Category: KOLUMN Magazine

By Ryan Pearson, The Seattle Times LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, died Friday of cancer, his representative said. He was 43. Boseman died at his home in the Los Angeles area […]

By Aisha Salaudeen, CNN Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)When Dominic Onyekachi set out to read his 6-year-old niece a story, he did not anticipate that the simple task would lead him to create a digital collection of African stories. After going through her mini library, he found that many of her books were foreign and had very […]

By Dana Givens, Black Enterprise The cannabis industry generates billions of dollars in revenue each year as more and more states look to legalize it within the next year. The new legalization of the industry has also introduced a slew of business and job opportunities for those looking to gain more experience within the field. One woman […]

Agbaje, a 35-year-old lawyer and daughter of Nigerian immigrants, seemed poised to beat DFL veteran Raymond Dehn for a Minnesota House seat representing downtown and North Minneapolis. By Becky Z. Dernbach, Sahan Journal Esther Agbaje, a 35-year-old daughter of Nigerian immigrants, Ivy League-educated lawyer and formerState Department officer, held a strong lead over Rep. Raymond […]

By Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine In 1936, photographer Dorothea Lange made headlines with her stunning portrait of Florence Owens Thompson, a 32-year old pea picker in Nipomo, California. The image—known as Migrant Mother—brought national attention to the plight of migrant workers and eventually became one of the most recognizable symbols of the Great Depression. Lange’s work documenting the economic […]

By Aneri Pattani of Spotlight PA, PennLive Ada Bailor’s time at Indiana University of Pennsylvania has been marked by a steady drumbeat of racism. Her first month on campus, in 2017, an image of a fellow student’s Snapchat emerged, showing a burnt sandwich with the caption, “How do you like your grilled cheese? The same as […]

By Tishaura O. Jones For The St. Louis American, The St. Louis American Thank you for the invitation. However, I distinctly remember that your editorial board at the Post-Dispatch made a decision in July 2016 not to endorse in county races other than circuit attorney. In case you forgot, here’s a link to the editorial where you said “the […]

Black-owned small businesses are expected to shutter at twice the rate of small businesses overall. By Reuters, NBC News Congressional districts with the highest black populations received up to $13 billion dollars less in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding than districts with the lowest percent of black residents, a new study shows. The 10 congressional […]