*JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump; co-counsels Matthew Dietz and David Cronin; Keenya Robertson, National Fair Housing Alliance Chairperson; and Antoine Mickle will hold a virtual news conference on Nov. 24 at 11 a.m. ET to announce a federal […]
Dinkins died at his home in the Upper East Side in the city where he served as its 106th mayor for one term from 1990 to 1993. New York City lost a political giant as its first Black mayor, David Dinkins, has died, the New York Times reports. […]
*Effective Dec. 1, Alice Huffman will no longer be the president of the California-Hawaii State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) due to “health concerns,” she tells California Black Media. Rick Callender, former president of the San Jose-Silicon Valley NAACP and current […]
Many Black Creeks who tried to re-enroll into the tribe have been denied Rhonda Grayson, a Black Creek Native American of Oklahoma, is one of many tribal descendants who are actively fighting to regain their citizenship in the Creek tribe. In Okmulgee, Oklahoma, there are […]
Thanksgiving and colder weather has many worried indoor socializing will cause more coronavirus cases. As the United States prepares for this week’s Thanksgiving holiday, two million people passed through TSA checkpoints between Thursday, Nov. 19 and Saturday, Nov 21. The holiday travel is happening as […]
Universal Music Group is investing in the futures of HBCU students who aspire to pursue careers in the realm of music. According to Rolling Stone, the global music corporation has teamed up with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund for the creation of an internship program designed […]