I was first introduced to GirlTrek when founders Vanessa Garrison and T. Morgan Dixon hosted a live conversation with poet Nikki Giovanni and civil rights activist...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I’m mad at the triple standard [Harris] has to face when it comes to her race and gender, putting food on the table...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — El-Mekki is answering his own “nation building” call. In May, he announced that after 11 years as Shoemaker’s principal and 26 years of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “There was some early blow-back resulting from the Afro. Beside the fact that many Black parents then frowned on the new expression of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "At each significant turning point in my life, when I was introduced to the world of progressive political activism, anti-racist prison abolition struggles,...
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Following backlash from a decision to rescind an invitation to civil rights activist Angela Davis, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) will get a...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Political activist and educator Angela Davis is being honored this fall by the National Women’s Hall of Fame. Davis spent 15 years as...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “When she helped school her white editors on the power of her works and viewpoints on African American culture and experiences, she faced...
SAN FRANCISCO BAY VIEW — A group of prominent academics, lawyers and activists published an open letter on May 21 calling for the release of political...
THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE — The largest Black-owned bank in America is paying respects to Black queens all over the country. OneUnited Bank launched a Queen Visa...