The CNN political analyst is said to be bringing more diversity to the former VP’s roster of top advisors.
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Howard University Student To Compete In The 2020 Olympics With Her Siblings | Blavity
We know she can bring home the gold!
View MoreGeorge Lucas and Mellody Hobson want control of Ebony photo archives, ‘an essential part of American history’ | Chicago Tribune
Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune Mellody Hobson, seen here July 10, 2012, is known for her direct manner, drive and big heart. E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune, Featured Image [dropcap]Power[/dropcap] couple George Lucas and Mellody Hobson are trying to take possession of Ebony magazine’s historic photo archives, which were used as collateral for a $12 […]
View MoreHow the autobiography of a [WATCH] Muslim slave is challenging an American narrative | PBS
Power Omar Ibn Said was 37 years old when he was taken from his West African home and transported to Charleston, South Carolina, as a slave in the 1800s. Now, his one-of-a-kind autobiographical manuscript has been translated from its original Arabic and housed at the Library of Congress, where it “annihilates” the conventional narrative of […]
View MoreT.I., New Birth Missionary Baptist Church Join Forces to Bail Out Nonviolent Offenders for Easter | The Grapevine, The Root
Jay Connor, The Grapevine, The Root Carlotta Outley Brown, who took over as principal at James Madison High School during the current school year has implemented a dress code for parents. (Marie D. De Jesus/Houston Chronicle via AP), Featured Image [dropcap]I[/dropcap] spent my Easter Sunday deviating between inhaling jelly beans and watching Kanye pass out […]
View MoreIlhan Omar’s Deeply American Message | The Atlantic
The Minnesota lawmaker urged American Muslims to act like citizens, not guests. Other religious minorities should take note.
View MoreHouston principal says no more du-rags, curlers, sagging pants at her school — worn by parents | The Grio
Carlotta Outley Brown is getting tough — on parents — and wants them to set an example in appearance when they come to her campus through a new dress code
View MoreTessa Thompson On Her Panamanian Grandmother & the Lack of Afro-Latino Stories in Hollywood | Remezcla
Carmen Phillips, Remezcla TAYLOR JEWELL/INVISION/AP/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK, Featured Image [dropcap]In[/dropcap] Nia DaCosta’s Little Woods, opening this weekend, Tessa Thompson plays Ollie, a woman trying to survive the last few days of her probation after getting caught illegally selling prescription pills in a rural North Dakota town on the Canadian border. When Ollie’s younger sister, Deb (Lily James), […]
View MoreBlack Women Artists Stage a Performative Dinner at the Art Gallery of Ontario | Hyperallergic
A Canadian museum expands exhibition programming and social events to more aptly reflect the range of artist communities.
View MoreWhat Makes Someone Native American? | The Washington Post
In March 2012, Heather McMillan Nakai wrote a letter to the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs asking the agency to verify that she was Indian. She was seeking a job at the Indian Health Service and wanted to apply with “Indian preference.” Nakai knew this might be difficult: As far as she was aware, no […]
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