African American Commuities - KOLUMN Magazine

Celebrating The Lives of People of Color

What’s Killing America’s Black Infants? – The Nation

February 21, 2017African American Commuities, African American Health ...

Racism is fueling a national health crisis.

Omar Abdel Rahman’s Death Stirs Memories of 1993 Attack – The New York Times

February 19, 2017African American Commuities, KOLUMN ...

It was a stunning act of terror, an assault on the World Trade Center that shook New York City. The long wake of its memory still slices through those who were there and the families of those who died.

FBI thwarts would-be copycat of S.C. church shooter – The Philadelphia Tribune

February 16, 2017African American Commuities, KOLUMN ...

A white supremacist with felony convictions in South Carolina bought a gun from an undercover FBI agent, saying that he planned an attack in “the spirit of Dylann Roof,” authorities said Thursday.

This Damning Chart Shows How Much of a Head Start White Families Have Over Black Families – Slate

February 9, 2017January 5, 2018African American Commuities, African American Economics ...

The yawning wealth gap between black and white families is one of the starkest legacies of America’s history of racist social policymaking.

Introducing Daliyah, the 4-year-old girl who has read more than 1,000 books – The Washington Post

February 8, 2017African American Commuities, African American Education ...

Before Daliyah Marie Arana was even born, her parents say, she was learning how to read.

Black Female Tech Entrepreneur Creates Real-Time Food Rescue App To Address Hunger – Atlanta Black Star

February 7, 2017February 7, 2017African American Commuities, African American Entrepreneurs ...

Jasmine Crowe, founder of the Goodr Food Rescue App, believes this is a serious problem. No one should have to decide if food is a necessity in their home.

Sip and Savor Owner Plans to Revive Original Bronzeville Location – DNA Info

February 6, 2017#BuyBlack, African American Commuities ...

The former owner of the Bronzeville Coffee House is quietly working behind drawn blinds to bring back the cafe that was once a cultural hub for the neighborhood.

Local educators kick off Black Lives Matter week – The Philadelphia Tribune

January 25, 2017African American Commuities, Black Lives Matter ...

Some educators in the School District of Philadelphia wore T-shirts and donned pens to support the kick-off Monday of the Black Lives Matter Week of Action.