Photo From left, the dancer Charles “Honi” Coles, Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington in Pittsburgh. Credit Courtesy of Getty Images/Teenie Harris Archive/Carnegie Museum of Art SMOKETOWN The Untold Story of the Other Great Black Renaissance By Mark Whitaker Illustrated. 404 pp. Source: Nonfiction: Harlem Wasn’t […]
A BP gas station employee in Largo, Maryland called Rachel Sherman, a resident of Prince George’s County, the n-word after reportedly overcharging her brother, ABC 7 reported. Now, community members are rallying behind Sherman and calling for a boycott. Source: Maryland Gas Station Employee Called […]
Goree Island in the Bay of Dakar was the largest slave trading center on the African coast, holding captured Africans bound for the Middle Passage. It offered no possibility of escape. Statue of a slave breaking his chains, and a woman hugging him is erected […]
The forthcoming series will follow 9-year-old Black superhero Lunella Lafayette, who uses her tremendous intelligence to save humanity. Source: Marvel’s Moon Girl Headlines New Animated Series
Dallas vs. The NRA A top-ranking politician in Dallas has gotten threatening messages since he demanded the NRA relocate its upcoming annual convention, according to a new report. Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Source: The Wake Up: Black Politician Gets Threats Over NRA; Rubio Gets Roaste
On February 11th, 39-year-old Mark Daniels was shot and killed by Pittsburgh police officers after he allegedly shot at and ran from them after they attempted to approach him. The details here, reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , are somewhat fishy. Source: Pittsburgh Cop Shoots […]
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