The iconic Cicely Tyson passed today at the age of 96. I hope she got her flowers while she was here. My…
On January 17th, 1961, Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the independent Democratic Republic of the Congo was assassinated. He was…
Darnella Frazier, 17, the woman who filmed the murder of George Floyd, is this year’s recipient of the Benenson Courage Award from…
Fannie Lou Hamer (October 6, 1917- March 14, 1977) rose from humble beginnings in Mississippi to become one of the most important…
The presidents of Xavier and Dillard University, C. Reynold Verret and Walter M. Kimbrough, sent an open letter last Wednesday to announce…
Actor Chadwick Boseman has died of cancer at the age of 43. His representative says Boseman died Friday in Los Angeles after…
A liquor store on the West Side of Chicago is being transformed into a pop-up food market after Austin area teens were…
The Ebony Anglers, a Black female fishing team, took first place in the King Mackerel division of Carteret Community College Foundation’s Spanish Mackerel & Dolphin Tournament in…
The Fairfax County School Board voted to rename Robert E. Lee High School after the late U.S. Congressman John Lewis at its…
Lawmakers negotiating the next small-business rescue package are facing mounting pressure to direct more aid to minority employers who are hurting the…