A young rape survivor who’d been accused of inducing an abortion and previously sentenced to 30 years in prison was acquitted of all charges by an El Salvador judge Monday at the conclusion of a retrial. Evelyn Hernández, 21, was found innocent after the […]
The New York Times Magazine’s new 1619 Project is a special edition that reframes American history around one date: August 1619, when the first slave ship arrived on America’s shores. “The Fourth of July in 1776 is regarded by most Americans as the country’s birthday,” […]
Last week when the NFL announced that Jay-Z’s company Roc Nation agency inked a deal with the league encompassing entertainment and social justice, the move sparked a fierce debate from fans, athletes and celebrities. Now Cardi B is chiming in with her two cents on if […]
Half of black American women report that they experience severe stress, while only a quarter of Caucasian women in the US report extreme stress. Research indicates that black women are also more likely to experience major depression and anxiety disorders, and Black women’s symptoms […]
The National Negro Bowling Association (NNBA) was formed on August 20, 1939, in Detroit, Mich. Now known today as The National Bowling Association (TNBA), the organization boasts over 23,000 members and hundreds of leagues nationwide. Bowling had become a favorite pastime for many Black families, […]
To hear President Donald Trump and his allies tell it, the federal investigators who spent the past two years investigating the president are about to go down. On Twitter, on conservative cable TV and in countless interviews, they’ve claimed the FBI and U.S. intelligence agencies […]
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