Black Women: If You Had 1000 Black Men, Ready & Willing What Would You Have Them Do?
During the Annual BAM Dance Africa Festival, Jashua Sa-Ra set out to ask our community's Black Women what would they ask of their Men! We often talk about the problems we face as a community and the things that hold us back, however, have you ever thought about what you want to accomplish once we have unity. That was the goal of this single question.
WHAT WE AIM TO GAIN FROM THE KNEEL by Kyung Trotter
Shockingly, the foundation of continued injustice lies beneath the very entity that one would believe would render nothing but equity- the United States Supreme Court. While most citizens pay close attention to the Executive and Legislative branches, the Judicial branch has been left unnoticed, to the consistent peril of black people.
Hip-Hop Gets Back One of Its Most Beloved Sons! Yasiin Bey (Mos Def)
Mos Def pulled up to Hot 97 to chat with Old Man Ebro and the rest of his morning show crew to chop it up. Yasiin speaks vaguely about his travels, which he hints he will go more in depth at a later time. He talks about the state of the Union and how America is looking from the perspective of foreign nations.
High School’s First Ever Black Valedictorian Forced To Share Title With White Student
The black valedictorian of a Mississippi high school was forced to share her graduating class's top honor with a white student who had a lower grade-point average, the woman's mother says in a federal lawsuit.
The Story of "Black Wall Street", 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma Race Riots
The Story of "Black Wall Street", 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma Race Riots
June 1st, 1921 will forever be remembered as a day of great loss and devastation. It was on this day that America experienced the deadliest race riot in the small town of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ninety-four years later, that neighborhood is still recognized as one of the most prosperous African American towns to date. With hundreds of successful black-owned businesses lining Greenwood Avenue, it became a standard that African Americans are still trying to rebuild.