The Lifetime movie about the Flint, Mich., water crisis is now being executive produced by Queen Latifah, who will also star in the TV flick following Cher’s exit.
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Three Years Later, Nigerians Still Awaiting Release of Nearly 200 Girls Abducted by Boko Haram – Atlanta Black Star
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerians on Friday marked three years since the mass abduction of nearly 300 schoolgirls by Boko Haram extremists amid anger that government efforts to negotiate their freedom appear to have stalled.
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“I’ve Read The New Jim Crow … ” – Slate
How to tell if a prosecutor is only pretending to be a criminal justice reformer.
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Don Cheadle to Bring Story of First Black Millionaire on Wall Street to Theaters – Atlanta Black Star
The story of Wall Street’s first Black millionaire won’t be untold much longer as Don Cheadle is adapting the obscure tale for the big screen.
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Wynonie Harris Lived The Life He Sang About – Chicago Tribune
Booze, women and partying were the favorite lyrical fare of raucous blues shouter Wynonie Harris.
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Mystery and Melancholy Surround Death of Judge Found in the Hudson – The New York Times
The last time someone heard from Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam apparently was on Tuesday when she called her chambers in the Graybar Building in Manhattan to say she wasn’t well and would not be coming in.
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Maria Borges Is The First African Model Of The *Century* To Make An Elle U.S. Cover – Huffington Post, Canada
The 24-year-old made history on Tuesday as the first African model of the century to grace the cover of Elle U.S. — rocking her natural hair, of course — and it doesn’t look like the west African beauty has plans to slow down any time soon.
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87-Year-Old Woman Sees ‘Slave Cabin’ in Which She Was Born at National African-American Museum – The Root
It was a cabin that housed people who were enslaved starting in 1853 on Edisto Island, S.C.
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Having Just One Black Teacher Can Keep Black Kids In School – NPR
How important is it to have a role model? A new working paper puts some numbers to that question.
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Afropreneurs: This Company Is Introducing Ethiopia to the Ease of Food Delivery – Okay Africa
When Feleg Tsegaye left a promising career at the U.S. Federal Reserve to return to his parents’ homeland of Ethiopia, the one thing he found himself missing most was something common to almost every major American city: Food Delivery.
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