annette Butler of Tylertown, Mississippi, was kidnapped and raped by four white men. Ms. Butler…
How Sarah Forbes Bonetta Was ‘Gifted’ to Queen Victoria
In episode 17 of the British historical television drama, “Victoria,” titled “Comfort and Joy,” the King of Dahomey “gifts” Queen…
Family seeks answers in fatal police shooting of Louisville woman in her apartment
Breonna Taylor was working as an EMT in Louisville when the coronavirus pandemic hit the country, helping to save lives…
Joe Louis — the heavyweight who punched through racial barriers
The ‘Brown Bomber’ defended his title for 25 successive bouts in a record reign that started in 1937 and ended…
The moment Muhammad Ali stopped a man from jumping to his death
When on Monday, January 19, 1981, police officers, a psychologist and a chaplain failed in their bid to dissuade a…
Ajón Crump, the woman donating free sneakers to nurses fighting coronavirus
A woman in New York is raising funds to get nurses across the country comfortable footwear with her ‘Nikes for…
“COVID-19 Has Been Racialized”: Black Scholar Jill Nelson Arrested for Chalking “Trump = Plague”
Black and Brown communities are being disproportionately targeted and policed in New York City’s response to the spread of COVID-19.…
Armed ‘mob’ allegedly tried to enter black family’s North Carolina home; white deputy charged
Among the people demanding to enter the home was a person carrying an assault weapon and another with a shotgun,…
We’re Still Living and Dying in the Slaveholders’ Republic | The Atlantic
The pandemic has brought the latest battle in the long American war over communal well-being. He became a founding father.…
A New York hospital’s entire staff was surprised with free vacations in recognition of their efforts to combat coronavirus
(CNN) Thousands of employeesat a hospital in the epicenter of America’s fight against the coronavirus are being rewarded for their…
Nicholas Johnson Becomes First Black Valedictorian in Princeton’s 274-Year History
History has been made at one of the most prestigious universities in the world! Nicholas Johnson becomes the very first…
Arizona Law Bans Ethnic Studies Programs
On May 11, 2010, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into law HB 2281, a legislative act designed to end Ethnic…
The African slave who taught America how to vaccinate itself from smallpox
In April 1721, a smallpox outbreak swept through Boston. This was the latest in a string of six epidemics that…
A nurse without an N95 mask raced in to treat a ‘code blue’ patient. She died 14 days later
The decision that Celia Marcos made, the one that would ultimately steal years from her life, had been hard-wired after…
Atlanta mayor on Ahmaud Arbery shooting: White House rhetoric gives ‘permission’ to those ‘prone to being racist’
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) said Sunday that rhetoric from the White House gives “permission” to people who are…
Stream of the Day: 10 Black Films That Should Be Available on Streaming Platforms, but Aren’t
From classics like “Lady Sings the Blues” to the films of Haile Gerima, these films deserve homes on major streaming…
1941 Chicago’s South Side Mashable
Building new lives in the ‘Black Belt’ In the early decades of the 20th century, millions of African-Americans began leaving…
Rev. George Lee, Voting Rights Activist, Killed in Mississippi
Reverend George Lee, co-founder of the Belzoni, Mississippi NAACP and the first African American to register to vote in Humphreys…
Former Amazon VP Cites Treatment Of Black Whistleblowers Among Reasons He Stepped Down
Tim Bray says he raised concerns about the treatment of whistleblowers, but in the end, the company’s failure to change…
A Novel About Ethiopian Women Who Fought in WWII to Get Film Adaptation
“Harriet” director Kasi Lemmons will write and direct Maaza Mengiste’s novel “The Shadow King” The story of the Ethiopian women…
“Milele was Black Madison’s Smithsonian Institution:” Madison remembers Milele Chikasa Anana, our village mother
Many people in Madison knew Milele Chikasa Anana, who passed away on Wednesday at age 86, as the longtime publisher…
Black Women Respond to Gentrification With ‘Brown Girl Narratives’
A new mural in Richmond, Virginia, featuring seven Black women, reminds residents, old and new, that Black people matter. Hull…
He served nearly 44 years in solitary confinement. He was innocent of the crime.
Albert Woodfox, 73, is an activist and the author of “Solitary,” a 2019 National Book Award finalist. Known as one…
Why the Tuskegee Airmen Were So Badass
The first black pilots in U.S. history didn’t just excel in combat—they also broke racial barriers. This is their story.…
Meet the Black Woman Mechanic Teaching Other Women How to Fix Cars
Sandra Aguebor is Nigeria’s first woman mechanic. She is also the founder of The Lady Mechanic Initiative, which teaches women…
Finding Joy in the State of Being Alone
“The Well” is a recurring column to remind us of the power we possess in mind, body and spirit. I…
A Dream Deferred, for Now, The New York Times
The coronavirus has pushed Deborah Roberts’s art exhibition at the Contemporary Austin at least to January. She is looking at…
3 Challenges I Overcame As A Black Woman Starting My Own Business
I decided to define my own path … Some of you may have heard the statistic that Black women only…
Investors Buy Old Hotel and Convert It into 139 Mini-Apartments for the Homeless
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH), a non-profit organization in Denver, recently decided to make an investment and purchase…
Five Days of Unrest After Rodney King Beating Trial Ends in No Convictions
In late April 1992, residents of Los Angeles, California, took to the streets to protest after four police officers captured…
Cheryl A. Wall, 71, Dies; Champion of Black Literary Women
An author and longtime professor at Rutgers, she pressed for the inclusion of black authors in curriculums and was an…
In Dawoud Bey’s Photography, the Past Isn’t Past
A new retrospective presents Bey’s “American Project.” “It begins with the subject,” Dawoud Bey has said of his photography. “A…
Nikole Hannah-Jones’ essay from ‘The 1619 Project’ wins commentary Pulitzer
Of all the thousands upon thousands of stories and projects produced by American media last year, perhaps the one most-talked…
Chicago Defender Publishes First Issue
On May 5, 1905, the Chicago Defender, a major publication of the black press, published its first issue. Founded by…
Colson Whitehead wins the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead just became the fourth writer ever to win two Pulitzers for fiction. Colson Whitehead has won the 2020…
Georgia poet and Emory professor Jericho Brown awarded the Pulitzer
Pulitzer judges: Brown’s poems ‘combine delicacy with historical urgency’ Emory University professor Jericho Brown has won the Pulitzer Prize for…
Twin doctors helping to serve Philadelphia community they grew up in
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — For two local doctors, who are on the frontlines in the fight against COVID-19, it’s more than…
Sudan criminalises female genital mutilation (FGM)
Sudan has criminalised carrying out female genital mutilation (FGM), making it punishable by three years in jail. Some 87% of…
Ben’s Chili Bowl, iconic DC business, obtains critical federal loan
The family was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, afraid of losing business After being shut out of the initial…
Black Children Begin Movement Protesting Segregation; Face Police Brutality
On May 2, 1963, more than 700 black children protested racial segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, as part of the Children’s…
Advocates Say Black Businesses Get Sidelined In $484 Billion Relief Package
The Senate has approved a $484 billion relief package intended to aid flailing businesses. Critics of the bill say it…
Incumbent Democrat Joyce Beatty wins Ohio primary against liberal Morgan Harper
(Reuters) – The Democratic primary for the U.S. state of Ohio’s third Congressional District has been won by incumbent Representative…
Study Finds More Than 80 Percent Of Hospitalized Coronavirus Patients In Georgia Are Black
The CDC report highlights a disturbing trend throughout the country. The narrative coming out of the state of Georgia is…
Three African Skeletons Found in Mexico Show Horrors of Early Slavery in the New World
Three skeletons belonging to African individuals have been uncovered at a mass grave in Mexico City. They represent some of…