Source: Pictorial Parade / Getty On this day 97 years ago, a political and womanist icon was born. Shirley Chisholm went on to make history in 1968, becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress. At only 43 years old, she represented New York’s 12th Congressional District, an office […]
Keke Palmer is one incredible impressionist. The “Hustlers” star busted out her best impersonations of actor Angela Bassett and pop stars Shakira and Cher on Wednesday’s episode of “The Tonight Show.” The US must deprogram its Thanksgiving mindset and honor Native Americans Host Jimmy Fallon was stunned by Palmer’s versions of Shakira’s […]
Source: M. Phillips / Getty Black women continue to shape the landscape of the arts and are making power moves in the process. According to CNN, Janet Rollé was recently appointed to serve as CEO and Executive Director of the American Ballet Theatre. The appointment is historic as […]
Former Florida Rep. Carrie Meek died at age 95 in her Miami home on Sunday. Known for her fiery speeches and trailblazing career, Meek was among the first class of Black Floridians elected to Congress post-Reconstruction. According to ABC News, her family did not confirm a […]
Source: Caiaimage/Robert Daly / Getty Two books about LGBTQ+ experience previously banned have been returned to school shelves in a Missouri School District. George M. Johnson’s “All Boys Aren’t Blue” and “Fun Home” by Alison Bechdel was removed from four high schools in North Kansas City last month, according to the New […]
OPINION: As we recognize the 400th anniversary of the first Thanksgiving, now is the time for the United States to deprogram itself from the myth of the Thanksgiving narrative As we recognize the 400th anniversary of the first Thanksgiving, now is the time for the […]
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