Black alumni reject new name, saying it adds fresh pain to a traumatic legacy when slave auction proceeds established the college’s first endowment When Wake Forest University’s president announced a new name for a building honoring a slave-owner, he framed it as part of the school’s ongoing effort to come to terms with its antebellum…
A survey conducted by The Oklahoman found that many residents in the state didn’t receive significant exposure to the Tulsa Race Massacre while in school. According to the results, 83 percent of the 305 people surveyed, most of them Oklahomans, had never received a full lesson on the Tulsa Race Massacre while in grades K-12….
“I think it’s a great way to show the way you love someone,” Williams says Porsha Williams is so crazy in love with her fiancé Simon Guobadia that she has inked part of his name on her neck. The Real Housewives of Atlanta star hasn’t been shy about expressing her love for Guobadia. She recently…
Source: Bloomberg / Getty President Joe Biden wants the country to invest $6 trillion by prioritizing working families and children. One of the largest proposed investments in the American public since the New Deal, Biden’s new budget places a premium on equity in several areas and reducing racial and economic disparities. Including previously introduced proposals…
“He dropped two albums —had two No. 1 albums in the same year — they didn’t even nominate him,” Jay-Z says in “The Shop” episode Jay-Z has had a contentious relationship with the Grammys for years but first made the decision to boycott the ceremony early on in his career in solidarity with DMX. The…
“It’s a tough one to tell. But with all our powers combined, we can tell this story,” says Salima Koroma, director of “Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street” Several documentary filmmakers — some backed by NBA superstars — are shedding light on the historically ignored Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, one of the most horrific…
From a background singer to overcoming her own hard-knock life, Mary J. Blige has more than earned her flowers throughout her 30-year career. The singer-actress has been recognized for her work on screen and in the recording booth, but on May 28, Blige was honored in a special ceremony that paid homage to her roots. The…
Ethiopian government calls U.S. action “misguided” and “regrettable;” more than 2 million people displaced by fighting in Tigray Region Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the nation’s capital Sunday to protest outside pressure on the government over its brutal war in Tigray. Protesters at the rally in Addis Ababa carried banners that criticized the United States…
Source: Xinhua News Agency / Getty All but six Republicans voted against advancing a bill that would create an independent commission to study the U.S. Capitol attack. Using the procedural mechanism known as the filibuster to end the bill’s discussion, Senate Republicans gave Democracy the finger. Not even the mother of Capitol Police Officer Brian…
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Fenway Park as states ease restrictions Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, more U.S. cities and states are shrugging off lingering COVID-19 restrictions as vaccination rates rise and the number of infections falls. Massachusetts lifted a mask requirement Saturday, a day after…
