Source: Ben Gabbe / Getty Trayvon Martin’s birthday is a day to celebrate his life, not simply the moment that drove many to action. Saturday marks what would’ve been his 27th birthday. Each year his family leads a peace walk commemorating Trayvon’s life. This year’s event included a Peace Walk and Peace Talk at…
Marjorie Harvey left fans fawning over her latest look on Feb. 3 after sharing a 3-for-1 upload of her getaway trip to Aspen, Colorado. In the Instagram post, Harvey, who appeared to enjoy the outdoor scenery, was posing for the camera as she rocked her winter attire. The look included an all-black ensemble completed with…
Star Jones shows up in red to bring awareness to women’s heart disease Former The View co-host Star Jones returned to the ABC show on Friday for the first time in more than a decade. The 59-year-old ex-attorney, who helped The View rise to prominence as an original cast member during the 2000s, appeared on…
After being called a liar, a south Georgia sheriff offers to pay $500,000 of his own money to anyone that could prove he is not telling the truth about his findings regarding the death of a Black high school athlete nine years ago. The parents of the deceased child have rejected official reports that say…
Michigan Supreme Court says lawsuit did not demonstrate the plans are noncompliant with the federal Voting Rights Act The Michigan Supreme Court late Thursday denied Black lawmakers’ challenge to new congressional and legislative maps, saying they showed no grounds to question the state redistricting commission’s decision to slash the number of majority-African American seats. In…
Black History Month is a perfect time to try new recipes and remix old ones, and these cookbooks have you covered. As Black History Month is a time to reflect on the contributions of African-American to the global landscape, it is also an opportunity to celebrate our rich cultural traditions—and what better tradition than food?…
Black lawmakers say he never deserved a place of prominence A statue of white supremacist former Mississippi Gov. Theodore Bilbo has quietly been moved out of sight in the state Capitol — a move praised by Black lawmakers who say he never deserved a place of prominence. Bilbo was a Democrat who blasted racist rhetoric….
Autherine Lucy Foster will be honored on a building alongside the racist former Gov. Bibb Graves A University of Alabama building named for a former governor who led the Ku Klux Klan a century ago will also bear the name of the first Black person to attend the school, trustees decided. Graves Hall, an academic…
“That was inappropriate,” Adams told reporters on Friday New York City Mayor Eric Adams apologized on Friday for referring to white New York Police Department officers as “crackers” more than two years ago in a moment captured on a now-viral video. The clip of Adams using the racial slur recently surfaced in the aftermath of…
Caucus Chair Lamont Bagby questions if A.C. Cordoza sought membership in good faith The only Black Republican in the Virginia House took to the chamber floor Thursday to criticize the legislative Black caucus for rejecting his application for membership. A.C. Cordoza’s speech prompted a sharp rebuke from Democratic members of the caucus, whose chairman confirmed…
