How Black businesses are weathering the financial storm of the pandemic
EXCLUSIVE: Salon owner Michaella Williams managed to see major profits despite the coronavirus pandemic. Still, she and other Black business…
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Border patrol treatment of Haitians recalls dark history for Black Americans
EXCLUSIVE: Members of Congress and civil rights leaders swiftly called on Biden administration officials to intervene as Haitian migrants are…
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BET launches BET Studios, offering equity ownership to Black creators in TV and film
The new studio venture will be led by Aisha Summers-Burke in partnership with Kenya Barris, Rashida Jones and Aaron Rashan…
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The Healthcare Business: Black Americans Must Pursue Healthcare Careers
Photos: TwitterBlack Economics According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, the US continues a recent increasing…
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North Carolina judges strike down state’s voter ID law
Officials rule voter ID law intentionally discriminates against Black voters North Carolina judges struck down the state’s latest photo voter…
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Race, Not Job, Predicts Economic Outcomes For Black Households
Photos: YouTubeInequality.org DURHAM, N.C. — During the decade-long economic recovery following the Great Recession, Black households lost much more wealth…
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Man wrongly imprisoned 20 years over 1998 murder of his girlfriend gets $11 million
A Black man who was wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of his girlfriend has been paid $11 million by Riverside…
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Black Men Are Pushed To Pursue Sports. Why Not Medicine?
Photo: Because of Them We Can Former NFL player Nate Hughes above became a doctor after his football career ended.…
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Simone Biles’ powerful testimony on sex abuse left old and grey Senators speechless
OPINION: Olympian Biles and her USA Gymnastics gave riveting and heart-wrenching accounts of the abuse they suffered at the hands…
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Martin Luther King III, activists protest outside Capitol demanding Senate action on voting rights
“I am truly disappointed at where we find ourselves and our nation right now,” said King at a rally in…
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Balenciaga criticized for cultural appropriation over $1,190 ‘sagging’ sweatpants
Luxury fashion brand Balenciaga has been condemned for cultural appropriation over its $1,190 sweatpants that seemingly have a pair of…
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Nicki Minaj slams Joy Reid after on-air call out over COVID vaccine tweets
Minaj called the popular MSNBC host an “uncle tomiana” and accused Reid of being “thirsty” to “spread a false narrative…
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Where Is Black America’s Long-Term Strategic Plan For Itself?
Photos: SlideServeFacebook In February 2001, we published a commentary entitled “African Americans Achieving Their Goals in the 21st Century.” The…
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R&B legend Dionne Warwick remains reserved in new documentary
There is no question though, that Warwick was and is an essential icon There was a point in time just…
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COVID-19: Blaming Black Americans As Vast Majority of Unvaccinated Is Another Republican Lie
Photos: YouTube Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick’s baseless claims about unvaccinated Black people being the bearers of COVID-19 were not…
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Barack Obama appears in ad opposing California recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom
Newsom shared the clip on Twitter and urged people to listen to Obama in the caption Former President Barack Obama…
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R. Kelly’s attraction to underage girls was on the surface for years — I know because I asked him
OPINION: Writer Touré recalls his 2008 BET interview with R. Kelly, in which he asked the singer if he liked…
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Toppling of Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond was the work of Black activism
EXCLUSIVE: The removal of the Lee monument wouldn’t have happened without demonstrations, activism, teargas and weeks of protest following the…
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Nate Burleson makes hosting debut on ‘CBS This Morning’
Burleson joins Gayle King and Tony Dokoupil on set and cites GMA’s Michael Strahan as “the blueprint” in a recent…
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Black politician argues slaveowners also deserve reparations for having ‘property’ taken away
Black conservative radio host and politician Larry Elder has argued that slave owners are also owed reparations for having their…
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Texas Republicans Push Big Government Abortion Bill Targeting Roe V. Wade
Photos: YouTube Republicans have just given us another opportunity to see and bear witness to their flagrant hypocrisy with the…
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The Deadliest Disease In America Documentary Premieres In NYC Sept. 10th
Photos: Twitter Filmaker Crystal R. Emery's documentary "The Deadliest Disease In America" is slated for its New York City premiere…
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Anonymous donor gives Fisk Jubilee Singers $1.5M
The historic gospel group based at Fisk University received a welcome, if mysterious gift this week The Fisk Jubilee Singers,…
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Taryn Manning reveals she was ‘attacked’ by white women for ‘Karen’ movie
The ‘Orange is the New Black’ actress shared that other white women felt she betrayed her own race. In a…
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Texas abortion law doesn’t exempt rape victims or domestic violence survivors
“A perfect example of rape culture,” Kimiya Factory, Black pro-choice advocate, says S.B. 8 leaves rape and domestic violence victims…
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Black soldiers who fought on frontlines of WWI to receive Congressional gold medal
The Harlem Hellfighters will finally receive national recognition after their contributions have gone ignored. The Harlem Hellfighters, the first African-American…
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee slams ‘devious’ Texas abortion law
EXCLUSIVE: After the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to allow Texas’ restrictive anti-abortion bill to take in effect, outrage is descending…
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Texas high school suspends its first Black principal accused of teaching Critical Race Theory
A Black Texas high school principal who was accused of being a Critical Race Theory (CRT) proponent has been placed…
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Black principal suspended after parents accuse him of teaching critical race theory
Dallas-area Colleyville Heritage High School Principal Dr. James Whitfield has been reportedly suspended without explanation. A Texas high school principal…
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Hate Crimes Against Blacks, Asians Surge Says FBI
Photo: Illinois Rep. Thaddeus Jones (CNN)--More than 10,000 people reported to law enforcement last year that they were the victim…
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