HBCU alumna Agnes Moss is on a mission to increase representation in the film industry by empowering students at historically Black colleges and universities to bring their creativity into the space. According to WTOP, Moss is leading a scholarship competition for aspiring filmmakers at HBCUs. Getting to the big screen is something some filmmakers only…
Source: ROGELIO V. SOLIS / Getty Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves couldn’t provide a coherent response when CNN host Jake Tapper asked him how he planned to address the soaring COVID-19 death rate in the Magnolia State. Reeves is a part of a clique of Republican governors who deflect and double down on lousy talking points…
The legacy of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks will reverberate for generations to come, and legislators have set out on a mission to ensure that her resiliency and resistance is celebrated through the establishment of a national holiday. According to Atlanta Daily World, legislation has been introduced for the creation of National Rosa Parks Day….
The actress said ‘Black Love & Black Excellence’ was the intended vibe of her special day, and everyone in attendance understood the assignment Actress Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins, star of popular Netflix series Dear White People tied the knot with her partner of 10 years, sports agent Darroll Jenkins, at the Q Vineyard at Hummingbird Nest…
Shereé Whitfield stirred the pot on Thursday, Sept. 16, after sharing a message surrounding her alleged “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” return. This initial post comes amid shakeup rumors claiming that the 51-year-old would be returning to the franchise while some current cast members would be replaced. Whitfield was initially a part of “RHOA” from…
Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram / Getty Joel Fitzgerald made history in Waterloo, Iowa, after becoming the city’s first Black police chief in 2019. Now he’s facing some opposition from current and former officers in the town on a measure to potentially reform the department, AP News notes. Fitzgerald, who began his law enforcement career in…
“Un(re)solved” was on display in May at the Tribeca Film Festival and will travel to other parts of the U.S. An interactive exhibit in Mississippi prompts visitors to speak aloud the names of people who were killed in acts of racist violence in the United States during the civil rights era — incantations in a…
Throughout her entire career, political powerhouse Stacey Abrams has used civic engagement as an avenue to evoke transformative change and she recently received a major honor for her accomplishments. According to Rolling Out, Abrams was bestowed with an award from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Congratulations to the 2021 Phoenix Award honorees @staceyabrams. Watch as…
The Harlem native is also the first to win the award without hosting a traditional fashion show Legendary clothing designer Dapper Dan has firmly cemented his status in the lineage of Black fashion icons over the past several decades, and will be honored for it in historic fashion in November. The Council of Fashion Designers…
The $5 million initiative will create on-campus centers to support and foster the entrepreneurial mindset of young Black students Mastercard announced on Wednesday that it would be giving $5 million dollars in grants to Morehouse College and Spelman College to help the universities develop Black entrepreneurship centers. The multinational financial service company said the grants…
