By Lizzie Presser, ProPublica IN THE SPRING OF 2011, the brothers Melvin Davis and Licurtis Reels were the talk of Carteret County, on the central coast of North Carolina. Some people said that the brothers were righteous; others thought that they had lost their minds. That March, Melvin and Licurtis stood in court and refused to […]
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The Truth Behind ’40 Acres and a Mule’ | PBS
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., PBS IMAGE: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. Featured Image [dropcap]We’ve[/dropcap] all heard the story of the “40 acres and a mule” promise to former slaves. It’s a staple of black history lessons, and it’s the name of Spike Lee’s film company. The promise was the first systematic attempt to provide a form of […]
View MoreWhy reparations to African-Americans are necessary – and how to start now | The Conversation
Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann, Garden & Gun Five generations on Smith’s Plantation Beaufort at South Carolina in 1862. Timothy H. O’Sullivan/Library of Congress. Featured Image [dropcap]In[/dropcap] a 2016 poll, 58 per cent of African-Americans said they believed that the United States should pay financial reparations to African-Americans who are descendants of slaves. Only 15 per cent […]
View MoreBeloved Baton Rouge Activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph Suffocated To Death And Was Found In A Car’s Trunk | Buzzfeed News
The death of Roberts-Joseph, founder of the city’s African American history museum, has been ruled a homicide.
View MoreKem and Maze deliver fond and fitting farewell concert for Tom Joyner | The St. Louis American
Kenya Vaughn Of The St. Louis American, The St. Louis American [dropcap]Urban[/dropcap] radio pioneer and syndicated morning show personality Tom Joyner sent shockwaves across the airwaves two years ago when he announced that he would be stepping down from his long-running syndicated morning show. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “I’m putting in my two-year notice,” Joyner said on […]
View More‘A godsend’: Sorority donates 17,000 meals for disaster relief after ending New Orleans convention early | The Washington Post
Morgan Krakow, The Washington Post Latiya White, left, Gina Murray and Gina Holmes, members of Delta Sigma Theta from Atlantic City, N.J., stand in the French Quarter, which was nearly empty as the city braced for Tropical Storm Barry on Saturday in New Orleans, where the sorority was holding its national convention. (Scott Olson/Getty Images). […]
View MoreTwo African American High School Boys Make History at Harvard Debate | Black Enterprise
Samara Lynn, Black Enterprise DJ Roman and Keith Harris. Featured Image [dropcap]Two[/dropcap] African American Atlanta-area high school students led their debate team to its second consecutive win at Harvard University’s annual international debate tournament—making history after achieving an unprecedented, undefeated record, according to a press release on the matter. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Seniors DJ Roman of […]
View MoreCould black philanthropy help solve the black student debt crisis? | The Conversation
Mako Fitts Ward, The Conversation Left to Right: Jay-Z, Robert F. Smith and LeBron James. Featured Image [dropcap]When[/dropcap] billionaire Robert E. Smith decided to pay off the student loans of the graduating class of 2019 at Morehouse College, he suggested that others follow his lead. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “Let’s make sure every class has the same […]
View More27 More Graves May Have Been Found at a Notorious Florida Boys School | The New York Times
John Eligon, The New York Times An unidentified funeral at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Fla. Researchers have identified three sets of remains found in unmarked graves at the school, Sept. 26, 2014. (University of South Florida). Featured Image [dropcap]More[/dropcap] than two dozen additional unmarked graves may have been discovered on […]
View MoreMan aiming to be first black African in space dead at 30 | New York Post
‘Afronaut’ hoped to inspire young people in his home country
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