Subject Pelé; World Cup; Brazil; Soccer, Fútbol Description Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and … Continue reading Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of ‘beautiful game,’ has died
Subject Till movie commemorates the life and death of Emmett Till Description Congress has passed legislation to award both Emmett Till … Continue reading EMMETT TILL AND MAMIE TILL-MOBLEY AWARDED CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS POSTHUMOUSLY
Subject Kehinde Wiley; Arts; Obama; Description His portrait of Obama sparked a nationwide pilgrimage. Now he’s establishing an arts empire of … Continue reading How the Artist Kehinde Wiley Went from Picturing Power to Building It
Subject Language; Fulani people; West Africa; Ibrahima and Abdoulaye Barry Description It happens every three months. A language—an irreplaceable key … Continue reading Can an alphabet save a culture?
Subject Black Men Hike; California; Health Description Black Men Hike is an organization in California that promotes mental and physical … Continue reading Black Men Hike builds brotherhood through nature and meditation(video)
Subject African History; LINGUSTICS & LANGUAGE SCIENCES; Fallou Ngom; Description BU anthropologist Fallou Ngom discovered Ajami, a modified Arabic script, … Continue reading Unearthing a Long Ignored African Writing System, One Researcher Finds African History, by Africans
Subject SC State University; Black Male Educators; Call Me Mister program Description South Carolina State University is closer to achieving their … Continue reading SC State University Receives $90K Grant To Support Black Male Educators
Subject Brandon Nicholson; Hidden Genius Project; Technology; Mentorship Description Brandon Nicholson has always been an advocate for others. As a … Continue reading Meet a 39-year-old founder helping Black boys transform their lives through tech and mentorship
Subject Jesse White; Politics; Secretary of State of Illinois; Description For the first time in two dozen years, Illinois will … Continue reading Jesse White Looks Back on Decadeslong Career in Illinois Politics
Subject Boston; Community; Description Ten years ago, Lamont Thomas felt hopeless. The Roxbury YMCA had laid him off from a … Continue reading First ‘Black Men Lead Boston’ class graduates with a new sense of direction
