Subject Howard University; Alumni; The Moor Description . In an effort to become a thriving, young, Black-owned boutique hotel management company, Howard University alumni Damon Lawrence and Marcus Carey, launched Homage Hospitality Group in 2016. After years of development, the duo has opened “The Moor,” their first boutique hotel, or what they prefer to call “home,” […]
Subject LAPD; Facebook; LeBron James Description In a replay of a time-honored stunt by the Los Angeles Police Department, one of its officers has written an open letter on Facebook to basketball megastar LeBron James, asking him if they could sit down so he can explain the realities […]
Subject Harvard Debate Competition; Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School Description Do you remember the 25 Atlanta students who made history over the summer when they returned home as champions after competing in the Harvard Debate Council’s annual residency? Well now one of them will be returning to the Ivy League as a student […]
Subject Politics; Louisiana; Government Description Political Rivalry – Carter For the Win; Democratic state Sen. Troy Carter will win the special election runoff for Louisiana’s vacant US House seat, CNN projects, capturing the state’s only Democrat-held seat in Congress. Creator Adam Levy, Ethan Cohen, Eric Bradner and Devan […]
Subject Panel Discussion; Policing; Incarceration Description Black Voices Discuss; Four Black area residents discuss their experiences with policing and incarceration at a virtual event on Sunday. Creator Bennington Banner Source https://www.benningtonbanner.com/local-news/panel-discussing-black-men-s-experiences-with-policing-incarceration-in-vt/article_19066970-a209-11eb-84f9-6bff6e67becd.html Publisher benningtonbanner.com File
Subject Educatoin; Higher Education; California Description Hard Work Leads to Great Accomplishment; When 18-year-old Ahmed Muhammad graduates from Oakland Technical High School next month, he will make history by becoming the school’s first Black male to be named valedictorian. Creator Sharon Song Source https://www.ktvu.com/news/oakland-technical-high-senior-to-be-schools-first-black-valedictorian Publisher ktvu.com File
Subject George Floyd; Police Brutatlity Description The pain that Is felt with countless killings of Black people by police, especially after George Floyd, the Derek Chauvin trial is reopening fresh wounds. Creator Curtis Bunn Source https://www.today.com/news/it-physically-hurts-black-men-are-mourning-george-floyd-themselves-t215495 Publisher today.com File
Subject Rapper; Hit Single; Whoa Description Former Bad Boy Records artist suffered a series of strokes over the last six years. Former Bad Boy Records rap artist Black Rob, whose given name was Robert Ross, died Saturday in an Atlanta hospital, Sean Combs’ Revolt announced. Ross was 51 Creator Rosemary […]
Subject Libraries; Television; Jepardy! Description The New York Public Library is throwing its support behind the effort to make LeVar Burton the permanent host of “Jeopardy!” Creator Olafimihan Oshin Source https://thehill.com/homenews/media/548275-the-new-york-public-library-endorses-levar-burton-for-jeopardy-host?rl=1 Publisher thehill.com File
Subject Covid-19; Racial Profiling; Masks Description African American men worry that following the C.D.C. recommendation to cover their faces in public could expose them to harassment from the police. Creator Derrick Bryson Taylor Source https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/us/coronavirus-masks-racism-african-americans.html Publisher nytimes.com File
