There is little that brings me as much joy as the sound of my toddler’s chunky legs on our parquet floors as he makes that sharp right at the foyer and heads toward his shoes. The mere mention of the word “outside” and this kid […]
Rebellious inmates at the Attica Correctional Facility give the Black power salute while Commissioner R.G. Oswald negotiates with leaders of the takeover. The riot began in the overcrowded prison after inmates discovered alleged undeniable racial biases with past prison sentences and parole decisions. A half-century after […]
By Viviane Faver Aurora, Colorado lawyers, police officers, and doctors involved in Elijah McClain’s death filed several motions with the US Colorado District Court last week to dismiss a lawsuit filed by McClain’s family in August. The lawsuit alleges that discriminatory […]
With the federal civil rights lawsuit, the McClain family said they were seeking accountability for the loss of a ‘beautiful soul’ DENVER (AP) — The parents of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died after officers in suburban Denver stopped him on the street […]
By Victor Omondi For many decades, there was a fence separating the black cemeteries from the white in the East Texas town of Mineola. But finally, the fence has been brought down. On Wednesday, in a historic moment, crews started digging up the chain-link […]
Documentary filmmaker Stanley Nelson, Jr. may not be a household name in your household, but you know his work. Former NFL star, Michael Vick, jazz icon Miles Davis, historically Black colleges and universities and the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense have all been viewed through Nelson’s lens. Though “Civil War” […]
Black drivers in Los Angeles are disproportionately stopped and searched by police officers at nearly three times the per capita rate of white drivers, according to a new report by the state’s Department of Justice. While Blacks make up about 6% of […]
A New York City police sergeant who claims he faced retaliation for seeking treatment for his 9/11-related health issues has since been suspended. Sgt. Cyress Smith spoke with the New York Post about how he was reportedly forced out after leaving work to pick […]
October 30, 2019 Edit Edit with WPBakery Page Builder Tomayia Colvin Education (TCE), an online education platform for photographers that features Black speakers and speakers of color and celebrates diversity, hosted its second The Photo Cookout photography conference in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 6-8, […]
October 23, 2019 Edit Edit with WPBakery Page Builder Dizzy Gillespie, with his signature puffed cheeks, horned-rim glasses, beret and bent-bell trumpet, used this musical talent to become a world-renowned figure in the world of jazz. The late trumpeter was born October 21, […]
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