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On ‘The Best of Enemies’: Hollywood Must Stop Using Black People as Narrative Devices | Colorlines

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019African American Cinema, African American Film ...

Tambay Obenson writes that the film relegates Black people to “supporting roles in their own fight for freedom and recognition.”

Second Chance Pell Experiment Expands Education Behind Bars | Colorlines

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Reform ...

The program provides need-based grants to people incarcerated in state and federal prisons so that they can take college courses.

Black, Latino Two-Parent Families Have Half The Wealth Of White Single Parents | NPR

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019KINDR'D, KINDR'D Magazine ...

Adrian Florido, NPR A study by the think tank Demos finds that black and Latino families with two parents still own only half as much as wealth as white single parents. David McNew/Getty Images. Featured Image [dropcap]The[/dropcap] racial wealth gap has been measured and studied for decades. One fact has remained the same: White families […]

A Heritage Center for Black History in Brooklyn Struggles to Remain Open | Hyperallergic

May 22, 2019May 22, 2019African American History, Black History ...

The museum, which preserves the history of one of the first free Black communities in New York, says that if a new crowdfunding campaign does not yield $200,000 before July, it will be forced to shut its doors for lack of resources.

’48 years is enough’: activists and celebrities call for release of ex-Black Panther | The Guardian

May 22, 2019May 22, 2019African American History, Black History ...

Seventy-five public figures sign letter to New York governor asking for release of Jalil Muntaqim after nearly five decades in prison

Nipsey Hussle: grand jury indicts man in fatal shooting of rapper | The Guardian

May 22, 2019May 22, 2019African American Music, KINDR'D ...

Eric Ronald Holder Jr pleaded not guilty to multiple charges related to the killing of Hussle, a grammy-nominated musician

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she’d be ‘hard pressed’ to back Biden in primary | The Guardian

May 22, 2019May 22, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote ...

Bernie Sanders appears to be the favorite to secure Ocasio-Cortez’s prized endorsement in the Democratic presidential primary

Mati Diop on being the first black female director in Cannes | The Washington Post

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019African American Cinema, African American Entertainment ...

Jake Coyle | AP, The Washington Post Ms. Rivers founded the Black Bourbon Society in 2017. It now has more than 4,700 members.CreditAaron Borton for The New York Times. Featured Image [dropcap]CANNES[/dropcap], France — Mati Diop was initially disappointed when she, by reading a news article, discovered that she was the first black female filmmaker in the […]

Now the Richest Black American, He’s Also One of America’s Biggest Philanthropists | Inside Philanthropy

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019African American Wealth, Black Wall Street ...

Ade Adeniji, Inside Philanthropy [dropcap]Throughout[/dropcap] most of my (still relatively) young writer’s lifetime, Oprah Winfrey loomed large as the pinnacle of black American financial success. The 64-year-old Oprah recently denied presidential bid rumors on the heels of a rousing speech, and stars in the new Disney film A Wrinkle in Time, opening this week. Oprah […]

Yes, African-Americans Drink Bourbon. You’d Never Know It From the Marketing. | The New York Times

May 21, 2019May 8, 2020African American Culture, KINDR'D ...

Groups like the Black Bourbon Society have formed to share an appreciation of the whiskey, and distillers are finally starting to pay attention.