“The residue [of slavery] still runs in my veins. So reparations are needed,” said Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart. Religious leaders, government officials, antiracism advocates and community members from across Philadelphia convened the Monday after Juneteenth to advocate for the descendants of enslaved Americans to be provided reparations. The Rise Up for Reparations event, also titled the…
Linda Taylor purchased a two-bedroom house a few blocks away from the George Floyd Square in Minneapolis in 2004, but she had to sell it back to the previous owner after falling behind on payments. Taylor believed she was tricked into purchasing the house. However, the owner allowed her to stay as a tenant. It…
Tupac Shakur‘s family opened up their own pop-up restaurant in memory of the late rapper. His family used handwritten notes that were drafted by Tupac himself as a way to help guide them as they created the concepts for the restaurant. The restaurant is stationed in Los Angeles and is named Powamekka Cafe. According to…
Las Vegas Councilman Cedric Crear refers to it as “changing the course of the river.” Las Vegas’ Historic Westside community is paving the way for an African American Museum and Cultural Arts Center, as part of its road map to revitalization. The center is one of many implementation strategies under the community’s HUNDRED Plan —…
Latto, Jazmine Sullivan and more earned some of the biggest awards of the night. From Latto taking home Best New Artist to Jazmine Sullivan earning Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, the BET Awards featured some of the biggest and brightest stars in music, film and more snagging highly coveted awards at the show. Janelle Monáe attends…
Authorities have admitted that even the Nigerian police are sometimes overwhelmed during violent attacks. A Nigerian governor has ordered the issuing of licenses so citizens can carry guns to defend themselves against armed groups, a first among the measures drawn up to defeat gunmen blamed for the deaths of thousands in the West African country’s…
Belgium has returned the remains of an African leader more than 60 years after it reportedly conspired with the U.S. to kill the key figure in anti-colonialism. The French European country returned all that is left of Patrice Lumumba — a gold tooth. Lumumba was an African nationalist and pan-Africanist who helped his homeland, the…
Tamara Lanier claims to be the great-great-great-granddaughter of Renty Taylor, an enslaved man photographed nude at the request of a racist Harvard researcher. Over 170 years after a racist Harvard researcher requested photographs be taken of an enslaved Black man for pseudoscientific uses, a woman claiming to be a descendant of the man pictured is…
While basking in the afterglow of a “Millennial Tour”-stacked “Verzuz” contest, singer Omarion took to his social media to thank Swizz Beatz, Timberland, Mario, and all of the millions of fans that put it in overdrive to watch almost five hours of 2000s music mayhem. The artist celebrated what he saw as a triumph, saying…
Source: Brandon Bell / Getty When people think of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), they typically think of war zones and possibly areas plagued by gun violence. Few people recognize the trauma that can arise from living through a natural disaster worsened by climate change and policy inaction. But according to research, both PTSD and suicide can…
