Category: KOLUMN Magazine

Even the casual conversations left an impression on Prentice Penny. By Sonia Rao, The Washington Post Over a decade later, the television writer still remembers overhearing his white co-workers on a Fox sitcom chat about the overall deals they had struck or gotten renewed. Some had worked on only moderately successful shows when studios sought […]

The streaming giant will permanently shift a share of its cash to financial institutions that serve Black communities, allowing them to lend more. By Michael J de la Merced, The New York Times Netflix said on Tuesday that it would move up to $100 million, or 2 percent of its cash holdings, to financial institutions that […]

By George Johnson, Ebony If the road to hell was paved with good intentions, I had apparently packed my bags and was preparing for my departure first thing Monday morning. Even more surprising: who knew the BET Awards would teach me a much-needed lesson about how seemingly innocent jokes can harm Black women? On a night when […]

By Luis Ferré-Sadurní & Jesse McKinley, The New York Times The state became one of the first to make major changes in police practices in the wake of George Floyd’s killing, which has spurred nationwide protests. New York on Friday became one of the first states to take meaningful action to restrict police forces after the killing of George […]

By Astead W. Herndon, The New York Times The president arrives in a city that is in the midst of addressing long-ignored racist history. People there believe the country as a whole could learn a lot from them. TULSA, Okla. — In a city that has become known as a landmark to black pain, Friday was a […]

By Morgan Dunn, All Things Interesting Rather than accept defeat, up to 20,000 die-hard Confederates moved to the slaveholding Empire of Brazil to establish colonies of Confederados. Their descendents still honor them today. In April 1865, the American Civil War was over, and the former states of the Confederacy were in ruins. Astounding damage to infrastructure and […]

By Abby Phillip, CNN, Politics Tulsa, Oklahoma (CNN)Before George Floyd, and before there were nationwide protests across the country against police brutality and racism, there was Terence Crutcher. In 2016, 40-year old Crutcher was killed by a Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officer on a roadway. Like many of those left behind by police killings, his twin sister Tiffany Crutcher’s life […]

Lorna Simpson, born August 13, 1960, is an African-American photographer and multimedia artist. She made her name in the 1980s and 1990s with artworks such as Guarded Conditions and Square Deal. Her works have been included in numerous exhibitions both nationally and internationally. She is best known for her photo-text installations, photocollages, and films. Artist […]

By ArLuther Lee, Atlanta Journal Constitution Dr. Thomas F. Freeman, the world-renowned orator and debate coach who once taught Martin Luther King Jr. at Atlanta’s Morehouse College and whose academic career spanned seven decades, has died. He passed away Saturday, only weeks shy of his 101st birthday.  According to ABC News, Freeman was still teaching […]