Source: Montinique Monroe / Getty As the pandemic continues to wage war on Black and brown communities, Mother Nature’s relentlessness adds an additional layer of concern as winter storms surge throughout the midwest and southwest. In Texas around three million people have gone without power while officials issue storm warnings in the Dallas-Fort Worth areas…
Source: Montinique Monroe / Getty As the pandemic continues to wage war on Black and brown communities, Mother Nature’s relentlessness adds an additional layer of concern as winter storms surge throughout the midwest and southwest. In Texas around three million people have gone without power while officials issue storm warnings in the Dallas-Fort Worth areas…
A GoFundMe effort called Save the Hampton House, started in December, has now surpassed its $350,000 goal. The childhood home of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton will soon become a community center, museum and recording studio. The house — located at 804 S. 17th Ave in Maywood — had previously been in foreclosure before being…
A GoFundMe effort called Save the Hampton House, started in December, has now surpassed its $350,000 goal. The childhood home of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton will soon become a community center, museum and recording studio. The house — located at 804 S. 17th Ave in Maywood — had previously been in foreclosure before being…
Tia Mowry recently opened up to discuss the prejudice she encountered as an actor due to her hair, and the pressure she felt to flatten out her natural coils. In an essay for ELLE’s State of Black Beauty package, Mowry said she and sister Tamera were encouraged to restyle their hair while working on “Sister,…
Tia Mowry recently opened up to discuss the prejudice she encountered as an actor due to her hair, and the pressure she felt to flatten out her natural coils. In an essay for ELLE’s State of Black Beauty package, Mowry said she and sister Tamera were encouraged to restyle their hair while working on “Sister,…
Source: FG Trade / Getty Racial and ethnic minority communities that lack internet access have been left behind in the race to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The average monthly cost of internet access, about $70, can be out of reach for those who can barely afford groceries. Reporters and scholars have written about the effects…
Source: FG Trade / Getty Racial and ethnic minority communities that lack internet access have been left behind in the race to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The average monthly cost of internet access, about $70, can be out of reach for those who can barely afford groceries. Reporters and scholars have written about the effects…
The misdemeanor criminal charge against Amy Cooper was dropped Tuesday by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Cooper was charged last July after being filmed on May 25 calling 911 on a Black birdwatcher in New York’s Central Park. “Given the issues at hand and Ms. Cooper’s lack of criminal background, we offered her, consistent with…
The misdemeanor criminal charge against Amy Cooper was dropped Tuesday by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Cooper was charged last July after being filmed on May 25 calling 911 on a Black birdwatcher in New York’s Central Park. “Given the issues at hand and Ms. Cooper’s lack of criminal background, we offered her, consistent with…
