Roosevelt Leftwich, Fox 8 Cleveland [dropcap]CLEVELAND[/dropcap]- African American inventors have made their mark not just on history, but the things that make our lives easier every day. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] From the overhead trolly to the sofa bed, from the super soaker gun to the home surveillance systems these were ideas that patented first by African […]
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NBCBLK Oregon bill cracks down on racially motivated 911 calls | NBC News
Victims of those police calls would be able to sue the caller for up to $250, under a measure overwhelmingly approved by the state Senate.
View MoreFighting Germans and Jim Crow: Role of Black Troops on D-Day | Military.com
BATON ROUGE, La. — It was the most massive amphibious invasion the world has ever seen, with tens of thousands of Allied troops spread out across the air and sea aiming to get a toehold in Normandy for the final assault on Nazi Germany. And while portrayals of D-Day often depict an all-white host of […]
View MoreLawrence Leathers, Jazz Drummer on Grammy-Winning Albums, Found Dead After Assault | The New York Times
Mr. Leathers, 37, was a rising talent on New York’s straight-ahead jazz scene and had played on two Grammy-winning albums.
View MoreHomeschooled Genius Haley Taylor Schlitz, Age 16, Accepted Into 9 Law Schools | Diversity Inc.
Keka Araujo, Diversity Inc. Teen phenom Haley Taylor Schlitz,16, who graduated from high school at 13, is preparing to attend Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law this fall, one of nine schools that accepted her, according to the American Bar Association. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News) Featured Image [dropcap]Haley[/dropcap] Taylor Schlitz is the epitome […]
View MoreDepression in Black Boys Begins Earlier Than You Think | Psychological Benefits Society
By Aaron Hunt, MS (Graduate Intern, APA Health Disparities Office) and David J. Robles, BA (Graduate Intern, SAMHSA Office of Behavioral Health Equity), Psychological Benefits Society [dropcap]From[/dropcap] 2001 to 2015, the suicide risk for Black boys between the ages of 5 and 11 was two to three times higher than that of White boys, according […]
View MoreJay-Z named world’s first billionaire rapper by Forbes magazine | The Guardian
In a new cover story, Forbes has valued the rapper and business mogul’s empire at $1bn, including real estate and other ventures
View MoreActivists say new Tennessee law aims to suppress African American votes | The Guardian
Khushbu Shah, The Guardian The Equity Alliance registered nearly 100,000 black voters in Tennessee during the midterm elections in 2018. Photograph: Frederic J Brown/AFP/Getty Images. Featured Image [dropcap]Tequila[/dropcap] Johnson lists off laundromats, nightclubs and churches. Those are the places her team of 150 volunteers visited during the midterm elections last year, registering black voters across […]
View More‘I Had to Invest In Myself’: Serena Williams Becomes First Athlete Named on World’s Richest Self-Made Women List | Atlanta Black Star
Kiersten Willis, Atlanta Black Star Women working at sewing machines in factory. Pic credit: Sleek Garments Export Ltd. Featured Image [dropcap]Aboriginals[/dropcap] in Australia who were stripped of land rights should be compensated for “spiritual harm”, a landmark ruling by Australia’s High Court said on Wednesday. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The court ruled that the Ngaliwurru and Nungali […]
View MoreThe Last Black Man in San Francisco Feels Like Something Utterly New | Slate
This Sundance-winning debut is a movie like no other about a city like no other.
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