By Dave Quinn, PBS [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he victory won by the Freedom Riders was decisive and unambiguous, expanding the freedom of African-Americans to travel through the United States. Since the institution of Jim Crow laws at the close of the 19th century, African-Americans in the South had been forced to endure substandard, segregated conditions while traveling on […]
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The ‘world’s smallest, portable record player’ takes off after ‘Shark Tank’ airing | CNBC
Claire Rodgers & Sophia Fraioli, CNBC Shark Tank, CNBC, Season 9. Featured Image [dropcap]E[/dropcap]ven at the peak of digital music streaming, vintage record players have stood the test of time amongst true music enthusiasts. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Logan Riley, former creative education lead at Apple, liked to spend his Saturdays going to the record store, which […]
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After 50 years, the University of Wyoming apologized for the dismissal of 14 black football players | CNN
Leah Asmelash, CNN, CNN Members of the Black 14 pose for the camera at the University of Wyoming. From left: John Griffin, Tony Gibson, Lionel Grimes, Tony McGee, Ted Williams, Guillermo Hysaw, Roy Hill and Brian Lee, representing his father, Earl Lee. In front is Mel Hamilton. Featured Image [dropcap]C[/dropcap]NN)Nearly 50 years ago, in 1969, […]
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The Cool Girl’s Guide To Black Paris | Essence
Dave Quinn, Essence FLORA COQUEREL. Featured Image [dropcap]P[/dropcap]aris has often dictated what’s fly. Since the eighteenth century, the popular French city has set trends and the rest of the world has followed. It’s the birthplace of haute couture, the fashion capital of the universe. There’s no place quite as dazzling as the City of Light. […]
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The Beauty and Burden of Being a Nigerian Bride | The New Yorker
Yemisi Aribisala, The New Yorker Photographs by Lakin Ogunbanwo / WHATIFTHEWORLD. Featured Image [dropcap]T[/dropcap]here are millions of pictures of Nigerian brides on Instagram, many of them taken by talented artists who work as wedding photographers on the weekends, to pay their bills. I know some Nigerian artists, on the other hand, who swear that they […]
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‘Grandmama’ recalls last, brief moments with 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee | Chicago Tribune
Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune Dwright Doty listens to opening statements in his trial for the killing of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2019. (E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune). Featured Image [dropcap]B[/dropcap]ertha Lee recalled Wednesday how her 9-year-old grandson, Tyshawn, had stopped at her South Side […]
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The Descendants of Slaves in Nigeria Fight for Equality | The New Yorker
By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, The New Yorker [dropcap]O[/dropcap]n a sunny morning in November, 2018, twelve men and two women gathered in a lavishly furnished living room in Oguta, a town in southeastern Nigeria, with the air-conditioning at full blast. They had come to discuss the caste system that persists among the Igbo people in the region. […]
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Which black Americans should get reparations? | The Washington Post
Wesley Lowery, The Washington Post ‘Dramatic Social Change Requires Imagination’ – Prof. William “Sandy” Darity. Featured Image [dropcap]D[/dropcap]URHAM, N.C. — He’s been one of academia’s leading authorities on American racial inequity for years, in high demand by Democratic presidential candidates who hope he’ll endorse their proposals to close the “racial wealth gap” — a term […]
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BANNED: The Bluest Eye| PBS
By From The Collection” The Library, PBS [dropcap]C[/dropcap]The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison’s first novel, was published in 1970. Set in Lorain, Ohio — where Morrison herself was born — the book tells the story of Pecola Breedlove, an eleven-year-old African American girl who is convinced that she is ugly, and yearns to have lighter skin and […]
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Ilhan Omar urges Twitter to take down Trump’s false tweet | Politico
Cristiano Lima, Politico Rep. Ilhan Omar | Zach Gibson/Getty Images. Featured Image [dropcap]R[/dropcap]ep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) today called on Twitter to take action against President Donald Trump’s account and remove a tweet in which he shared a false claim that Omar had “partied” on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “They […]
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