Lemuel Butler, one of the world’s most celebrated baristas, had a string of odd jobs and dropped out of college before devoting himself to his craft.
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WATCH: The Trailer for ‘Whitney’ Will Make You Feel All The Things | Colorlines
The feature-length documentary illuminates the woman behind the amazing voice. It also includes a startling allegation of sexual abuse.
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The Profound Presence of Doria Ragland | The New Yorker
It should not be lost on anyone that, despite the pitiful shenanigans of her ex-husband, Thomas Markle, and the gossiping of her ex-step-children, Ragland flew to Heathrow to do what black women do: straighten the mess up.
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Black higher education after the Civil War | The Weekly Challenger
In “From Slavery to Freedom: A History of Negro Americans,” initially published in 1947, John Hope Franklin and Alfred A. Moss, Jr., examined the history of Negro education during and after the Reconstruction era.
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Who cares about her mental health | The Weekly Challenger
Simone overcame many obstacles in her life to rise to being inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame as well as into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Malcolm X Day 2018 | New York Amsterdam News
“History is a people’s memory, and without a memory, man is demoted to the lower animals.”— Malcolm X.
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Marvel ‘has plans’ for first Muslim American superhero character | The Guardian
Ms Marvel, AKA Kamala Khan, will appear after next year’s Captain Marvel movie, in which the lead is Brie Larsen, says Kevin Feige.
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Poor People’s Campaign Launches With March on Capitol Hill | Colorlines
The campaign’s list of demands directly address the issues of systemic racism and economic inequality.
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NAACP national convention coming to Detroit in 2019 | Michigan Chronicle
The convention will bring delegates from across the country to downtown Detroit, where the group will determine the future policy and program of the NAACP’s advocacy and civil rights efforts.
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Black activist jailed for his Facebook posts speaks out about secret FBI surveillance | The Guardian
Exclusive: Rakem Balogun spoke out against police brutality. Now he is believed to be the first prosecuted under a secretive US effort to track so-called ‘black identity extremists’
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