Fidelis Mbah , Black Business.Org Jordan Davis and his mother, Lucia McBath. COURTESY LUCIA MCBATH. Featured Image [dropcap]Hailing[/dropcap] from Johannesburg, South Africa, 10-year old Enhle Gebashe is already pursuing her dreams of becoming a well-known fashion designer and entrepreneur. She most recently founded Enhle Babes Couture, a children’s clothing brand specializing in glamorous African prints. […]
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To Raise, Love, and Lose a Black Child | The Atlantic
Jordan Davis’s mother, Lucia McBath, reflects on the guilty verdict in his murderer’s trial.
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Roy Hargrove, Trumpeter Who Gave Jazz a Jolt of Youth, Dies at 49 | The New York Times
Roy Hargrove, a virtuoso trumpeter who became a symbol of jazz’s youthful renewal in the early 1990s, and then established himself as one of the most respected musicians of his generation, died on Friday in Manhattan. He was 49.
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Barry Jenkins Brings James Baldwin Home to Harlem | The Atlantic
The U.S. premiere of the film adaptation of If Beale Street Could Talk, held at the historic Apollo Theater, captured all the generous, urgent love the writer’s work conveyed.
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An emerald as big as your hand is found in Zambia — a whopping 5,655 carats | The Philadelphia Tribune
The emerald is being called “Inkalamu,” which means “lion” in the local Zambia Bemba language.
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31 Black Owned Wine Businesses | Shoppe Black
Shoppe Black Staff Shoppe Black [dropcap]Three[/dropcap] of my favorite drinks are water, tequila and wine. Red wine specifically. Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, more specifically, in case you want to send me some. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] That being said, here’s a list of Black Owned Wine Businesses that will help you find your new favorite. Black Owned […]
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The Supreme Court Justice Who Forever Changed Affirmative Action | The Atlantic
Justice Lewis Powell’s ruling in the 1978 case Regents v. Bakke buoyed affirmative action—but in the process, it transformed how colleges think about race and equality in admissions.
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Why one nurse is running for Congress | Politico, Pulse Check
The midterm elections are about health care — especially for one former HHS staffer mounting a challenge for Congress.
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He’s a Rhodes Scholar. The G.O.P. Keeps Calling Him a ‘Big-City Rapper.’ | The New York Times
PORT EWEN, N.Y. — It has taken 12 years, but Antonio Delgado has finally received recognition for his brief career as a rap artist.
All it took was for him to run for Congress in New York.
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When Having a Progressive Record Isn’t Enough | The Atlantic
Ayanna Pressley’s challenge to the Democrat Mike Capuano in Massachusetts shows how the left is looking for candidates with “lived experience.”
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