This Little Known Fact About Black Giving Might Be Surprising
Maryann Reid Blacks give 25% more of their income annually than white households, according to a report by the W.K.…
The Great Land Robbery: The shameful story of how 1 million black families have been ripped from their farms
Vann R. Newkirk III September 2019 I. Wiped Out “You ever chop before?” Willena Scott-White was testing me. I sat…
Why Are So Many Black Families Losing Their Land?
Lizzie Presser 17 Jul 2019 Mansions on land once owned by Freeman’s family. The Reels brothers spent eight years in…
AU Ambassador Tells African Americans To ‘Come Home’ And Build
Written by Peter Pedroncelli Jul 05, 2019 Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, African Union ambassador to the U.S., has called on African…
The birthplace of American slavery debated abolishing it after Nat Turner’s bloody revolt
By Gregory S. Schneider June 1 The first thing white people did after Nat Turner’s violent slave insurrection in 1831…
The Storied History of the Black Press: ‘The Pillars of Black America’s Struggle for Justice’
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia Since the founding of the Black Press 192 years ago, African American-owned…
Pentagon Admitted to Using Black Soldiers as Human Guinea Pigs in WWII
By David Love – June 24, 2015 Black enlisted men were used as human guinea pigs in chemical experiments during…
Ghana Rated The Fastest Growing Economy In The World
By Lorine Towett April 20, 2019 Latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) report has rated Ghana as the fastest growing economy…
The Ida B. Wells Society provides investigative reporter training to Black journalists
Lauren Poteat Apr 25, 2019 It’s no secret that Black journalists are underrepresented within newsrooms across the nation — especially…
‘We’re not a dump’ – poor Alabama towns struggle under the stench of toxic landfills
Oliver Millman Selma, Alabama West Jefferson, Alabama, a somnolent town of around 420 people north-west of Birmingham, was an unlikely…