When Nat King Cole moved in
The entertainer found his dream home in picturesque Hancock Park—but the neighborhood had a dark side. In July 1948, singer…
The Hip-Hop Museum Is A Reality Thanks To $3.5 Million From New York | Ambrosia for Heads
For years, there has been a drive to make the Universal Hip-Hop Museum a reality. New, the Empire State is…
Meet the Real Estate Investor Who Owns 18 Properties at 26-Years-Old | Black Enterprise
Homeownership is a secure way to build wealth. For many Americans, homeownership is an instrumental way of creating generational wealth…
A Massive New Database Will Connect Billions of Historic Records to Tell the Full Story of American Slavery | Smithsonian Magazine
The online resource will offer vital details about the toll wrought on the enslaved. In 1834, a 22-year-old Yoruba man…
Fifty Years of Worship at the Church of John Coltrane | The New Yorker
Franzo and Marina King had recently moved from the Midwest to San Francisco when they decided to celebrate their first…
Help combat racism. This holiday season, give the gift of a black children’s or young adult book | Daily Kos
In a time fraught with Trump- and Republican-fomented racial hate and vituperation, we move into a holiday season celebrated by…
Artifacts show a Rosa Parks steeped in freedom struggle from childhood (2015) | The Washington Post
When Rosa Parks was a little girl in rural Alabama, she would stay up at night, keeping watch with her…
Meet 5 Black Women Who Are Making A Splash In The Art World | Essence
Those paintings by Black artists that we see hanging in a gallery or major museum didn’t get there by happenstance.…
This Social Entrepreneur Uses Blockchain to Power a Successful Business and Feed the Hungry at the Same Time | Black Enterprise
Jasmine Crowe is the opposite of an accidental entrepreneur. She followed her passion—and her purpose—to become a social entrepreneur, founding…
Making black dollars work for us | The St. Louis American
All holidays in the U.S. are highly commercialized. Christmas is the most commercialized to the tune of $475 billion, according…
This App Matches People of Color with a Therapist Who Shares a Similar Background | Black Enterprise
Former investment banker Eric Coly decided to launch a startup after a close friend confided to him that she needed…
Fort Worth police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson indicted on murder charge | NBC News
The case against Aaron Dean, 35, led to a rare murder charge against a police officer when he was initially…
Ruth Carter and Cynthia Erivo on Clothes, Culture and Self-Expression | The New York Times Style Magazine
Two creative people in two different fields in one wide-ranging conversation. “This has been a long time coming!” said Ruth…
Atlanta’s ‘Real Black Santa’ Says It’s Good For Kids To See A Santa That ‘Looks Like Them’ | Moms
Kids come in all shapes and sizes, and so do Santas. Of course, only the elves and Mrs. Claus know…
Christine Chambers, 39, Dies; Her Photos Empowered Actors of Color | The New York Times
As a photographer and a playwright, she helped document the rise of a generation of theater artists who wanted to…
Being a protective black mom isn’t a parenting choice—it’s the only choice | Quartz
Salena Alston is an involved parent. The 40-year-old mother of seven describes herself as a “liberally strict” mom who keeps…
Why Poor Schools Can’t Win at Standardized Testing | The Atlantic
The companies that create the most important state and national exams also publish textbooks that contain many of the answers.…
What Louis Armstrong Really Thinks | The New Yorker
On October 31, 1965, Louis (Satchmo) Armstrong gave his first performance in New Orleans, his home town, in nine years.…
Hip Hop Mourns Death Of Legendary Graffiti Writer PHASE 2 | HipHopDX
NEW YORK, NY – Hip Hop is mourning the loss of yet another pioneer of the culture — PHASE 2.…
‘Stop This Illegal Purge’: Outrage as Georgia GOP Removes More Than 300,000 Voters From Rolls | Common Dreams
Warning of 2020 impact, one critic said Georgia could remain a red state solely “due to the GOP purposefully denying…
Richard Hatcher, one of the nation’s first black mayors of a major city, dies at 86 | The Washington Post
Richard Hatcher, who became one of the first African American mayors of a large U.S. city when he was elected…
$625,000 Settlement for Woman Whose Child Was Torn From Her Arms | The New York Times
Jazmine Headley sued over a confrontation with New York City workers that was captured in a widely seen video. The…
Dean’s List: Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys Focus on Collecting African-American Art | Art News
In May 2018, in a buzzing salesroom at Sotheby’s New York, the hammer fell on Kerry James Marshall’s Past Times…
Trump Impeached for Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress | The New York Times
Voting nearly along party lines, the House approved two articles of Impeachment against President Trump, making him the third president…
Herman Boone, high school football coach who inspired ‘Remember the Titans,’ dies at 84 | The Washington Post
Herman Boone, a trailblazing football coach who led Alexandria’s T.C. Williams High School to a Virginia state championship in 1971…
Montgomery Co. Sports Hall of Fame’s inaugural class includes 2 Olympic gold medalists | Montgomery Community Media
Twenty-three years removed from her days as a gold medal-winning gymnast with the U.S. Olympic team in the 1996 Atlanta…
Father and Son’s Financial Literacy Curriculum Teaches Black Youth to Invest in the Stock Market | Black Enterprise
A financial literacy curriculum designed by a father-son duo is helping students at one high school learn how to invest…
US taxpayers spent almost $1 billion incarcerating innocent black people | Yahoo Finance
In total, among all known exonerees, Americans have shelled out a staggering $4.12 billion to incarcerate innocent men and women…
Russian Ballet Refuses to Stop Using Blackface | The Cut
Last week, American ballerina Misty Copeland posted a a photo to her Instagram of two ballerinas posing in blackface. “This…
‘Every Racist I Know Voted for Donald Trump’ | The Atlantic
Daryl Davis believes the method he used to persuade many klansmen to defect from the hate group can help America…
Possible mass grave from 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre found by researchers | NBC News
Experts in Oklahoma believe they found a mass grave site from the deadly race riots, recently recreated in HBO’s “Watchmen.”…
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Finally Recognizes Woman Who Practically Invented Rock and Roll | Jezebel
This year’s inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have been announced, and they have finally gotten around…
Don’t Try This at Home | The New York Times
How the Nicholas Brothers became America’s foremost tap-dancers. Most jazz tap-dancers stand up and dance. The Nicholas Brothers did that…
Meet 7 Black Women Entrepreneurs Who Run Successful Businesses You Need To Know About | Essence
From assistance with collecting child support payments to jewelry that relieves hot flashes, these Black-owned brands provide invaluable services. Day…
Justice for Curtis Flowers | The New York Times
Delayed and incomplete, but still a triumph. First, a quick note about impeachment: More than 600 protests will be taking…
The Future Is Female: Meet the Dope Black Women Behind Brooklyn’s Local Creative Space | Refinery 29
For Symone Wong, Jarryn Mercer, and Melissa Sutherland, Brooklyn’s sk.ArtSpace is more than a gallery space — it’s a safe…
Danny Glover, national activists converge on Evanston as city funds reparations with cannabis tax | Chicago Sun Times
The north suburb, with its historic passage last month of legislation creating a $10 million reparations fund seeded by cannabis…
James ‘Radio’ Kennedy, football fixture who inspired a Hollywood movie, dies at 73 | CNN
(CNN)James “Radio” Kennedy, the mentally disabled man whose importance to a South Carolina football team inspired the Hollywood movie “Radio,”…
Who was Olaudah Equiano – and why was his story of slavery so important? | History Extra
Kidnapped, torn from his family as a child, and sold as a slave, Olaudah Equiano’s story would become a bestseller…
Afromexicans: The invisible people of Mexico | Matador Network
THE PRESENCE OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY might be one of the main reasons millions of tourists flock to Mexico each year.…
Freed from prison nine years ago, Brandon Flood is new secretary of Pa.’s pardon board | Will Bunch | The Philadelphia Inquirer
This column will probably come as something of a shock to all the people in Harrisburg who only know Brandon…
The Republican Party’s “Racism Problem” (Rebroadcast) | 1A WAMU 88.5
Michael Steele made history when he became the first African-American chair of the Republican National Convention in 2009. Steele served…
Exclusive: Erika Alexander Talks Black Women In Hollywood & Paving Your Own Way | xoNecole
There are several iconic black leading ladies many of us grew to love and sought to emulate in the 90s.…
Robert Smith, Slayer of Student Debt at Morehouse College | Bloomberg Businessweek
In May, he pledged to pay off $34 million of loans for its graduating class. His commencement address in May…
Baby Found in Dumpster Grows up to Be Tech CEO Worth $62 Million | Light Workers
“That could be me on the streets—I could have been homeless or dead if I hadn’t been found by the…
24-Year-Old Black Woman Started Selling Fish Plates, Now Farms 500 Acres | We Buy Black
“White people owned the land and Black people only worked in their gardens or fields.” That’s what Njabulo Mbokane once…
Lovely Pics of Billie Holiday With Her Dog Mister in 1949 | Vintage Everyday
African American jazz singer Billie Holiday who had a career spanning nearly thirty years was known for her vocal delivery…
Meet the CEO of LAX Airport — Yes, a Black Woman! | Black Business.com
Not a lot of people know that a Black woman, Deborah Flint, is the CEO of the Los Angeles World…
New York Deepens Its Investigation Into the N.R.A. | The New York Times
The New York State attorney general has issued a new subpoena to the National Rifle Association, deepening her eight-month investigation…
How To Spark A Global Movement: Ghana’s ‘Year Of Return’ Welcomes 1M Visitors | Forbes
Tourism is big business. Globally, it accounts for more than 10% of GDP. According to the World Travel & Tourism…
Jersey City Shooting: Suspect Linked to Black Hebrew Israelite Group | The New York Times
An assailant involved in the prolonged firefight in Jersey City, N.J., that left six people dead, including one police officer,…
Leon Spinks: Boxing Legend, 66,Hospitalized & ‘Fighting For His Life’ | Hollywood Life
Boxer Leon Spinks, who rose to fame after beating Muhammad Ali over forty years ago, is hospitalized and reportedly fighting…
Former Pittsburgh Pirates First Baseman Owns the Third Largest Black-Owned Car Dealership | Black Enterprise
As leader at a top black-owned car dealership for the past decade or so, Dorian Boyland is not your ordinary…
Meet the Black woman who has fed thousands for free on thanksgiving for almost 40 years | Yen
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This Is What Racism Sounds Like in the Banking Industry | The New York Times
December 11, 2019 KOLUMN Magazine African American Professional, American Racism, Jimmy Kennedy, KINDR’D, KINDR’D Magazine, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine, Ricardo Peters,…
College Football Doesn’t Give Black Coaches Many Chances | Five Thirty Eight
Where Willie Taggart goes, so goes history. The 43-year-old — whose parents worked in migrant fields — landed head-coaching gigs…
Lost Ethiopian town comes from a forgotten empire that rivalled Rome | New Scientist
December 11, 2019 African History, Ethiopia African History, Aksum, Empire of Aksum, Ethiopian History, KINDR’D, KINDR’D Magazine, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine,…
Lauren London Is ‘Forever Stronger’ In The Latest Puma Campaign | Essence
December 11, 2019 African American Entertainment, KOLUMN Magazine African American Entertainment, KINDR’D, KINDR’D Magazine, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine, Lauren London, Nipsey…
Update: Mercy must honor its agreement with Jamaa Birth Village | The St. Louis American
December 11, 2019 African American Commuities African American Community, Black Community, Brittany “Tru” Kellman, Brittany Kellman, Jamaa Birth Village, KINDR’D,…
Jennifer Hudson Reveals She Has 26 Siblings: “I’m The Youngest, Or At Least In The Last Two Or Three” | Madame Noire
Jennifer Hudson may have grown up in a relatively small brood, but according to the 38-year-old singer and actress, she…