How GOP Senator’s Obstruction Of DOJ Nom Vanita Gupta May Link to 1999 Racist Cop Scandal in Tulia, TX (Watch)
*In 1999, a white cop in Tulia, TX arrested dozens of Black people on drug charges that were later discovered to be …
Evanston, Ill. Leads Nation With 1st Approved Reparations Program For Black Residents (Video)
The Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois, became the first city in the United States to approve a reparations program …
Raise A Fist: Kim Janey Becomes 1st Woman and Person of Color to be Boston Mayor (Watch)
*History is being made on two fronts in Boston, as Kim Janey becomes the city’s first woman and first person of …
Airport Brawl: Women Kicked Off Plane Over Masks Scrap with Hecklers (Watch)
*The latest fight over mask-wearing took place Wednesday (Mar 17) at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood …
Missouri Casts Black Woman to Lead Tourism Campaign 4 Years after NAACP Travel Advisory (Watch)
*A Black woman has become the face of Missouri’s tourism campaign, nearly four years after the NAACP warned travelers …
Fisk Jubilee Singers Win First Grammy Award in 150 Year History (Watch Acceptance Speech)
*The Fisk Jubilee Singers, founded at the HBCU 150 years ago and instrumental in preserving America’s treasured …
D.C.-Area Training Program Helps Youth Rise Above Inner-City Challenges
*WASHINGTON — Situated east of the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., Ward 8 is historically one of the poorest and …
Uncle Nearest Whiskey, Named for Slave Who Mentored Jack Daniel, Now the Best-Selling Black-Owned Spirit of All Time (Video)
*A Tennessee whiskey named after the former slave who mentored Jack Daniel is now the best-selling minority owned and …
Keith Lester’s ’Serengeti Historical Associates’ Help African Americans Trace Ancestors
*Growing up in the 1950s and ‘60s, Keith Lester remembers attending schools in New Jersey, where Caucasian classmates …
‘It Didn’t Really Hit Me Until Just Now’: Maia Chaka Named First Black Woman NFL Referee (Watch)
*The NFL has hired Maia Chaka as a game official for the 2021 season, making her the first Black woman to join the …
Hi De Hi De Hi De What Now? How Cab Calloway Got Away With ‘Minnie The Moocher’ (EUR Video Throwback)
*You’ve heard “Minnie The Moocher” countless times before, but have you ever stopped to really take in …
Cruise Controlled: Royal Caribbean Sets Voyages For Fully Vaccinated
*While much of the cruise industry remains docked because of the pandemic, Royal Caribbean International announced that …
Vernon Jordan, Civil Rights Leader and Former National Urban League President, Dies at 85
*Vernon Jordan, the longtime civil rights leader and close adviser to former President Bill Clinton, died Monday …
Irv Cross, NFL Player and Pioneering Black Sports Analyst, Dies at 81 (Video)
*Irv Cross, the former Pro Bowl defensive back who broke color barriers as the first Black man to work full time as a …
Wells Fargo Makes Major Investment in Six Black-Owned Banks
*In observance of Black History Month, Wells Fargo has selected six African American minority depository institutions …
