Guardian US’s new series will explore the discrimination based on skin complexion that exists within the black community
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A Racial Pattern So Obvious, Even the Supreme Court Might See It | The Atlantic
Flowers v. Mississippi reveals a rickety American legal system.
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‘The Undefeated’ highlights the heroes of African American history | The Undefeated
A new children’s book by acclaimed poet Kwame Alexander and illustrator Kadir Nelson got a warm welcome in Washington, D.C.
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This Family Just Opened the Only Black-Owned Movie Theater in Baltimore! | Because of Them We Can
BOTWC Staff, Because of Them We Can [dropcap]There’s[/dropcap] a new Black-owned movie theater right outside of Baltimore, Maryland! NextAct Cinema officially opened for business on March 7th of this year. According to the website: [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “NextAct Cinemas, is an independent boutique theater that offers a unique, personalized movie going experience for our customers. You […]
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Gambia’s ex-President Yahya Jammeh ‘stole at least $362m’ | Al Jazeera
Minister says probe shows ex president pilfered millions from state to ‘satisfy pretentious and delusional lifestyle’.
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Thando Hopa makes history as she graces Vogue cover | MSN Lifestyle
Entertainment Reporter, MSN Lifestyle © Provided by Independent Media Thando Hopa. Picture: Instagram, Featured Image [dropcap]Thando[/dropcap] Hopa is flying the South African flag higher as she graces the April cover of Vogue Portugal. The international model, lawyer and activist makes history as she becomes the woman with albinism to grace the cover of Vogue. [mc4wp_form […]
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From Dumbo’s crows to The Song of the South: the Disney characters too racist to return | The Telegraph UK
Tim Robey, The Telegraph UK A scene from the original Dumbo (1941) CREDIT: ALAMY. Featured Image [dropcap]Tim[/dropcap] Burton’s Dumbo – which opened on Friday to decidedly mixed reviews – is nearly twice as long as Disney’s 1941 classic, but there’s one set of characters you won’t find reproduced even for a nanosecond of screen time: […]
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What Shirley Chisholm’s Legacy Means to These 7 Congresswomen | Elle
Madison Feller, Elle African American educator and U.S. congresswoman Shirley Chisholm stands at a podium and gives the victory sign, circa 1968. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Getty Images). Featured Image [dropcap]Shirley[/dropcap] Chisholm is a veritable icon. About 50 years ago, she became the first black woman to ever be elected to the U.S. Congress, and from […]
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Los Angeles Gangs Reportedly Host Largest Peace Rally Since L.A Riots in Honor of Nipsey Hussle | The Root
Aliya Semper Ewing, The Wall Street Journal Instagram (BigU1), Featured Image [dropcap]In[/dropcap] the wake of the tragic loss of Ermias “Nipsey Hussle” Asghedom, Rival Los Angeles gangs from Watts, Compton, Inglewood, and Los Angeles met Thursday and Friday afternoon to honor the slain rapper with a call for peace in the streets. Together they marched […]
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Akala: “I don’t enjoy explaining that black people are human beings” | New Statesman America
Anoosh Chakelian, New Statesman America [dropcap]In[/dropcap] late 2017, the rapper and political thinker Akala was driving in London, on his way to a meeting, when a police car pulled him over. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “Gang members drive cars like this,” the suspicious officer claimed, before an embarrassed colleague took him aside. She’d recognised Akala, whose activism, […]
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