Two new stamps planned in 2019 for the U.S. Postal Service’s Black Heritage and Music Icons series honor R&B singer Marvin Gaye and tap dancer Gregory Hines, two of the most influential performers of their generations.
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What led Chicago to shutter dozens of majority-black schools? Racism | The Guardian
After Rahm Emanuel announced a wave of school closures in 2013, Chicagoans took to the streets in protest. But before we can understand whether the closings are racist, we must understand what racism is.
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No More “We Can’t Find Any Black Female Writers”: Here Are 62 Scribes in One Photo | The Hollywood Reporter
For The Hollywood Reporter’s largest shoot ever, members of Black Women Who Brunch, a networking group co-founded by Lena Waithe, gather to discuss how the industry can better understand black women in Hollywood: “We have to be exceptional.”
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Never Forget How CNN Did Soledad O’Brien Wrong | NewsOne
With Marc Lamont Hill being fired, we had to revisit how CNN treated Soledad O’Brien.
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Museum of Black Civilisations aims to ‘decolonise knowledge’ | Al Jazeera
A large museum will open in Dakar, 52 years after Senegal’s first president presented a post-colonial cultural vision.
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Skin-lightening product takes top prize at Tulsa StartUp Series finale | Tulsa World
The founder of a skin-lightening product captured first prize and $15,000 Wednesday night at the grand finale of the Tulsa StartUp Series at Tulsa Community College.
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‘Surviving R Kelly’ documentary premiere cancelled after shooting threat | The Guardian
An anonymous caller claimed that an audience member would fire a gun if the documentary, detailing allegations of sexual assault by the R&B singer, was screened, reports say.
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(1990) Bush Vetoes Civil Rights Bill | The Washington Post
Ann Devroy , The Washington Post [dropcap]President[/dropcap] Bush yesterday vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1990, prompting the sharpest criticism he has endured from women, unions, blacks and other minorities since taking office. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] In a three-page veto message to Congress, Bush said that “despite the use of the term ‘civil rights,’ ” the […]
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Deval Patrick to Announce He Will Not Run for President in 2020 | The New York Times
Deval Patrick, the former two-term Democratic governor of Massachusetts, plans to announce shortly that he will not run for president in 2020, according to a person close to Mr. Patrick.
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(July 29, 1985) Poverty is complex; Poor share work ethic, U.S. dream | Los Angeles Times
“Every chance at a job turns out just to be a tease…”
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