The Central Alabama Community Foundation has begun work under a $500,000 grant to renovate the church As the Alabama church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was elected to his first leadership position in the civil rights movement marks its 155th anniversary, work has begun to make a museum out of the crumbling building…
The widespread damage could worsen by early next week as tropical storm nears The death toll from a powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti climbed sharply on Sunday, with at least 724 dead and a minimum of 2,800 injured. The updated figures from Haiti’s Office of Civil Protection follow a previous count of 304 dead….
From Issa Rae to Ava DuVernay, Black women are letting their brilliance and creativity shine in the realm of entertainment and they’re making power moves in the process. One of the latest innovators to land a major production deal is Power creator Courtney Kemp who recently inked a partnership with Netflix, Deadline reported. Courtney Kemp…
Joel Venema of Kent County, Michigan, has been hit with three charges, including ethnic intimidation, after he allegedly yelled racial slurs and threats at and then attacked a Black father at the pool of a Staybridge Suites hotel earlier this month. The victim, Jackie Beard Jr., told local news outlet WOOD that happened to him…
Osaka is set to compete in the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament in Cincinnati Monday Naomi Osaka announced that proceeds received from a tennis tournament she is scheduled to compete in this week will be given to relief efforts in Haiti following an earthquake that devastated the nation on Saturday. The tennis star made the…
Less than 2% of Africa’s 1.3 billion people are fully vaccinated At a COVID-19 vaccination site in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, tempers flared among those waiting for scarce AstraZeneca jabs, with some accusing others of trying to jump the queue. Nurses intervened, telling them the accused had been waiting since the previous day and averting…
President Joe Biden is furthering his efforts to increase representation at the highest levels within the criminal justice system. He recently announced eight new nominees to serve as U.S. Attorneys throughout the country; two of whom are Black New York City leaders who are power players in the realm of law. President Biden Announces Eight…
Opposition from students, faculty and administrators among others led to the measure’s demise The University of Nebraska Board of Regents has rejected an anti-critical race theory resolution. The 5-3 vote on Friday followed about three hours of public comment from students, faculty and others, the Lincoln Journal-Star reports. Regent Jim Pillen, a Republican candidate for…
“It’s been an emotional journey, this whole ride,” Nico Ali Walsh says Nico Ali Walsh made a successful pro debut Saturday night, winning in the first round and then paying homage to his grandfather, Muhammad Ali. Wearing trunks made for his grandfather, Ali Walsh knocked down his outmatched opponent midway through the first round before…
“Jeopardy!” fans feeling the sting of LeVar Burton losing out on hosting the trivia game show may have a reason to renew their hope of seeing him on television again. Especially if successful filmmaker Ava DuVernay and her production company Array can forge a new path for the former “Reading Rainbow” host. On Aug. 11,…
