Entertainer/Civil Rights Activist the late, great Lena Horne is now the 41st Honoree in the Black Heritage Stamp series. The United States Postal Service honored the iconic star by adding her image to the Forever Stamp. “We honor the 70-year career of a true […]
Image: Fox News Digital Screenshot A black woman who was 22-years-old when she escaped an encampment in Jonestown, Guyana, site of the infamous “Don’t drink the Kool-Aid” suicide-massacre, has come forward to tell her story in a new documentary. Source: 40 Years Later, Jonestown Survivor […]
Top news for today February 26, 2018 includes Trump reportedly in support of executing drug dealers, Black Panther continuing to dominated the box office, and more. Donald Trump Reportedly in Favor of Executing Drug Dealers Sources say that Donald Trump has privately shown support for […]
Michael Steele, the former RNC chairman, took CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp to task over racist comments that came up during the conference. Source: Michael Steele: “What the hell does my race have to do with any of that?” – theGrio
Civil rights leader Malcolm X speaks to reporters in Washington, D.C., May 16, 1963. (AP Photo) In front of a rapt audience at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, Malcolm X’s third daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz, talked about witnessing the assassination of […]
I, like many others, proudly purchased a one-way ticket to the afrofuturistic wonderland of Wakanda, to bask in the cinematic glow of the film Black Panther . From its casting choices, all the way down to its costume design, Black Panther can be seen as […]