In a country where Black lives are consistently under threat, it is in some ways understandable that many of us are weary of revisiting America’s original sin, chattel slavery. The legacy of that painful history remains so evident in our daily lives that ruminating on […]
Source: Sean Rayford / Getty Andrew Brown Jr. marked the second high-profile police involved shooting following the death of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant on Tuesday. Brown, a 42-year-old father of 10, was shot on Wednesday morning in Elizabeth City, North Carolina as Pasquotank County Sheriff’s deputies attempted to […]
A white city official in North Carolina has been fired after ignoring a Black woman’s request to be addressed by her doctoral title. The city council ousted Tony Collins, a member of the Greensboro Zoning Commission, this week after he engaged in a heated exchange with Carrie Rosario, Ph.D., an […]
Source: Jessica McGowan / Getty In a brief year that’s already seen a number of historic firsts for Black people, the country’s racist Confederate legacy is now getting in on the act. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has named a Black person to be chairman of the board […]
The actress, also serving as executive producer on the YouTube Originals series, plays the part of Mama Dunia. In an interview with People magazine, Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o revealed she “wept with glee” over Super Sema, Africa’s first animated child superhero series. A YouTube Originals show, Super Sema follows Sema, “an […]
Amid changes to policing across the country, the Oakland City Council is set to approve a pilot program where 911 operators will direct trained civilians to handle mental health calls. The Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland (MACRO) will be implemented in the East Oakland […]
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