Subject Black History UK; Genealogy; Black Life UK Description My great-grandparents came here in the 1800s. Too few people realize the UK’s black history began long before the Windrush. Creator Michael Boyle Source https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/31/black-british-1800s-before-windrush Publisher http://www.theguardian.com File
Subject Sports; Football; Slavery Description Colin Kaepernick has come under fire after a tweet shared a clip from his new Netflix series, Colin In Black and White, in which he draws comparisons between the NFL and slavery. Creator Tai Saint-Louis Source https://www.blackenterprise.com/twitter-calls-out-colin-kaepernick-for-comparing-nfl-recruitment-to-slavery/ Publisher blackenterprise.com File
Subject BMA Entertainment News Description Baptiste is back on international tour with a brand new stand-up show. Dane is now a Grown Ass Black Man. Too old to be concerned with chickens or trainers. Too young to be considered a peer of Trevor McDonald. Has he got a […]
Subject Community; Brotherhood; Activism Description Empowering Black men across Washtenaw County is the goal of a new community program being launched this weekend. WEMU’s Lisa Barry talks with the man behind the initiative, Nate Frazier, about his ideas. Creator Lisa Barry Source https://www.wemu.org/post/new-program-empowers-black-men-across-washtenaw-county#stream/0 Publisher wemu.org File
Subject Art; Africa; Reparations; Culture Description A cockerel statue is one priceless artifact soon to be welcomed home after Jesus College handed it over to a delegation from Nigeria at a ceremony at Cambridge University on Wednesday. Creator Mayeni JonesNigeria correspondent, BBC News Source https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59065274 Publisher bbc.com/news File
Subject Media; Entrepreneurship; Advertising Description In the late 1950s, long before he would be appreciated as one of the country’s most prominent Black media executives, Byron Lewis had a job working the weekend shift on the classified pages of The New York Times. Creator Ginia Bellafante Source https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/22/nyregion/byron-lewis-urbanite-black-advertising.html?smid=li-share Publisher nytimes.com […]
Subject Fathers; Activism; Education; Parenting; Inspiring People; Inspiring Stories Description When an SOS went up at a troubled Louisiana high school, who answered the call? A bunch of dads. Steve Hartman shares the story in “On the Road.” Creator CBS News Source https://www.cbsnews.com/video/dads-help-curb-violence-at-louisiana-high-school/ Publisher cbsnews.com File
Subject Colin Powell; Black Experience in America; Opinion Description The former secretary of state — who died on October 18, 2021, at 84 as a result of Covid-19 complications, was a pioneer: The first Black national security advisor in US history, the first Black chairman of the joint chiefs of […]
Subject Library Director; Managing Director; Executive Description If you have not heard the City of DeSoto has a new Managing Director of Library Services guru, now you know. The newly appointed library guru recently completed his first one hundred days. Creator Rita Cook Source https://www.focusdailynews.com/desotos-renaissance-man-managing-dir-of-library-services-hunter-hayes/ Publisher focusdailynews.com File
Subject Smithsonian; Leaders; Exhibits Description “Men of Change” highlights revolutionary men – including Muhammad Ali, James Baldwin, Ta-Nehisi Coates, W.E.B. Du Bois and Kendrick Lamar – whose journeys have altered the history and culture of the country through politics, sports, science, entertainment, business, and religion. Creator wxyz.com Source […]
