Black Voters Matter shares plans to get Black people to the polls. By Laura Onyeneho, Defender Network (Word In Black)Photo, Adobe Images Black Voters Matter (BVM), a leading organization in the fight for Black voter rights, introduced an ambitious plan to counter ongoing attacks on voting rights and mobilize Black communities ahead of the 2024 […]
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Ten Years Later, Mike Brown Case Propels U.S. Police Brutality to International Stage
10 years after Michael Brown’s death, his family appears before the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights for an international law hearing. By DaQuan Lawrence, The Afro, Word In BlackPhoto, This image is from the protests surrounding the Shooting of Michael Brown and other related events. It was taken in New York City. Credit: Bertram Kreuter/Wikimedia […]
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The Power of Black Entrepreneurship
John Arthur Butt turned his passion for landscaping into a successful business. By Alexis Taylor, The Afro, Word In BlackPhoto, This National Black Business Month, AFRO Managing Editor Alexis Taylor (left) speaks on the first Black business owner she ever met, her grandfather, John Arthur Butts (right). Courtesy photos. When I think of the power […]
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Black Kids Have a Political Voice, Too
With a historic election on the horizon — and public-school equality under threat — experts and educators believe Black students are poised to join the activist ranks, and flex their political power. By Aziah Siid, Word In BlackPhoto, Adobe Images From the civil rights movement of the 1950s and ’60s to the Black Lives Matter […]
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This Faith-Based Reparations Fund Helps Kids Pay for College
The Justice League of Greater Lansing, is out to close the racial wealth gap, and they’re starting with awarding college scholarships. By Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware, Word In BlackEach scholarship recipient was congratulated by Justice League leaders Willye Bryan, center, and Prince Solace, right. Reparations scholarship recipient Marvin Deh is at left. Photo, Susan Land […]
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Michelle Obama: Yes, We Have Affirmative Action for the Wealthy
There are unearned advantages available only to the few—but Republicans won’t talk about that. By Michelle Mechanic, Mother JonesPhoto, Michelle Obama at the DNC on Tuesday. Nate Gowdy It’s fair to say that Michelle Obama stole the show at the Democratic Convention on Tuesday. (Husband Barack was on point in noting how hard an act she […]
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Amanda Gorman to Read New Poem at DNC, Reveals Otherworldly Inspiration
The youngest inaugural poet in history tells Vanity Fair about crafting her new poem, “This Sacred Scene,” for the Democratic National Convention. By Kase WickmanAmanda Gorman, Youth Poet Laureate speaks during the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. Photo, Getty Images. Amanda Gorman made history as the youngest-ever inaugural poet at President Joe Biden’s […]
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Val Demings makes the case for a statewide run | The 19th
The Florida Democrat talks to The 19th’s Errin Haines about legislation on policing and voting, that testy exchange with Jim Jordan and what could be next for her politically. — BY, ERRIN HAINES Florida Rep. Val Demings emerged as a national figure in December 2019 as one of the seven managers in former President […]
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2021 Urban One Honors Winners: Meet The Black Women Leading The Change | NEWSONE
— BY, TANAY HUDSON In the Black community, Black women are the matriarchs. The problem solvers. The providers. The protectors. The storytellers. They often don’t just fulfill these roles for their families, but for all those around them. This year’s Urban One Honors recipients are evidence of that. They are game-changers in their fields, leading and creating groundbreaking […]
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D.C. Statehood Is More Urgent Than Ever | The Atlantic
“The real fraud is that we call ourselves a democracy yet deny the people of our capital political representation.” — HANNAH GIORGIS, THE ATLANTIC Less than six months before a mob of the sitting president’s supporters would descend upon the United States Capitol, a more solemn crowd gathered at its steps. Among those who arrived to […]
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