Joshua Houston leads a Juneteenth Parade in Huntsville, Texas, in a photo circa 1900. Sam Houston Memorial Museum and Republic of Texas Presidential Library The news was startling. On June 19, 1865, two months after the U.S. Civil War ended, Union Gen. Gordon Granger walked onto the balcony at Ashton Villa in Galveston, Texas, and…
Kenya Moore and Marc Daly‘s never-ending divorce saga has been a public battle for the past two years and apparently, Daly wants that to change. […]
A Black beauty school student claims the institution she attends in Chicago recently expelled her because she disagreed with their celebration of the Juneteenth holiday. […]
Black TV dads like Michael Kyle (My Wife and Kids) and Randall (This Is Us) have taught us vaulable lessons about Black fatherhood. While Black dads sometimes get a bad wrap, these filmmakers, showrunners, and actors have been pivotal in showcasing various depictions of Black fatherhood over the years. Black TV dads tell the stories…
Model Jessica White has joined the newest season of “Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta” as a cast member, but apparently her ex Nick Cannon does […]
Shaquille O’Neal and Magic Johnson are two of the most influential Black athletes of all time. The two men have created opportunities within the Black […]
Gabrielle Union is ready to let her hair down as she and Dwyane Wade prepare to celebrate nine years of marriage this summer. With the […]
Source: TW Farlow / Getty Whenever I tell high school students in classes I visit that I appreciated learning about slavery as a child growing up in the Caribbean, they often look confused. Why, they ask, did I like learning about slavery given that it was so horrible and harsh? How could I value being…
Ice-T‘s wife Coco Austin is constantly clapping back at trolls who criticize the way she parents their 7-year-old daughter, Chanel Marrow. But her latest photos […]
About 12% of the U.S. population relies on the SNAP program. | Source: Justin Sullivan / Getty Millions of Americans struggle to afford healthy meals and nutritious food. Known as “food insecurity,” this problem was already rising when Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits – previously called food stamps – were cut in 35…
