McBath’s son, Jordan Davis, was murdered in 2012.
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ACONAV shines spotlight on Native American fashion | AZ Big Media
The name ACONAV represents the cultures of Loren and his wife Valentina. Loren is from the Acoma Pueblo and Valentina is from the Navajo (Diné).
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Yasiin Bey, Formerly Known as Mos Def, Is Opening a Gallery in the South Bronx to Fuse Art and Hip-Hop | artnet News
The project is a collaboration with advertising executive Free Richardson
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The Welfare Boogeyman | The New York Times
The Trump administration wants to rebrand social programs that millions of Americans rely on as “welfare.” Will we fall for it?
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Essence and Queen Latifah Unveil $20 Million Fund for Artists of Color | Colorlines
The Essence Creators and Makers Fund will support artists who make content for women of color.
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The Democratic Party Apologizes to Black Voters | The Atlantic
The DNC’s bid to energize African American turnout this fall began with these words from Chairman Tom Perez in Atlanta: “I am sorry.”
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Ta-Nehisi Coates is leaving the Atlantic | The Washington Post
Ta-Nehisi Coates is leaving his position as a national correspondent for the Atlantic, a publication where he has emerged as one of the country’s top reporters and thinkers.
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Michelle Obama wades into the midterms | Politico
The new initiative will be nonpartisan, frustrating some Democrats who’d like the former first lady to hit the campaign trail for candidates.
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Can the ‘immortal cells’ of Henrietta Lacks sue for their own rights? | The Washington Post
A lawyer representing the eldest son and two grandsons of Henrietta Lacks, whose “immortal cells” have been the subject of a best-selling book, a TV movie, a family feud, cutting-edge medical research and a multibillion-dollar biotech industry, announced last week that she plans to file a petition seeking “guardianship” of the cells.
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Stacy Brown-Philpot of TaskRabbit on Being a Black Woman in Silicon Valley | The New York Times
The Detroit native studied at Penn and Stanford, worked for Goldman and Google, and now runs the gig economy pioneer that Ikea acquired in 2017.
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