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‘Black Wall Street’ Being Brought to Life by John Legend and Tika Sumpter

August 24, 2016January 5, 2018African American Commuities, African American History ...

One of the darkest moments in American history is being turned into a series.

[Watch Trailer] CLARESSA

August 23, 2016September 4, 2016African American Cinema, African American Sports

In 2012, 17 year old Claressa “T-Rex” Shields from Flint, Michigan became the first woman ever to win the gold medal in Olympic boxing.

Why the Debate Over Nate Parker Is So Complex

August 23, 2016September 4, 2016African American Cinema, African American Lives ...

The discussion over how to parse the filmmaker in light of a sexual-assault trial 17 years ago is particularly difficult for black women.

The Millionaire Turned Shoeshine Man | The Atlantic

August 23, 2016September 7, 2017African American Lives, KOLUMN ...

Larry Woods goes by the name “Mr. Sunshine,” and he shines shoes for a living. It wasn’t always this way, though.

George Curry, Black Journalist and Publisher, Dies aged 69

August 22, 2016September 4, 2016African American Journalism, African American News ...

Curry was also a civil rights activist whose syndicated column ran in hundreds of black-owned newspapers around the US.

Film Review: Miss Sharon Jones!

August 22, 2016September 4, 2016African American Music, African American Women ...

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings is a Grammy-nominated R&B band from Brooklyn. Their groove is funky like James Brown’s. Jones’ gyrations are as wild and ferocious as Tina Tuner’s.

Black Incarceration hasn’t been this low in a generation

August 22, 2016November 21, 2016African American Lives, African American Politics ...

Throughout the presidential campaign season, both Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton have been excoriated for supporting the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, which critics charge is fueling mass incarceration of African Americans.