Charity Event For Suicide Lifeline Pays Well-Intended Yet Uneven Tribute To Music Legend Donny Hathaway
*On Sunday, September 8, I attended a charity event for the 988 Suicide Lifeline billed as “Heart & Soul: A Musical …
Unsung Pioneers: The ‘New Orleans Four’ and the Desegregation of Public Schools I LISTEN-to-Podcast
*On November 14, 1960, four six-year-old girls – Ruby Bridges, Gail Etienne, Tessie Prevost, and Leona Tate – made …
Steven Ivory: Back to School
*Right about now, I’d be shaking in my boots. That’s an ancient figure of speech, and I didn’t wear boots back then …
Herbie Hancock Reunites Head Hunters Band and More at Hollywood Bowl – An EURweb Review | VIDEO
*I have to hand it to Herbie Hancock. He turned what has been promoted for months as a 50th-anniversary reunion of the …
The Whitney E. Houston Legacy Foundation’s 3rd Annual Gala Was a Huge Success | PHOTOS
*The Whitney E. Houston Legacy Foundation and Primary Wave Music presented the 3rd Annual Gala, celebrating the 30th …
Finally! Navy Secretary Announces Full Exoneration for Black Sailors Convicted in 1944 Port Chicago Disaster 80 Years Ago | WATCH
*In a historic and long overdue move, the Secretary of the Navy, The Honorable Carlos Del Toro, announced on July 17 the …
National Park Service Observes 80th Anniversary of Port Chicago Explosion – Honoring 202 Fallen Black Sailors | PicsVideos
*(CBM) – The National Park Service (NPS) is set to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Port Chicago explosion, a …
The Juneteenth Flag is Full of Symbols – Here’s What They Mean | VIDEO
*(CNN) — On this holiday you might see another red, white, and blue flag flying over state capitols and city buildings. …
Juneteenth 2024: Across California, Celebrations Highlight Black Excellence, Culture
*When South Central Los Angeles native Nedric Miller was in the third grade he wanted to be a gang member. He dropped …
Is He a DJ or The Mayor? Cherished Moments with Radio and TV Broadcast Legend Donnie Simpson
*At the beginning of 2024, I saw Donnie Simpson wrap up a multi-year deal hosting his afternoon drive show on WMMJ-FM, …
They Just Don’t Care! Oklahoma Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit Brought by Survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre | WATCH
*(CNN) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit arguing the remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre …
Black Americans Skeptical of U.S. Institutions Despite Financial Optimism: Pew Survey
*While many Black Americans consider themselves at least somewhat successful and hold an optimistic outlook regarding …
Ruth P. Watson on Chronicling the First Female Banker in US History, Who, By the Way, Was Black
*American history sometimes gets it wrong. The great accomplishments of American history somehow end up with Caucasian …
SiriusXM’s ‘Auto Trends’ Talks to the Black History Maker Steering the Lexus Brand: Dejuan Ross
*When the Lexus brand was birthed by Toyota in 1989, our guest Dejuan Ross, was still in high school. Cadillac, Lincoln, …
Ten Mind-blowing Facts We Bet You Didn’t About Harriet Tubman!
*As time passes, the details of our great African American historical figures begin to feel more like legends than …
