June 23, 2017 Remembering Beaches as Battlegrounds for Civil Rights – The Weekly Challenger African American History, Black History, Civil Rights, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
June 23, 2017 5 Visually Stunning Comic Books Set In Africa – Fortress of Solitude Africa, African Literature, Comics, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
June 23, 2017 Remembering Gwen Patton, Activist and Theorist – Black Perspectives African American Art, African American History, African American Photography, Black History, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
June 23, 2017 Running While Black: Melanin and Movement Does Not a ‘Thug’ Make – The Root African American Commuities, Black Lives Matter, BLM, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
June 6, 2016March 30, 2017 African-American Women Now Top the List of Most-Educated Group in the Country A new study finds that African-American women achieve the highest outcomes of any demographic by race and gender. Art, Community, Culture, Education
May 11, 2016March 30, 2017 A First Look Inside the Smithsonian’s African American Museum: Stunning Views, Grand Scale A dream for 100 years, the National Museum of African American History and Culture promises to become an instant favorite when it opens Sept. 24, its soaring spaces and magical views of the Mall a fitting setting for its tale of African American history and achievement. Art, Culture, Washington | Baltimore
June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 A Crowdfunding Effort Launches to Commemorate Khadija Saye, Artist Killed in London Inferno – Hyperallergic The campaign, launched by three friends and supporters of Saye’s, aims to raise £50,000 to promote the work of other young artists. African American Art, Black Art, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 Chicago Man Founds Project to Help Fathers Be the Best Dad They Can Be – Atlanta Black Star Seven years ago, Sheldon Smith learned he would be a father at the age of 20. After experiencing a childhood with a father who was in and out of his life, Smith decided it was time to break the cycle that continues in his community. African American Families, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
June 22, 2017June 23, 2017 Newly Uncovered Recordings Find Thelonious Monk In His Prime – NPR In 1959, the peak of his playing years, Thelonious Monk did something he'd never done before: record music for a film. African American Art, African American Music, Jazz Music, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 Jordan Peele to Produce HBO Series ‘Lovecraft Country’ With J.J. Abrams, Misha Green – Variety Jordan Peele will executive produce the new series “Lovecraft Country,” which has been ordered straight-to-series at HBO, Variety has confirmed. African American Cinema, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
June 21, 2017June 21, 2017 Family of Michael Brown Settles Lawsuit Against City of Ferguson – The New York Times A federal judge on Tuesday approved a settlement in the lawsuit brought by the family of Michael Brown against the police officer who fatally shot him in Ferguson, Mo., ending the legal chapter of a case that sparked national outrage over the police’s treatment of black people. Black Lives Matter, BLM, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine, Police Brutality
June 21, 2017June 21, 2017 Ruth Carter Is The Veteran Black Costume Designer Serving Looks In Black Panther – Essence The former ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood honoree brought the aesthetic world of Wakanda to life with African-inspired costumes. African American Cinema, African American Culture, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
June 21, 2017June 21, 2017 7 African Sauce Brands That You Need to Try – OkayAfrica DIASPORA—If you’re like us, then you craving African cuisine all the time. With so many unique delicacies to offer, there’s no denying that our food is everything. Africa, African Cuisine, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
June 21, 2017June 21, 2017 The Deep Detroit roots of Shahida Mausi – Michigan Chronicle When Shahida Mausi says her roots are in Detroit, she can make that claim with more authority than many Detroiters; her family has been in the Motor City for 100 years this year. Meaning since before the Motor City was even the Motor City. Detroit, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
June 20, 2017 Mahershala Ali Thinks We Can Still Make this Country Great – GQ But not in the MAGA way. After winning every award under the sun for his role in 'Moonlight,' Mahershala Ali used his platform to speak up for love and tolerance. And though he’s been profiled by Berkeley cops and placed on the terrorist watch list for having a Muslim name, he still believes that "in time the pendulum will swing in the right direction.” African American Cinema, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
June 20, 2017June 20, 2017 I Am Evidence (2017 Tribeca Film Festival Review) – Paste Magazine In June of 2016, Anna Clark wrote an in-depth piece for Elle about an astounding amount of untested, forgotten rape kits piled up in Detroit. The article highlighted the victims—the majority of whom were black women—and the undaunted pursuit of justice undertaken by Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, with brutal statistics supported by interspersed tales of survivors attempting to live their lives after seeing their cases mishandled by uncaring, biased police bureaucracy. African American Cinema, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
