“They were building community and spreading the wealth within the community and enhancing other Black people, and it was all stripped away,” the founder of the advocacy group Where Is My Land said. — BY, ALICIA VICTORIA LOZANO AND LINDSEY DAVIS LOS ANGELES — With the flick of a pen Thursday, California Gov. Gavin […]
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Nineteen Hopi Leaders Imprisoned in Alcatraz | Equal Justice Initiative EJI
— BY, EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE | EJI On January 3, 1895, 19 leaders from the Hopi tribe were imprisoned on Alcatraz Island, a prison in the San Francisco Bay, on charges of sedition for opposing the U.S. government’s program of forced education and assimilation. In the late 1800s, the U.S. government sought to “Americanize” […]
View More7 Black-Owned Brands You Can Shop at Major Retailers | The Real Deal
— BY, HALEY GUNN It’s no surprise that we take our shopping seriously here at The Real Deal–from finding the best sales to reviewing viral products, we pride ourselves on representing quality products and unbeatable prices. While shopping may not sound like serious business, it is in fact a powerful way for consumers to […]
View MoreVirginia Sues Town of Windsor, Accusing It of Discriminatory Policing | The New York Times
The suit comes after a monthslong investigation, which Attorney General Mark Herring said uncovered a pattern of “discriminatory, unconstitutional policing.” — BY, JENNY GROSS Virginia’s attorney general filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the town of Windsor, seeking changes in policing and saying that his office’s monthslong investigation uncovered evidence of discriminatory, unconstitutional policing. […]
View MoreMeet The Woman Behind Today’s Multimillion-Dollar Black Hair And Beauty Startups | Forbes
— BY, CHRISTINE MICHEL CARTER SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR In the past ten years, global category-leading manufacturers like Procter & Gamble and Unilever have seized the opportunity to create specific products that appeal to diverse consumers. These consumers spent $473 million in total hair care (a $4.2 billion industry). In addition, they made other significant investments […]
View MoreNew documentary unveils astounding accomplishments of little known civil rights activist, feminist, and ordained priest | The Observer
— BY, SANDRA VARNER FOR SACRAMENTO OBSERVER Pauli Murray (1910-1985) was a trailblazing Black transgender lawyer, professor, poet and priest whose struggle for justice and equality comes to life in “My Name Is Pauli Murray,” a newly released documentary. Murray knew intimately what it meant to live a life that was out of sync […]
View MoreSouth Florida’s Only Historically Black University Is in Danger of Closing | Miami Times
— BY, ALEX DELUCA At the start of the fall semester, royal blue and bright orange signs that read “Welcome, new Lions!” decorate the 44-acre Florida Memorial University (FMU) campus in Miami Gardens. On this balmy, late-summer day, a handfulof backpack-toting students vie for the shade of the aging 1960s-era residence halls on the […]
View MoreAfter California moves to return Bruce’s Beach to Black family, a push to recover other seized land | NBC News
“They were building community and spreading the wealth within the community and enhancing other Black people, and it was all stripped away,” the founder of the advocacy group Where Is My Land said. — BY, ALICIA VICTORIA LOZANO AND LINDSEY DAVIS LOS ANGELES — With the flick of a pen Thursday, California Gov. Gavin […]
View MorePaintings by Hamid Nii Nortey of the middle class elite in Africa’s fastest-growing economy | Creative Boom
Emerging Ghanaian artist Hamid Nii Nortey has released 20 new figurative paintings of glamorous city scenes that reflect the changing urban and social landscape of Ghana’s capital, Accra. It’s a place that has seen huge transformation in recent decades, one that Nortey now hopes to shine a light on while dispelling any outdated narratives of Africa. […]
View MoreA college town fired up reparations talk with $25K checks. Who’s next? | Politico
“It can be the model for other cities that want to step into the national debate,” Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza said of Evanston, Ill. — BY, SHIA KAPOS EVANSTON, Ill. — This suburban town just north of Chicago will soon start cutting checks to Black people to make amends for Jim Crow era wrongs. […]
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