Author / Juan Ignacio
Hundreds expected in Louisiana for reenactment of largest slave revolt in U.S. history
LaPLACE, La. — The insurgents, dressed in the linen uniforms of slaves and wielding clubs and guns, swarmed the sprawling white plantation house and attacked its owner. The anger and resentment that had grown over years of oppression had boiled over into an uprising. The […]
Little Known Black History Fact: Whoopi Goldberg
Since the early ‘80s, Whoopi Goldberg has seemingly done it all. The award-winning comedian, actress and television host was born November 13, 1955 in New York City. Born Caryn Elaine Johnson, Goldberg worked a series of odd jobs and bounced around the country before […]
Two people diagnosed with pneumonic plague in China
Two people in China have been diagnosed with plague, the latest cases of a disease more commonly associated with historical catastrophe. Plague is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and can arise in three forms – a lung infection, known as pneumonic plague; a blood […]
Atlanta Looking For An Artist To Help Honor The Lives Of Nearly 30 Black Children Killed During String Of Crime
Officials in Atlanta are looking for an artist to create drawings and paintings honoring the nearly 30 children who were killed during a string of crime in the 1970s and 1980s, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The paintings honoring the Black boys and girls will be displayed in […]
While You Weren’t Paying Attention, Iran Was Ratcheting Up Tensions in the Persian Gulf
With public impeachment hearings underway, Washington has reached a much higher than normal level of self-absorption. But as the combatants take their places on the political battlefield, the possibility of an honest-to-God military confrontation might be taking shape 7,000 miles away in the […]
Don’t count on the Senate to save Dreamers from SCOTUS
President Donald Trump says young undocumented immigrants have nothing to worry about from the Supreme Court. The Senate begs to differ. Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) has been on the front lines of the Senate’s immigration battles for decades, including trying unsuccessfully to […]
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