The senator and presidential candidate says America needs to reform how it funds schools, but the details of any alternative approach are scant.
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The Mob Violence of the Red Summer | JSTOR Daily
In 1919, a brutal outburst of mob violence was directed against African Americans across the United States. White, uniformed servicemen led the charge.
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‘Let’s Keep This a Casual Enough Conversation That We Can Find the Humor in Things’ | The Atlantic
Wyatt Cenac talks about making a comedy show with a conscience, and why “cancel culture” doesn’t work anymore.
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J.C. Watts: Black News Channel Going Beyond Stereotypes of Black Criminals, Entertainers, Athletes | BOLD
Carrie Sheffield, BOLD [dropcap]J.C.[/dropcap] Watts, chairman of the soon-to-launched Black News Channel (BNC), said his television network will help show how the African-American community is far more than criminals, entertainers or athletes so often portrayed in the mainstream media. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Watts said BNC will cover topics like politics, economics, culture, faith and wellness, “for, […]
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Historically Black Medical School Works to Inspire Youth | AFRO
Travis Loller, Associated Press, AFRO Dr. James Hildreth dissects a frog Friday, March 29, 2019, with seventh grader Keyshawn Walker at the Haynes Middle Health/Medical Science Design Center in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Travis Loller). Featured Image [dropcap]NASHVILLE[/dropcap], Tenn. (AP) — The number of African-American men entering medical school hasn’t budged since the late 1970s, and […]
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Black Founders, Funders and Investors Launch Innovative Companies to Make Communities Better | The Network Journal
Black founders, funders and investors are launching some of the most innovative companies around. Here, we feature just a few: Iyinoluwa Samuel Aboyeji, cofounder, Flutterwave Inc. A payment technology firm that makes it easier for banks and businesses to process payments across Africa and worldwide. Co-founder, Andela, which identifies and develops Africa’s top software developers […]
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Dr. Granville Coggs of San Antonio was Tuskegee Airman and Renaissance man | My San Antonio
Vincent Davis, My San Antonio Photo: EDWARD A. ORNELAS, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS, Featured Image [dropcap]There[/dropcap] wasn’t a challenge from which Dr. Granville Coleridge Coggs ever walked away. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] During World War II, when the U.S. military was racially segregated, Coggs, the grandson of slaves, completed pilot training to become one of the […]
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Central Park Five Speaks Ahead of ‘When They See Us’ Premiere | Colorlines
Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise tell their stories before the Ava DuVernay-helmed miniseries about their lives hits Netflix.
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Jamila Woods: Legacy! Legacy! review – poetry in motion | The Guardian
She might be an up-and-coming soul singer, but US poet and activist Jamila Woods is a team player. Her second album is also a showcase for other people’s work. Each song on this engaged but accessible record memorialises a figure from the African diaspora – often lesser-known poets, or figures like Miles and Basquiat. […]
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Winning Artists Announced for Monument to Shirley Chisholm, the First US Black Congresswoman | Hyperallergic
Amanda Williams and Olalekan Jeyifous have won the inaugural She Built NYC commission with their dynamic proposal, “Our Destiny, Our Democracy.”
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