Rufus Burgess arrived in California in the late 1840s and built a fortune during the Gold Rush. Having once been enslaved, Burgess was a freeman. On his land, he grew fruit bearing orchards and ran a blacksmith shop. For more than 100 years, the Burgess family thrived on the land until it was taken in…
The Grammy-winning gospel singer and husband Kenneth’s new son is named Asher. Tasha Cobbs Leonard has a new son. The gospel singer and her husband, music producer Kenneth Leonard, announced that they have welcomed a baby boy, Asher, through adoption. Although they gained their new addition over eight months ago, the two are finally disclosing…
A Santa Clara judge ruled that the six cops hadn’t offered enough evidence that the mural amounted to discrimination. Six Palo Alto, California, police officers filed a civil complaint against the city for being “forced” to walk past a street mural that featured victims of police violence and 1970s Black Liberation Army member Assata Shakur. A…
Source: Catherine McQueen / Getty In early February, we reported that 44-year-old Pam “P” Moses was sentenced to six years in prison for registering to vote while she was on probation. She didn’t think she was on probation and had an official certificate that backed her assumption that her probation had ended. But in Shelby…
YK Osiris is tapping into the power of manifestation in hopes to land a role on Starz’s hit series “Power.” It looks like the show’s co-creator Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson got a hold of a video of the “Worth It” rapper pleading his case. “I think it’s time to put ya boy in ‘Power’ man,”…
EXCLUSIVE: As members of Congress tout the landmark hate crime bill, there are also calls for justice in Emmet Till’s murder and accountability for police. President Joe Biden will soon sign into law the nation’s first federal anti-lynching legislation that lawmakers have touted as a signal of progress in the centuries-long history of racial violence…
Nominated for Best Documentary Short Subject at this year’s Oscars, “The Queen of Basketball” tells the pioneering athlete’s story. The Queen of Basketball, a short film about pioneering athlete Lusia “Lucy” Harris currently streaming on nytimes.com and The New York Times‘ YouTube channel, has gotten some big-name support a week ahead of final voting for…
A white woman has been charged with disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property while presumably shopping at a Wisconsin Walmart. Her vulgar tantrum was captured on video and will likely be used as evidence against her. According to Fox 6, Kenosha County sheriff’s deputies detained Magdalena Ciechanowski on Monday, Feb. 28, after they received a “disorderly…
Jordan’s eldest sister joined Texas officials this week to honor the first Black woman to be elected state senator — an orator and a trailblazer for racial equality. Famed Texas Senator Barbara Jordan has been honored with a memorial stretch of highway near Texas State University. The Barbara Jordan Memorial Parkway was dedicated on March 8…
Source: Angel Edwards / iOne Digital The political strength of students at HBCUs has created change for decades in this country. From the movements of the 1960s to the evolution of progressive culture today, college-aged individuals have been one of the main groups energizing the fight for equality. In Selma, Alabama, Bethune Cookman student Angel…
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