Getty and the City of Los Angeles recently announced the Los Angeles African American Historic Places Project, which plans to identify, protect and celebrate African American heritage within the city. — STAFF, GOOD BLACK NEWS…
— ELI NEWMAN | WDET A federal judge tossed out a city lawsuit filed against the protesters in March. The decision comes as hundreds of criminal charges against demonstrators were dismissed. While the…
Cover those Old Skools and Slip-Ons with special-made patterns and graphics from Rewina Beshue, Sydney G. James, Chris Martin, and Tony Whlgn. — JONATHAN EVANS, ESQUIRE Vans is no stranger to…
Two Black officers told BuzzFeed News that their chief and other upper management left them totally unprepared and were nowhere to be found on the day. — EMMANUEL FELTON, BUZZFEED The…
The defeated senator and Atlanta Dream co-owner is too far out of sync with the league’s values. — JEMELE HILL, THE ATLANTIC Last week, soon after Georgia chose its first Black…
We present a uDiscover Music playlist celebrating Laurens Hammond’s fantastic invention, starring Jimmy Smith, Booker T and the MGs, Procol Harum and many more. — PAUL SEXTON, U DISCOVER MUSIC There…
— KEEANGA-YAMAHTTA TAYLOR, THE NEW YORKER On the grounds of the Chelten Hills Cemetery, in West Oak Lane, Philadelphia, not far from where I live, brightly colored helium balloons stretch toward…
— NICQUEL TERRY ELLIS, CNN (CNN)Watching rioters storm the US Capitol reopened old wounds for Valarie Carey. Carey’s younger sister, Miriam Carey, was fatally shot by Capitol police and US Secret…
“The real fraud is that we call ourselves a democracy yet deny the people of our capital political representation.” — HANNAH GIORGIS, THE ATLANTIC Less than six months before a mob…
The nominee, Lloyd J. Austin III, a retired four-star Army general, must obtain a congressional exemption from a law that bars recent active-duty officers from serving in the top Pentagon job. …
— Dana Givens, BLACK ENTERPRISE Tia McWilliams didn’t see many women in law enforcement roles growing in her rural Georgiacommunity. Despite the odds, that didn’t stop her from pursuing the path. This…
Georgia illuminates the path to Black power. It lies in the South. Follow me there. — Charles M. Blow, The New York Times ATLANTA — A year ago this week, I…