After taking a 23 and Me DNA test to explore her roots, EBONY Senior Editor Jamilah Lemieux gets some surprising news about her heritage.
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Jimmy Carter Makes One Final Push to End Racism – KOLUMN Magazine
The former president wants his fellow Christians to lead the country to reconciliation. But churches are in a period of profound uncertainty.
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What It Means for Black Youth as South Carolina Plans to Raise the Age of Juvenile Offenders from 17 to 18 – KOLUMN Magazine
South Carolina will join the ranks of other states who keep teenagers in the juvenile justice system until age 18.
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Genetic Analysis Of African Americans From African Diaspora And Great Migration Reveals Unique Ancestry, Origins
Where are you really from? It’s a question that most African Americans cannot answer beyond their home state.
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Gentrification Everywhere: Black Folks in Austin, Texas ‘Pushed Out’ to Make Way for Tech-Start Ups and Hipsters?
African-Americans are leaving the city of Austin, Texas, in droves, according to a new study. The reason: They can no longer afford the homes.
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The End of Black Harlem – KOLUMN
HARLEM – Newcomers say gentrification is about wealth, not race. But that’s a distinction without a difference.
View MoreThe End of Black Harlem – The New York Times
HARLEM – Newcomers say gentrification is about wealth, not race. But that’s a distinction without a difference.
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African American Museum Exhibition Explores ‘Crisis’ of Incarceration
In one of Theodore Harris’ collages, now on view at the African American Museum in Philadelphia, bursts of red bleed over a printed ballot form, stickers and images layer the surface: U.S. Out of Iraq Now, Does Praying Do Any Good?, Stop Executions, the Death Penalty Is a Hate Crime.
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Jewish Writer to Release Second Edition of Racial ‘Breeding’ Book on Interracial Superiority, Backlash Follows
Alon Ziv’s 2006 book, Breeding Between The Lines, has been republished, which drew sharp criticism online.
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Surviving Freedom Riders Recall Violence Faced 55 Years Ago
In 1961, the Freedom Riders embarked on a journey to change America as they resolved to ride buses from Washington, D.C., to New Orleans while testing how integrated Southern bus stations actually were.
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