Members of a U.N. peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic allegedly turned to sexual predation, betraying their duty to protect.
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Affluent and Black, and Still Trapped by Segregation
Why well-off black families end up living in poorer areas than white families with similar or even lower incomes.
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EJI Announces Plans to Build a Museum and National Lynching Memorial
The Equal Justice Initiative plans to build a national memorial to victims of lynching and open a museum that explores African American history from enslavement to mass incarceration. Both the museum and memorial will open in Montgomery, Alabama, in 2017.
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A C-SPAN caller asked a black guest how to stop being prejudiced. Here’s how she responded.
While a guest on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” on Aug. 18, a caller told public-policy organizer Heather McGhee he was a prejudiced white man, but he wanted to know what he could do about it. This is what she said. (C-SPAN)
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Discover The Unexpected (DTU) Coverage: Enhancing Black Owned Print and Digital Press In the Age of Social Media
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) salutes the career development success of the Discover the Unexpected (DTU) NNPA Journalism Fellowship program that has just completed its first term of providing undergraduate students at the Howard University School of Communication the unique apprentice opportunity to work at NNPA member newspapers in Chicago, Atlanta, Washington, DC, and Detroit.
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‘Black Wall Street’ Being Brought to Life by John Legend and Tika Sumpter
One of the darkest moments in American history is being turned into a series.
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Why the Debate Over Nate Parker Is So Complex
The discussion over how to parse the filmmaker in light of a sexual-assault trial 17 years ago is particularly difficult for black women.
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The Millionaire Turned Shoeshine Man | The Atlantic
Larry Woods goes by the name “Mr. Sunshine,” and he shines shoes for a living. It wasn’t always this way, though.
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George Curry, Black Journalist and Publisher, Dies aged 69
Curry was also a civil rights activist whose syndicated column ran in hundreds of black-owned newspapers around the US.
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Film Review: Miss Sharon Jones!
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings is a Grammy-nominated R&B band from Brooklyn. Their groove is funky like James Brown’s. Jones’ gyrations are as wild and ferocious as Tina Tuner’s.
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