Black youth are displaying excellence in the realm of academia. A week after Texas teen Micheal Brown made headlines for receiving full-ride scholarships to 20 of the nation’s top colleges and universities, a 17-year-old girl from Nigeria has received 19 acceptance letters from the most […]
Black and brown girls swirling circles around the competition and the world – that is Sharon Cohen’s hope for the future. Figure Skating in Harlem is a group she founded that has dedicated itself to both mentoring and providing a safe space for young black […]
The Urban Institute recently investigated how the housing market has changed 50 years after the Fair Housing Act was passed in 1968. As with the recent review of the Kerner Report , the Urban Institute found that things have not changed much. “We’ve made important […]
Houston Texans owner Bob McNair told the Wall Street Journal that he regrets apologizing for saying, “we can’t have inmates running the prison,” in reference to player demonstrations and protests during the national anthem. Last October, after ESPN reported McNair’s comments during an owners meeting, […]
A Black Lives Matter protester holds an illustration of Stephon Clark during a march and demonstration through the streets of Sacramento on April 4, 2018 in Sacramento, California. Over 100 Black Lives Matter protesters rallied during a day of action outside of the Sacramento district […]
Boseman wrote Washington a thank-you letter, but he didn’t tell anyone else about it for two decades. “I’ve basically been holding this secret my whole career,” he told Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show , explaining that he didn’t want Washington to feel like he […]
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