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A Region That Sees Racism as a Threat to Its Economy

October 28, 2016November 21, 2016African American Commuities, African American Lives ...

Minnesota’s Twin Cities, one of the most prosperous areas in the nation, is reckoning with its inequities.

A Digital Archive Documents Two Decades of Torture by Chicago Police

October 28, 2016November 21, 2016African American Lives, African American News ...

Amid continued accusations of police misconduct, the force must contend with a digital rehashing of a sordid chapter in its history.

Marcus Samuelsson on Why He’s Finally Releasing a Red Rooster Cookbook and What Makes Harlem Great

October 26, 2016November 21, 2016African American Chef, KOLUMN ...

Chef Marcus Samuelsson’s restaurant, Red Rooster, is a Harlem staple. Ranked as a favorite culinary destination of New Yorkers (see for yourself on Yelp with the restaurant’s diverse 5-star reviews) and Washingtonians—both famous (President Obama) and not so famous (this writer)—Red Rooster is pretty much a crowd favorite of diners across the United States.

Segregation Begins in Pre-K

October 26, 2016November 21, 2016African American Education, African American History ...

New York City’s lauded universal pre-K program has a problem when it comes to diversity in the classroom.

5 Black-Owned Breweries You Should Know About

October 26, 2016November 21, 2016African American Entrepreneurs, Black Businesses ...

BY Tanasia Kenney PUB Atlanta Blackstar Black Frog Brewery of Toldeo, Ohio U.S. Army veteran Chris Harris took a leap of faith in 2014 by launching the Black Frog Brewery, one of the first minority-owned breweries to open in Toledo. The microbrewery produces a line of craft beers, which include a fan favorite cream ale […]

Effort underway to preserve historic buildings on historically Black campuses

October 26, 2016November 21, 2016African American Education, African American History ...

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) wants to see more done to restore and preserve historic buildings on traditionally Black campuses as “national treasures,” and it hopes the public will help press U.S. senators Wednesday for at least $5 million in funding toward the effort during National HBCU Week.