According to Vice News, the nation’s capital now has a bill before its city council that will allow 16-year-olds to vote in federal elections, including for president, if passed. The 26th amendment of the Constitution does not stop states from lowering the voting age below […]
A recent study shows significant differences in survival rates over a five-year period between blacks and whites for nine of the 10 leading cancers studied in the country. The study covered the years 2001 to 2003 and 2004 to 2009, and draws on the 2005 […]
The pain associated with losing a loved one, especially a person who has lived more than nine decades, can have a devastating effect on any set of family, friends and fans. But similarly, the pain experienced by Black people in the wake of several instances […]
Venus is one of just a half-dozen African-American kids in her class at Stuyvesant. So when more than 800 students from the country’s most prestigious public high school walk down the aisle to collect their diplomas in June, very few will look like her. Venus […]
*The teaser trailer just dropped for the “ Superfly ” remake, based on the 1972 blaxploitation action film about a cocaine dealer named Youngblood Priest looking to make one final sale. The teaser shows an updated take on the classic film and stars singer/actor Trevor […]
BLACK-ISH – “Liberal Arts” WEDNESDAY, MAY 3 (9:30-10:00 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network. (ABC/Ron Tom) YARA SHAHIDI *The colorism conversation has been following actress Yara Shahidi since her hit series “Black-ish” started to spark dialogue about issues that matter in the Black community. […]
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