A new report from the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights reinforces what many already know: the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act made it easier for states to discriminate at the voting booth.
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This 26-year-old Nigerian is now the highest paid robotics engineer in the world | Face2Face Africa
Silas Adekunle achieved this feat after signing a new deal with the world’s reputable software manufacturers, Apple Inc.
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Oldest Known Drawing by Human Hands Discovered in South African Cave | The New York Times
The artifact, which scientists think is about 73,000 years old, predates the oldest previously known modern human abstract drawings from Europe by about 30,000 years
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Black Organization Seeks Clemency For Incarcerated Women & Families | BlackNews.com
Sadly, the majority of women arrested are in for low-level, non-violent charges.
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Harlem’s mission to rename streets after black women before it’s too late | The Guardian
As an intersection is renamed in Zora Neale Hurston’s honor, historians are fighting to preserve the Harlem black elite’s legacy so residents will be mindful of who existed before them.
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The Color Line | Baltimore Magazine
Black artists are finally receiving recognition in the mainstream art world, but it has been a long uphill battle toward equity, and it’s one that they’re still fighting.
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Obama’s Back! | The New York Times
The former president loosens Trump’s stranglehold on the news.
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How Black women are organizing to energize voters | The Philadelphia Tribune
Meeting on the campus of Jackson State University on a recent Friday afternoon, dozens of Black women came together to strategize about the upcoming midterm elections, opening the gathering with a freedom song.
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James Baldwin: How To Cool It | Esquire
In Esquire’s July 1968 issue, published just after the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., the magazine talked to James Baldwin about the state of race relations in the country. On what would be the author’s 93rd birthday, we’ve republished the interview in full—and his words are incredibly relevant today.
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Race, Class Impact Houston Resisdents’ Recovery From Hurricane Harvey | Colorlines
A year after the storm, many Black and Latinx Houstonians are still unable to safely live in their homes.
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