Charleston’s International African American Museum is getting a big boost that just might push it over the finish line.
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Morehouse out-going president still passionate on HBCUs – The Philadelphia Tribune
Morehouse College President John S. Wilson expressed surprise by the school’s Board of Trustees decision earlier this month not to ratify his contract, and thus bring his tenure at the all-male HBCU in Atlanta to an end on June 30.
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Love and Black Lives, in Pictures Found on a Brooklyn Street – The New York Times
A discarded photo album reveals a rich history of black lives, from the segregated South to Harlem dance halls to a pretty block in Crown Heights.
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Haiti: 3 months after Hurricane Matthew, 7 years after the earthquake – Relief Web
Hurricane Matthew was the first Category 4 storm to landfall in Haiti in 52 years, creating the worst humanitarian crisis in the country since the 2010 earthquake. At least 546 people died and the lives of 2.2 million people were affected.
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‘Dimensions’ at MCASD downtown presents a wide range of viewpoints – The San Diego Union-Tribune
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego’s exhibit “Dimensions of Black” presents a wide array of art forms and subjects from the 1970s to modern times. What ties the more than 30 pieces together is that they are all created by African-American artists.
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The Simple Reform That Improved Black Students’ Earnings – The Atlantic
When states began to require more math courses, black high-school graduates began to see bigger paychecks.
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Superstar Architect Sir David Adjaye on His Magnum Opus ‘Adjaye, Africa, Architecture’ – Okay Africa
Since its initial release in 2011 and second compact edition published last fall from Thames & Hudson, Adjaye, Africa, Architecture, represents a culmination of 11 years David Adjaye’s efforts to put together a comprehensive guide to the African continent’s wide range of building projects.
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Obama Disappoints Many by Not Pardoning Marcus Garvey Before Leaving Office – Atlanta Black Star
Most civil rights experts will tell you this: Before Martin Luther King Jr., before Malcolm X, before Nelson Mandela, there was Marcus Garvey, the Jamaican-born Black empowerment leader who died in 1940.
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Trump’s New Budget Slashes Funding for Arts, Women’s Safety and Civil Rights – Alternet
The proposed budget is a clear sign of where the contempt of this administration is aimed.
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Local educators kick off Black Lives Matter week – The Philadelphia Tribune
Some educators in the School District of Philadelphia wore T-shirts and donned pens to support the kick-off Monday of the Black Lives Matter Week of Action.
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