CHICAGO CRUSADER — Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson has been named President and CEO of the Chicago Urban League, the organization announced Tuesday, August 13. Gary’s first Black...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Did you know that the Chicago Defender has a beer named after it? We didn’t either. Not until a phone call from Haymarket Brewing....
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Five LGBT YouTubers are going against the giant corporation and suing for discrimination against their sexual orientation. According to the federal lawsuit, YouTube and...
JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS — Let’s be frank. Flying private is usually an incredible experience. Not only do you get to skip the hassle of dealing with...
ATLANTA VOICE — Back in April, Instagram unveiled that they were “testing” a feature that would keep likes hidden from posts. Users of the photo-sharing app...
ATLANTA VOICE — Arabia Mountain High School graduate Arantza Pena Popo was recently awarded a $30,000 college scholarship after her design won the “Doodle for Google” competition.
DAYTONA TIMES — As part of its 2020 National Endowments for the Arts (NEA) Big Read program, the Volusia County Public Library system will sponsor an...
THE WASHINGTON INFORMER — In 2017, Taylor Dumpson was elected as American University’s first Black female student body president. One day following her inauguration, an anonymous...
A self-described performance artist, Mavin Carter- Griffin said she can perform art anywhere. Her “curb urban loft” at the Woodside homeless encampment in West Oakland is...
Marcus Books is the oldest Black bookstore in the nation, offering “Book by and about Black people everywhere,” since 1960. Their first store was in San...
African American contractors and construction workers are opposing a proposal that has been presented to the City Council requiring that all jobs on city projects be...
Slaveowners were fully aware that their control of slaves must go beyond physical coercion. Knowledge was power, and virtually all slave codes established in the United...
Columnist Leo Bazile began a series of articles examining morality and other aspects of the Reparations topic during this 2019 political climate. Reginald W. Lyles’ column...
While in El Camino College in Los Angeles 22 years ago, Cozmo-El and his wife, Akilah Moor-El used to make desserts and small crafts to support...
“It’s a family affair”–as crooned by Sly & The Family Stone–and it’s happening in Sly’s hometown, Vallejo, CA. The 1st Annual Black Family Celebration will take...
The heat of summer was cooled down by the smooth jazz and music at the 30th San Jose Jazz Summer Fest. Featuring dozens of local and...
For those with a taste of mouth-watering barbecue, look no further, Crave BBQ, a new blues house concept featuring live music opened in Richmond at The...
On Monday, August 26th, Congresswoman Barbara Lee will host a summit in Oakland with Bay Area anti-poverty advocates on efforts to address childhood poverty at the...
At the California Historical Society in San Francisco, authors Thomas and Wilma Tramble presented the rich history of “The Pullman Porters of West Oakland to a...
The actions of Trump-Netanyahu to exclude congresswomen and censor debate violates justice and Jewish values. Recently, Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, at the request of Donald Trump, banned two...
Police Use of Force actions questioned In his 1999 book, “Blue vs. Black,” attorney John Burris wrote, “In the past, our ideals about what type of...
The AB&I Foundry observed its 113th year in business by inviting their neighbors to join in a celebration of their century long tenure in Oakland on...
Six affordable housing developers have been awarded a total of $30 million to build 413 housing units in Oakland, which will include 168 units of “permanent...
Oakland’s Department of Public Works (ODPW) and Oakland’s Police Department (OPD) and Auto Plus Towing evicted at least 20 adults and five children who were living...
CHICAGO CRUASDER — Urban Growers Collective (UGC), a leading non-profit organization in urban agriculture and food policy in Chicago, will host its annual gala to support...
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