Melvin Van Peebles, the pioneering filmmaker behind the 1970s films Watermelon Man and Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, has died. He was 89. Van Peebles,…
Black farmers in the U.S. have shouldered many blows, but this time, their livelihoods are seriously at risk of extinction. The days…
Amanda Gorman, activist, award-winning writer, and the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history has partnered with Estée Lauder to acknowledge and celebrate a…
Aerospace engineering major 13-year-old Caleb Anderson started the Fall 2021 semester as the youngest student enrolled at Georgia Tech. “This is the…
The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced yesterday that former President Barack Obama has joined NBA Africa as a strategic partner. President Obama will…
Clark Atlanta University announced this week that they will cancel student account balances from the spring 2020 semester through the summer 2021…
A Black girl duo from Atlanta has made history after winning the annual summer debate competition at Harvard University. Since its inception…
Biz Markie, the pioneering rapper, producer, and beatboxer whose sense of humor and innovative samples made him a singular presence in hip-hop,…
Louisiana State University (LSU) on Saturday offered , Zaila Avant-garde, the first African American contestant to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, a…
Zaila Avant-garde, a 14-year-old basketball prodigy, has won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee, becoming the first African-American contestant to win in…