‘Nightline’ Highlights ‘O Girls’ Documentary on Students from Oprah’s School (Watch)
*On Thursday, “Nightline” ran a piece on the new Fusion.net documentary “O Girls,” which follows the 10-year journey of …
National Urban Professional Baseball League is Coming to Inner Cities
*National Urban Professional Baseball League “NUPBL” (a Replica of Negro League Baseball). The game in our inner-cities …
Solange Needs Your Help to Create ‘Seat at the Table’ Syllabus for Young Women of Color
*Solange Knowles is asking fans to assist in creating a national syllabus for young women of color based on her latest …
Fox Searchlight Wins Bidding War for ‘Step’ Doc Set in Baltimore School
*Fox Searchlight just paid more than $4 million at Sundance for world rights to “Step,” a film about a step dance team …
Afrocentric Mobile App (AppsILike.Net) Helps Blacks Earn Money
*Savvier Health, LLC has been granted a license to offer the same easy–to-use subscription-based app creation platform …
Black Teen, Sasha Ariel’s Book Encourages Girls to be More Tech Savvy
*Sasha Ariel, an African-American teen from Washington, DC, has written a children’s book aimed at girls called …
Baltimore Mom Livid After School Dental Program Removes Son’s Teeth Without Her Knowing
*A woman in Baltimore signed a permission slip for her 9-year-old son to participate in his dental program at school, …
Fried Chicken and Afro Pick Left on Black Student’s Car After Trump Sworn In
*For the second time this month, Popeyes chicken has been involved in a story about race. A 20-year-old junior at North …
New Report Says Typical Single Black Woman with College Degree is $11,000 in Debt!
*Duke University’s Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity and the Insight Center for Community Economic …
Dr. Bernard Gassaway: New York Black and Hispanic Students Need Better Leadership
*The public school student performance data for New York State (NYS) is evidence that the education system has not …
Stanley Nelson’s ‘Tell Them We Are Rising’ to World Premiere at Sundance (WATCH)
*Returning to Sundance again is documentarian Stanley Nelson (THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION) with the …
Ringling Bros Circus Ends – Animal Rights Activists Cheer, Ringmaster Cries Foul (EUR Exclusive)
*There’s a time-worn axiom that speaks about there being two sides to every story. With regard to Ringling Bros and …
Donald J. Trump is Now the 45th President of the United States (WATCH)
*It is now official. Donald John Trump was sworn in Friday as the 45th president of the United States, taking office on …
Anika Noni Rose is a Boss in First Clip From New BET Series ‘The Quad’
*BET has released a first clip from its new HBCU-set drama series “The Quad,” premiering Jan 31 at 10 p.m. ET. The …
25th Annual Empowerment Congress Summit
*Los Angeles – Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas and The Empowerment Congress presented the 25th …
