11 Apr The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Law
"Finally, in 2022, we have justice. We have laws put in place that were fought for so long ago,” Michelle Duster, great-granddaughter of anti-lynching crusader Ida B. Wells."...
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05 Apr The Real Ginni Thomas Problem is Trump
Calls for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from cases linked to the January 6 insurrection grow as details of his wife’s involvement become public. ...
27 Mar Being the First As A Black Woman
Ashanti Goler longs for the day when a Black woman’s stellar achievement is not a marvel because she’s “the first” but because her extraordinary brilliance is “the standard” for others to emulate....
20 Mar The House Passes the CROWN Act
The CROWN ACT aims to end hair discrimination; after a long fight on March 18th, the CROWN Act was finally passed in the US House. ...
13 Feb The Legacy of Madam C.J Walker’s Beauty Brand Lives On
Madam C.J Walkers had such an impactful hand in Black History that her legacy lives on today in her Beauty line, Madam, which inspires the Gen Z consumer. ...
13 Feb Black Journalists Launched Their Own Publication – Here’s Why
Black journalists fed up with the performative activism of black issues aimed at the white reader decided to create Capital B. Journalism for and about Black people. ...
13 Feb Suburban Moms Working to Stop Book Bans in Schools
Red Wine and Blue is a coalition of suburban moms, highlighting and creating change in the book bans of racially themed books in education....
25 Jan “My name was cleared. I’m no longer a juvenile delinquent at 82.”
Six months before Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin was arrested for defying Jim Crow on a city bus. More than 60 years later, Colvin's arrest record has finally been expunged....
15 Jan Maya Angelou — First Black Woman to be Featured on a U.S. Quarter
The Maya Angelou design is the first quarter in the "American Women Quarters Program," a four-year program that will include coins featuring prominent women in U.S. history....
15 Jan New Statue Of Harriet Tubman Unveiled in Philadelphia
Harriet Tubman, Moses of Black America and freedom fighter, immortalized in a new nine-foot statue at Philadelphia's City Hall. ...