(Reuters) – Gunmen who kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls from a boarding school in northwest Nigeria last week beat them and threatened to shoot them during a forced march into captivity, victims said on Tuesday after they were set free. The pupils from Jangebe, a town […]
Being in the epicenter of technology innovation and where the value of studying math and science result in economic growth, why are Black children in public schools in the surrounding underserved areas — such as Oakland, California — not benefitting from a multitude of opportunities […]
MTV Entertainment Group aims to make ‘Black History Now’ with new Black History Month campaign this month. The network has been highlighting Black trailblazers and content creators throughout the month including Brooklyn-based nail artist, Aja Walton. Black History Month is more than examining the past, but also spotlighting […]
An independent investigation into the deadly 2019 arrest of 23-year-old Elijah McClain in Aurora, Colo., has found that police used force on the young man with no justification and that paramedics who later came to the scene dosed him with ketamine based on an “inflated assessment […]
‘So, what we’re trying to do is talk about restorative justice as lawyers — try to pursue relentless justice,’ Attorney Ray Hamlin says Lawyers representing Malcolm X‘s estate are requesting his case be reopened in light of new evidence that may reveal that the New York […]
Ballerina Chloé Lopes Gomes, the first Black ballerina to join Berlin’s principal ballet company, the Staatsballett, has penned an update after going public in 2018 with racism allegations against her company. Last October, the company opted not to renew her contract for the summer. Lopes Gomes believed […]
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