In celebration of its 35th anniversary, “The Color Purple” is returning to theaters for Black History Month. Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg, the cinematic classic is based on the characters from Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. The story follows the life of Celie Johnson (Goldberg) […]
In honor of Black History Month, former President Barack Obama shared some suggestions for nonfiction reading on racism in America and the nation’s efforts to grapple with it. The books, letters and articles Obama shared were meant to provide “some essential context about the […]
Imagine being too controversial for a resolution recognizing Black History Month when you’re Black. That’s what happened to Colin Kaepernick as Wisconsin Republicans stripped the exiled quarterback’s name from a resolution recognizing Black History Month, saying that Kaepernick was too controversial to be included. Northam apologies for […]
A white Detroit police officer is under internal investigation after a Snapchat video got leaked of him forcing a young Black woman to walk in the freezing cold with the captions, “what Black Girl Magic Looks like” and “celebrating Black History Month.” According to WXYZ Detroit […]
Dr. Olivia J. Hooker turned 103 years of age this past February and in that same month in 1945, she made military history. Dr. Hooker, who passed away last week, became the first African-American woman to join the United States Coast Guard after being rejected by […]
Civil rights leader Malcolm X speaks to reporters in Washington, D.C., May 16, 1963. (AP Photo) In front of a rapt audience at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, Malcolm X’s third daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz, talked about witnessing the assassination of […]