On August 22nd, 1989, black revolutionary Huey P. Newton was murdered in West Oakland by a corner boy trying to gain some street-cred with among the Black Guerrilla Family. Even with his tragic and untimely death, Newton was able to leave a legacy of black gun ownership that has paved the way for black gun…
Source: Xinhua News Agency / Getty Back to school again! This year most schools across the U.S. are trading in virtual learning for traditional in-person learning. With a brief decline in the coronavirus and the increase of new variants arriving daily, countries around the world are doing their best to stop the spread while returning…
Source: Xinhua News Agency / Getty Back to school again! This year most schools across the U.S. are trading in virtual learning for traditional in-person learning. With a brief decline in the coronavirus and the increase of new variants arriving daily, countries around the world are doing their best to stop the spread while returning…
Source: Getty Images / Getty The idea of reparations for Black people as restitution for the slavery of our ancestors is a conversation we’ve been collectively having for decades now — many different points have been made as to when and how money is actually distributed. With Adam Harris’ new book, “The State Must Provide,”…
Source: Getty Images / Getty The idea of reparations for Black people as restitution for the slavery of our ancestors is a conversation we’ve been collectively having for decades now — many different points have been made as to when and how money is actually distributed. With Adam Harris’ new book, “The State Must Provide,”…
Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton (center) smiles as he raises his fist from a podium at the Revolutionary People’s Party Constitutional Convention, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early September 1970. | Source: David Fenton / Getty UPDATED: 7:00 a.m. ET, Aug. 22, 2021 The life of activist and Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton came…
Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Famed Civil Rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. was hospitalized Saturday after testing positive for COVID-19. Jackson, 79, and his wife Jacqueline, 77, were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital according to a statement released by their son Jonathan Jackson. “Doctors are currently monitoring the condition of both,” read the statement…
OWN’s “Queen Sugar,” HBO’s “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” and CBS’s “The Equalizer” also won awards The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) hosted its third annual TV Honors Awards on Saturday, opting for a virtual format instead of an in-person event as originally planned. The awards identify and honor “exceptional content and performances in…
The Florida Board of Education gave 48 hours for school districts to comply with orders of ending school mask mandates The Florida Board of Education announced on Friday that they were giving the Broward School Board 48 hours to comply with Gov. Ron DeSantis‘s executive order to end the mask mandate. The order is requesting…
Jesse Jackson, 79, is vaccinated against the virus and received his first dose in January during a publicized event The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a famed civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, and his wife have been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19, according to a statement Saturday. Jesse Jackson, 79, is vaccinated against the…
