Savannah James has broken the internet with several beautiful looks in the last few months and now she’s serving up another grown and sexy vibe on her Instagram. James uploaded a short video on Jan. 17, of her wearing a black suit dress with fur added to the bottom and on the ends of both…

A new database reveals the number of elected officials in the nation’s history who at some point in their lives owned enslaved Africans: 1,700. This week the Washington Post published a report about its research into which American politicians owned enslaved Africans. Sen. Edward Lloyd V of Maryland is named in report highlighting thousands of…

Tia Mowry dropped a little sugar and spice on fans’ timelines that not only had them begging for more but also wondering whether her husband, actor Cory Hardrict, had anything to do with the sexy images. “The Game” actress showed followers some skin in a series of images she posted while relaxing in bed in…

“Our economy has never worked fairly for Black Americans – or, really, for any American of color,” Yellen said on Monday. The U.S. Treasury has made progress addressing economic inequality affecting Black Americans since President Joe Biden took office a year ago, but it still has a long way to go, according to Treasury secretary…

Ne-Yo has contributed his fair share of love songs to the R&B game throughout the course of his nearly 25-year career, writing and producing for both himself and a number of other notable artists, and it’s his expert opinion that the current state of the genre isn’t helping Black love flourish in the way that…

OPINION: AFSCME President Lee Saunders says we are experiencing a nationwide attack on our democracy that demands swift and bold federal action. “So long as I do not firmly and irrevocably possess the right to vote I do not possess myself,” Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said. “I cannot make up my mind—it…

Source: Wiki Commons / Wiki Many of our stories of Black Excellence are buried beneath the sands of time, never to truly be uncovered. But history leaves breadcrumbs, and if you follow them, you’re bound to find an amazing story. MORE: There’s A Black Village Under Central Park That Was Founded By Alexander Hamilton’s Secret…

EXCLUSIVE: “It’s time for Black Americans to get our check,” said the daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his now famous “I Have a Dream” speech to a throng of people surrounding the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial waiting to hear the prescription to heal…

A fund that was designated to help historic places of worship receives a big gift A new effort to preserve historic Black churches in the United States has received a $20 million donation that will go to help congregations including one that was slammed during the tornado that killed more than 20 people in Mayfield,…

EXCLUSIVE: Efforts to recognize the civil rights activist began just days after his assassination in Memphis — but it didn’t come without some resistance. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stands as the most towering figure of the civil rights movement, so it’s no wonder why the famed minister’s birth is celebrated each year as a…