Subject Activists; Detroit; Street Code Description The recent murders of several women on Detroit’s east side have prompted a new … Continue reading Activist Group, New Era Detroit Issues New Street Code to Protect Women, Children
Subject Art; Adinkra Symbols; Ghana Description Much respect follows the name Kofi Antubam, a phenomenal artist and designer from Ghana … Continue reading This Little-Known Artist Behind Ghana’s Major Monuments Pioneered the Use of Adinkra Symbols in Art
Subject Yale; Higher Education: Representation Description Kahlil Greene, a Maryland native, made history earlier this month when he was elected … Continue reading Kahlil Greene Is Yale’s 1st Black Student Body President
Subject Black Psychiatrists; Sesame Street Description In the wake of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, … Continue reading The Forgotten Tale of How Black Psychiatrists Helped Make ‘Sesame Street’
Subject Connecting The Community Through Food; New Orleans Description Black barbers are connected to the community like few others. From … Continue reading 3 Barbers Link Up To Open The Hottest Vegan Restaurant In New Orleans
Subject Rappers Investing; Business; Hip Hop Description Earlier this year, Hakeem Seriki, a Grammy-winning hip hop artist, entrepreneur, and angel … Continue reading Rappers Chamillionaire and E-40 Are Looking To Invest $25,000 in a Minority-Owned Startup
Subject The Journey As A Freedom Rider; History; Civil Rights Movement Description Take a tour through the Mississippi Civil Rights … Continue reading ‘Pushing Forward’: Mississippi’s Youngest Freedom Rider Is Finally Telling His Story
Subject Black Excellence; Education; Inspiration Description When Deontae and Deontre Wright receive diplomas at their high school’s commencement Wednesday afternoon, … Continue reading He’s Valedictorian of His High School Class. The Salutatorian? His Identical Twin
Subject Smithsonian; Museums Description Lonnie G. Bunch III — the founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American … Continue reading Smithsonian’s New Secretary, Lonnie Bunch III, Faces Political and Financial Challenges
Subject History of Kentucky Derby Description After the Civil War, most horse trainers, grooms, and jockeys were Black men. In … Continue reading Meet the Black Jockeys Who Helped Create the Kentucky Derby
