Critical Black History: Stories that Need to be Told!
*California’s Governor Gavin Newson recently signed a bill transferring ownership back to a black family who lost their …
The Carr Center Kicks Off 30th Anniversary Year of Visual and Performing Arts Events in Detroit
The Carr Center, the premiere Black arts educational resource and presenter based in the City of Detroit, has announced …
How NY’s Met Opera Made All Kinds of Black History with ‘Fire Shut Up in By Bones’ Opening (Video)
*The Metropolitan Opera made Black history on multiple fronts with its season opener Monday, presenting for the first …
First Look: Tony Nominee Joaquina Kalukango in Broadway Bound ‘Paradise Square’
*Here’s a tease of Tony nominee Joaquina Kalukango from the Broadway-bound musical Paradise Square doing what she …
Ore. School Staffer Wears Blackface to Protest Vaccine Mandate. She’s On Administrative Leave.
*A staff member at an elementary school in Newberg, Oregon, showed up to work in Blackface last week in an attempt to …
SpaceX Launch: Sian Proctor Makes History as First Black Female Spacecraft Pilot (Video)
*Dr. Sian Proctor is making history as we speak with her seat on SpaceX’s Inspiration4, currently in a three-day …
Why Texas NAACP Filed Federal Complaint Against University of Texas Over its School Song (Video)
The eyes of the Justice Department may soon be on “The Eyes of Texas.” The Texas chapter of the NAACP and a …
Museum’s ‘Reckoning With Remembrance’ Preserves The Memory Of Emmett Till
*WASHINGTON — In the middle of the night on Aug. 28, 1955, 14-year old Emmett Till was snatched from his great uncle’s …
Robert Purvis Commentary – Juneteenth: The Significance and Origin of the Holiday
*Juneteenth! Who would have thought that date (June 19th) would become a National Holiday after over a century of …
VIDEO: Josephine Baker’s Remains Headed to Paris’ Pantheon Monument, One of the Nation’s Highest Honors
*Singer, danger and activist Josephine Baker is set to become the first Black woman buried in Paris’ Panthéon monument, …
VIDEO: DMV Moves to Restore 37,000 Black Gravestones Trashed in Potomac River by DC Developer
*A Virginia senator was exploring his newly purchased farm along the Potomac River with his wife when she noticed some …
Descendants of Tuskegee Study Encourage Black Folks to Get COVID Vaccine in 5 Min Documentary (Watch)
*A collective side eye toward the medical establishment among Black Americans is rooted in history, but some are aiming …
The Black Power Hour Urges the Biden Administration to Pardon Black Icon Marcus Garvey
*WASHINGTON, DC – August marks the birthday of Marcus Garvey, known as one of history’s, most prolific Black …
VIDEO: Revs. Jesse Jackson, William Barber Arrested During Protest at Sen. Kirsten Sinema’s Office
More than 30 people, including Revs. Jesse Jackson and Dr. William J. Barber II, were arrested outside of the Phoenix …
John Oliver’s Plea for Reparations for Black Americans Goes Viral (Watch)
*A white British TV host’s push for reparations for Black Americans Sunday night has piqued the interest of the …
