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Study finds that landlords exploit the poor | Big Think

April 15, 2019April 15, 2019African American Commuities, African American Wealth ...

Landlords aren’t the ones getting rich off of renting properties; slumlords are.

Paul Coates | HuffPost

April 11, 2019April 11, 2019African American News, African American Professionals ...

Wil S. Hylton, HuffPost Illustration by Neal Fox, Featured Image [dropcap]In[/dropcap] a just world, Paul Coates would not be famous primarily for the work of his son. As the father of Ta-Nehisi Coates, whose analysis of American history has transformed the public discourse on race, the 72-year-old Coates is immortalized in his son’s writing as […]

9 Young Adult Books Every Kid (And Grown Up) Should Read | HuffPost

April 11, 2019May 4, 2020African American Literature, Black Books ...

No matter your age, there’s a YA book out there for you.

American Exceptionalism (White Exceptionalism by a nicer name) | Medium

April 11, 2019April 11, 2019African American History, Black History ...

William Spivey, Medium Illustration by Matthieu Bourel, photograph by Edu Bayer for The New York Times, Featured Image [dropcap]American[/dropcap] Exceptionalism has been described by historians since the mid-1800s. Definitions fall basically into three camps. 1. Because of its unique origins, born from revolution, America is unique from all other nations. Never having Kings and Queens […]

Fast Food Mogul, Serial Entrepreneur La-Van Hawkins Dies at 61 | Black Enterprise

April 11, 2019April 11, 2019#BuyBlack, African American Economics ...

Samara Lynn, Black Enterprise Illustration by Neal Fox, Featured Image [dropcap]La-Van[/dropcap] Hawkins, a black entrepreneur in the food industry, just died at the age of 61, reports Crain’s. Hawkins was featured several times in BLACK ENTERPRISE magazine. In 1995, his business, La-Van Hawkins Inner City Foods, ranked No. 45 on the BE 100s listing of […]

Behind “The Soundtrack of America,” Steve McQueen’s Unique Tribute To African American Music | Forbes

April 11, 2019April 11, 2019African American Entertainment, African American Music ...

Keryce Chelsi Henry, Forbes Whitten Sabbatini/The New York Times/Redux, Featured Image [dropcap]What[/dropcap] would a timeline of African American music sound like? How would it evolve from, say, slave spirituals to Stevie Wonder, or SZA? How would you demonstrate its breadth and global impact? This week acclaimed visual artist and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen reveals […]

Natalie And Derrica Wilson Are Dedicated To Finding America’s ‘Black And Missing’ | HuffPost

April 10, 2019May 4, 2020African American Activist, African American Commuities ...

“If not us, who will do it?” asked Natalie Wilson.

Nipsey Hussle’s Eritrean American Dream | The Atlantic

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019African American Art, African American Culture ...

The slain rapper, who was known for his investment in his Los Angeles community, also inspired fans and fellow musicians who share his East African heritage.

These Black Women Make Sure Their Communities Are Seen | HuffPost

April 10, 2019May 5, 2020African American Activist, African American Commuities ...

Meet 11 black women who are encouraging others to see the beauty in themselves.

Nikki Giovanni Blasts Trump Presidency: Black People Voting for Him Is Like a Vote for Slavery | Atlanta Black Star

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019African American Activist, African American Literature ...

Kiersten Willis, Atlanta Black Star Nikki Giovanni speaking at Emory University in 2008., Featured Image [dropcap]Poet[/dropcap] Nikki Giovanni wants Donald Trump’s presidency to crash and burn and said Black Americans voting for him was like a vote for slavery. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “My heart breaks for the next generation with these fools in the White House,” […]