Historically Black colleges and universities across the country have had banner years in terms of financial support and Howard University is the latest HBCU to receive a historic donation. The Washington, D.C.-based institution announced it was gifted a $5 million endowment from alumni couple Eddie C. Brown and C. Sylvia Brown. Howard alumni couple Eddie…
An independent simulation indicated 2 million Black Americans may have been left out of the most recent census count Two independently conducted analyses of the 2020 United States Census indicate a significant undercount that may have left millions of Black Americans out of the racial population data reported in August. First reported by The Washington…
Source: mixetto / Getty A Georgia hospital released an elderly Black man onto the street, only for him to be returned to the emergency room by emergency responders. Located in Conyers, about 20 miles east of Atlanta, Piedmont Rockdale Hospital discharged a man who, by all accounts, was clearly in need of medical attention. …
An aide to the former president said Clinton had a urological infection that spread to his bloodstream Bill Clinton will spend one more night at a Southern California hospital where he is recovering from an infection, a spokesman said Saturday. “President Clinton has continued to make excellent progress over the past 24 hours,” spokesman Angel…
Wisconsin holds the number one spot despite having a population made of less than 7% African American people A shocking new report reveals that Wisconsin, the midwestern state with a population made of less than 7% African American people, imprisons Black people at the highest rate of any state in the country. The Sentencing Project,…
Source: Goodboy Picture Company / Getty A new report from First Draft News illustrates the depth of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation targeting Black communities. In a Twitter thread, journalist Jacquelyn Mason explained that the major narratives observed were also put in the context of broader political conversations. Mason and her colleagues explored the types of…
Bow Wow has a lot to say about how things are going on the Millennium Tour, but not everyone appears to agree. In the early hours of Saturday, Oct. 16, the “Let Me Hold You” rapper took to his Twitter account, where he aired out his frustrations over his involvement in the musical event which…
Mel Groves, 25, was shot in his upper body numerous times The life of a Black trans man was taken on Monday morning after a deadly shooting in Mississippi, according to local police. 25-year-old Mel Groves collapsed upon arrival at the Merit Health Hospital after driving himself there. He made his way to the hospital…
The 29-year-old rapper revealed she was “bullied” by conservatives and even shunned by those whose political opinions she advocated for Rapper Cardi B is one of many celebrities in today’s social media climate who has used their wide-reaching digital platform to join national political discourse, opening them up to support and backlash from the left,…
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Sen. Cory Booker acknowledged that without Black voters Democrats “will get decimated” in upcoming reelections, adding “We can’t let people get discouraged.” U.S. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey assured members of the NAACP on Saturday that all hope isn’t lost on the Black agenda in Washington, and made the case as to…
