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Flint Receives $77 Million to Fund New Water Projects | Colorlines

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019African American Commuities, Flint ...

Five years after the water crisis began, the city continues to recover with projects to protect residents and update infrastructure.

‘I’m either too black or not black enough’: One teenager’s experience | BBC News

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019African American Commuities, Colorism ...

Aries Brown, BBC News Illustration by Debie Loizou. [Reuters], Featured Image [dropcap]This[/dropcap] article was written by Aries Brown, an 18-year-old African-American student at an international school in eastern Europe. It was originally written for her school newspaper, and has been reprinted with her permission, and that of her school. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Coming here for my […]

The government has failed to learn the lessons of Windrush | New Stateman

April 19, 2019May 2, 2020African History, Caribbean ...

Ministers don’t appear to understand what racial discrimination is, argues the Runnymede Trust.

How prison pulls them back in: The story of Kerry Lathan and Nipsey Hussle is a window onto a parole system that re-incarcerates far too many people for technical violations | New York Daily News

April 19, 2019April 19, 2019African Music, KINDR'D ...

MARA SCHIAVOCAMPO and TOPEKA K. SAM, New York Daily News [dropcap]When[/dropcap] Kerry Lathan was released on parole after serving 25 years for murder, he went to rapper and entrepreneur Nipsey Hussle’s Marathon store for some free clothes, so he could look good while reuniting with family and friends. That trip would trigger a disastrous chain […]

Finally! 24-Hour Black News Channel to Debut in November | The Root

April 19, 2019April 19, 2019African American Entertainment, KINDR'D ...

Jay Connor, The Root Image: iStock, Featured Image [dropcap]I[/dropcap] love Baby Boy reruns as much as the next person, but I’ve wondered for years why BET completely abandoned their daily news programming. And with TV One’s decision to can Roland Martin’s News One Now in 2017, those of us eager for network news have had […]

EyeSeeMe bookstore teaches children the value of African-American history | USA Today

April 19, 2019May 3, 2020#BuyBlack, African American Entrepreneurs ...

As African American parents, Pamela and Jeffrey Blair of St. Louis, Missouri, always taught their four children about their history and helped them to develop a positive self-image. They told stories about their lives, their grandparent’s lives and their families’ migration from the Caribbean. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] When the Blairs started homeschooling the children in grade […]

A Play About Maya Angelou is Being Developed for Broadway | Colorlines

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019African American Author, African American Literature ...

“Phenomenal Woman: An Evening with Maya Angelou” will debut in 2021.

Jemele Hill Launches New Podcast With Spotify | Colorlines

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019African American Entertainment, KINDR'D ...

“Jemele Hill is Unbothered” will feature interviews and unapologetic commentary on sports, politics and culture.

James Baldwin: ‘I Can’t Accept Western Values Because They Don’t Accept Me’ | LitHub

April 18, 2019May 3, 2020African American Author, African American Literature ...

In a 1964 Interview with Robert Penn Warren

Salamander Resort Gets Five-Star Rating: An Interview with Sheila Johnson | The Network Journal

April 17, 2019April 17, 2019#BuyBlack, African American Entrepreneurs ...

Sergie Willoughby, The Network Journal Sheila Johnson, owner, Salamander Resort & Spa, Featured Image [dropcap]Ever[/dropcap] think of opening a world-class luxury resort & spa over 340 gorgeous acres of land in an idyllic setting? Entrepreneur Sheila Johnson thought about it a decade ago after visiting a quaint area in Loudoun County, Virginia; and in 2013, […]