Barry Michael Cooper, ‘New Jack City’ Screenwriter, Dies at 66
Barry Michael Cooper, who wrote the screenplay for “New Jack City” (1991), which presaged a wave of films from Black directors and screenwriters that touched on 1990s gang life
‘Thought I Was Going to Die’: Black Musician Attacked While Recording White Nationalist Group Marching In Boston Receives $2.7M Judgment, Critics Say It’s Tactic to ‘Bankrupt the Group’
A fight breaks out as the white supremacist group, The Patriot Front marches thru the city of Boston on July 2, 2022 in , BOSTON, MA. (Staff Photo By Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/
Layoffs loom as Trump administration orders federal DEI workers on leave
Photo, Adobe Images LAYOFFS LOOM AS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ORDERS FEDERAL DEI WORKERS ON LEAVE Employees of diversity, equity and inclusion programs are to be placed on administrativ
Southern Black Farmers Sow Rice and Reconciliation
Photo, Konda Mason, founder of Jubilee Justice, gathers rice chaff after threshing. Alexandria, Louisiana. (Photo courtesy of Jubilee Justice). SOUTHERN BLACK FARMERS SOW RICE AND
In Georgia, a Basic Income Program’s Success With Black Women Adds to Growing National Interest
IN GEORGIA, A BASIC INCOME PROGRAM’S SUCCESS WITH BLACK WOMEN ADDS TO GROWING NATIONAL INTEREST Participants who received an average of $850 per month used it for paying bills, r
Black Folks Are Advocating for the Homeless
BLACK FOLKS ARE ADVOCATING FOR THE HOMELESS Homelessness for many could be just one missed check, one serious medical emergency, or one lost job away. Share fb tw ln pin fb tw ln p