Black History Month

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry talk racism with Commonwealth youth leaders

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Lizzo responds to owner after being kicked out of vacation rental

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Bubba Wallace responds to Trump’s taunts over noose incident

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Ebony replaces CEO Willard Jackson after a financial investigation

Ebony Magazine has removed its CEO Willard Jackson following an ongoing independent investigation about unspecified improper transactions
/ July 6, 2020

Black descendant of Thomas Jefferson recreates image of complicated ancestor for photo shoot

Shannon LaNier, a descendant of former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, dressed as his ancestor for a photo shoot published in Smithsonian…
/ July 5, 2020
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Kanye West announces he’s running for president in 2020

Kanye West is running to be president of the United States and made his announcement on the nation’s birthday amid…
/ July 4, 2020

Minister Louis Farrakhan gives Fourth of July address

The controversial political figure was slated to appear on Fox Soul before being ousted. He addressed the nation via Diddy's…
/ July 4, 2020

Elijah McClain should not have been injected with ketamine

Experts are saying that the Aurora Police Department should not have injected Elijah McClain with a sedative called Ketamine
/ July 4, 2020

Frederick Douglass descendants deliver his famed speech: ‘What to the Slave is the Fourth of July’

The descendants of Frederick Douglass, the 19th-century abolitionist and orator, are not shying away from discussing the racist history of…
/ July 4, 2020

Kellyanne Conway’s anti-Trump teen daughter claims she’s being silenced

White House adviser Kellyanne Conway had an awkward moment on TikTok with her teen daughter Claudia over freedom of speech.
/ July 3, 2020

Ciara shares reality of pregnancy in a pandemic: ‘I wanted to be really cautious’

Ciara and her husband Russell Wilson are expectiing their third child, a baby boy, this summer though COVID has made…
/ July 3, 2020

ACLU demands probe after Tampa police post Black woman’s personal info online

The ACLU is demanding the Florida state attorney general to open a probe into the Tampa police department for possible…
/ July 3, 2020

America owes its independence to Black people, and don’t forget it

OPINION: Kamaria Fayola writes that instead of sharing fireworks on July 4th, America should be paying back its initial investors.
/ July 3, 2020

Arkansas daycare kicks out girl, 6, for wearing ‘Black Lives Matter’ shirt

A mother in Arkansas is alleging their 6-year-old daughter was kicked out of her daycare because she wore shirts that…
/ July 3, 2020