Robert F. Smith, the private equity titan who was named the richest African-American man by Forbes last year after making a fortune in software, also has a quirky musical side.
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Alicia Keys Has Started A #NoMakeup Movement, And It’s Amazing
We’re “Fallin’” even more in love with this woman than we were before.
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African-American Women Now Top the List of Most-Educated Group in the Country
A new study finds that African-American women achieve the highest outcomes of any demographic by race and gender.
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Muhammad Ali and the Black Panthers – KOLUMN Magazine
As for Muhammad Ali, he was not only aware of the Panthers. He saw what they were doing as a critical contribution to Black Freedom.
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Stuck in ‘Ghetto’ – KOLUMN Magazine
In his new book, Mitchell Duneier explains why there is nothing natural about a ghetto.
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The 2016 Spoleto Festival USA Boldly Explores the African-American Experience
It’s kind of a joke around here at the City Paper offices that when it comes time to pinpoint the theme for each new Spoleto Festival USA, the go-to answer is death.
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Honoring the Legacy of African-American Women
Even as a little girl Ayana Jackson was entranced by the formal portraits of generations of relatives that held a place of honor in her grandparents’ living room in East Orange, N.J.
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Lack Of HIV Treatment Funding In Black America Is Enabling Epidemic Infection Rates – KOLUMN
A 2016 prediction from the CDC estimated that 1 in 51 Georgians will contract HIV in their lifetime.
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Harvard Memorializes First Black Graduate
Harvard University’s first African-American graduate was recently honored, joining the list of luminaries whose likenesses grace the walls of the campus’ Annenberg Hall
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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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