LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Sitting in a classroom above a gun range, a woman hesitantly says she isn’t sure she could ever shoot and kill someone, even to protect herself. Couldn’t she just aim for their leg and try to maim them?
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Rapper Common Donates $10K for Supplies to Harlem School of the Arts | Atlanta Black Star
NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar and Grammy winner Common surprised a group of New York students by donating $10,000 to help their teachers buy supplies like calculators and science kits.
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How The ’80s Crack Cocaine “Epidemic” Really Started | Refinery29
Around 30 years ago, the U.S. saw a rise in the use of crack cocaine that was termed the “crack epidemic.” Now, FX’s new show Snowfall is bringing this period of time and all of its complex issues back to the front of our consciousness — at a time when our country is in the midst of yet another drug crisis.
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9 Artists Explore Black Hair and Barbershop Culture | Creators
The barbershop is one of the enduring safe spaces for the black community.
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Federal Appeals Court: You Have a Constitutional Right to Film Police Officers in Public – Slate
On Friday, a panel of judges for the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that the First Amendment protects individuals’ right to film police officers performing their official duties.
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Did You Know: Freedmen’s Savings and Trust Company (1865-1874) – Afram News
The Freedmen’s Savings and Trust Company, commonly referred to as The Freedmen’s Bank, was incorporated on March 3, 1865. It was created by the United States Congress along with the Freedmen’s Bureau to aid the freedmen in their transition from slavery to freedom.
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Clara Hale: “Tell Them How Great They Are” | Black Doctor.org
Clara Hale was much more than a mother, a wife and businesswoman. She was a great humanitarian, a champion of the principles of self-determination and a caregiver of all caregivers.
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How Does an Urban Farmer Work? – Slate
Greg Willerer grows a fascinating array of edible greens on little more than an acre of Detroit land.
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Invisible Child – The New York Times
Girl in the Shadows: Dasani’s Homeless Life (2013)
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DC institution Ben’s Chili Bowl repaints famous mural – without Bill Cosby – The Guardian
At a Washington eatery that sits at the heart of the black culture and history it celebrates, the entertainer’s fall from grace poses painful questions.
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