Raymond Santana, one of the exonerated men of the Central Park Five, received an $8.2 million settlement from the city of New York to compensate him. Recently, he spoke out about what he’s done in the aftermath of the 1989 case that put a spotlight on the tactics and strategies used by police and prosecutors….
Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee have derided three diverse Federal Reserve Board nominees since the process began. Republican Senators were a no show at an executive session to vote on the federal reserve board nominees. Senator Sherrod Brown, the chairman of the committee, blasted his GOP colleagues and said the Senators “have fled the…
I‘m not sure what a Latino sunken place would look like, but I imagine the Latinos for Trump organization would be its governing body. And the founder of the organization would probably legalize slavery there, because, why not, she already has the whip. According to The Oxy Moron…sorry, I mean, The Thinking Conservative, Latinos for…
OPINION: Starring Black Thought and Brandon Victor Dixon, the play offers a glimpse at a fascinating thought experiment that walks us through a nightmare scenario of someone willing to make a deal with the devil. What if I told you there was a machine that could turn you from Black to white? You could become…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s “Verzuz” platform have brought both celebration and honor for various artists, and a form of safe and free entertainment for those who’ve tuned in to the “battle” between two artists from the same genre. But a recent announcement regarding charges for the platform that has featured music…
Lisa Cook, a Michigan State University economics professor, has been nominated by President Biden for governor of the Federal Reserve. On Feb. 3, she will appear before the Senate Banking Committee. She is sure to face a grilling about her support for financial reparations for Black Americans as a form of repair for slavery and discrimination. Cook will…
“From the beginning, they cleared their officers before Willie was even buried,” Kori McCoy said of the Vallejo Police Department’s investigation of his brother’s death in 2019. As Willie McCoy’s family marked the three-year anniversary of the slain 20-year-old’s death at the hands of police, they still are fighting for a sense of accountability and…
“Profiled: The Black Man,” a four-part OWN series on the Discovery+ network, debuted Saturday, featuring the company’s owners and co-founders. Profiled: The Black Man, a new four-part Discovery+ docuseries created by OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and executive produced by Tina Knowles-Lawson, kicked off Saturday with its first episode. The Black Bread Company, based in Chicago,…
On July 1, international macroeconomist Dr. Susan M. Collins starts as president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Dr. Susan M. Collins, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Michigan, has been named president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, making the…
IC Kids claimed that a teacher had intended to celebrate Black History Month; she has since been fired. IC Kids, a Montessori school in Massachusetts, is under fire after a teacher at the school instructed children to make and wear Blackface masks as part of a Black History Month project. According to a report from…
