Subject Convict; Business Man; Motivational Speaker Description First-degree intentional homicide is a Class A felony that results in life imprisonment … Continue reading How Ed Hennings Went From 20 Years in Prison to Sought After Business Man and Motivational Speaker
Subject Great Jazz Musicians Description Jazz and the civil-rights movement were closely intertwined. Two musicians whose work was at the … Continue reading New Releases from Sonny Rollins and Charles Mingus Reveal Crucial Conceptions of Political Art
Subject Family Recipe, Thanksgiving; Black Actor Description The actor had some help from his best friend, chef Rosecleer-Marie, in the … Continue reading Watch Insecure’s Jay Ellis Attempt to Make His Mom’s Thanksgiving Dumpling Recipe
Subject New York; Politics, History Description Mr. Dinkins, who served in the early 1990s, was seen as a compromise selection … Continue reading David N. Dinkins, New York’s First Black Mayor, Dies at 93
Subject Unforgettable Moment; SNL; Legacy Description Eddie Murphy will always be considered one of the most extraordinary talents featured on … Continue reading 40 Years Ago: Eddie Murphy Makes His First ‘SNL’ Appearance
Subject Entertainment; Film; Description The October 2020 box-office release “The War with Grandpa” has already brought close to $15 million … Continue reading ‘What Is the Glass Ceiling of Our Industry?’: Meet the Black Teen Who Produced Robert De Niro’s Latest Blockbuster Hit
Subject E.J. Josey; Librarian; Activist Description Josey scholar discusses the trailblazer’s impact on the library world A towering figure in … Continue reading The Activist Life of E. J. Josey
Subject U.S. Navy; Black Officers; Oral Histories Description The little-known story of the ‘”Golden 13,” the U.S. Navy’s first black … Continue reading Remembering the Sacrifices of the ‘Golden 13’
Subject Preaching; Comedy; SNL Description The weekend after the election, I was exhausted like the rest of the country, and … Continue reading Dave Chappelle Is the Cultural Pastor America Needs
Subject Black History Celebration; Black Lives Matter Movement Description To be male, poor, and either African-American or Native-American is to … Continue reading The challenges facing Black men – and the case for action
