Kofi Siriboe shows the strain that structural racism places on Black people’s emotional well-being in his portrayal of Ralph Angel Bordelon on “Queen Sugar.” The actor and filmmaker tackles the topic, through the eyes of several other Black millennials, with his new short documentary, “What the […]
As many will tell you, those who don’t know their history are doomed to repeat it. This applies to not only knowing things that happened in the past but not knowing the different perspectives on what happened in some of these historical events. Essence reports […]
Mariah Parker, a Ph.D. student and rapper who goes by the name Lingua Franca, was sworn into office as Athens-Clarke County, Ga., commissioner on June 5, 2018. Since Tuesday’s election, an already-iconic photo has been sweeping the internet, as 26-year-old Mariah Parker took the oath […]
Katherine Johnson may be a familiar name, or it may not be. Either way, her contributions to the world of science will never be forgotten. Born in 1918 in West Virginia, Katherine G. Johnson stands today as an icon for women and people of color. […]
Mellody Hobson climbed another rung on the ladder of success in the Fortune 500 business world, as she solidified her role on Starbucks’ board while holding down two other top board memberships. Few African-Americans have multiple board membership on the nation’s wealthiest companies. Starbucks’ board of […]
(Photo: Reginald Duncan / The Atlanta Voice) by Marshall A. Latimore via theatlantavoice.com As America waits to see if Georgia will make history by electing Stacey Abrams the first African American woman governor in the country this November, African American women in one of Georgia’s […]
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