Lady in the Universe: Mastering the Law of Attraction
By Jeaneva Rose The ability to do anything, go anywhere, create anything has always been inside of us. When we let go of the paradigm that what we want doesn’t want us, magical possibilities will begin...
View ArticleNew Nielsen study reveals growing spending power, influence of Black women
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA)—A new report detailing the record-setting spending power of African American women has further buoyed the confidence of Black female entrepreneurs, who said the information...
View ArticleMayor Faulconer Announces Transitional Camp Area for Homeless Individuals to...
San Diego – As part of his concentrated efforts to provide safe and sanitary living conditions for homeless individuals, clean public spaces and help stop the regional spread of hepatitis A, Mayor...
View ArticleFlint Mayor Rips Trump in Solidarity Letter to San Juan
by Jon Schuppe The mayor of Flint, Michigan, still enduring a polluted-water crisis, sent a letter of solidarity to the mayor of hurricane-battered San Juan, Puerto Rico, this week in which she...
View ArticleNina Simone, LL Cool J among nominees for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
By David Bauder NEW YORK (AP) — British rockers Radiohead, singer Nina Simone and The Moody Blues are among the first-time nominees on the ballot for induction next year into the Rock and Roll Hall of...
View ArticleTrailer released for Denzel Washington legal thriller ‘Roman J. Israel, Esq’
Denzel is back on the big screen and we’re here for it. The trailer for Washington’s latest film Roman J. Israel, Esq. dropped Thursday and sees the all-time great fighting for justice both inside and...
View ArticleUnited Nations Ending 13 year Peace Keeping mission in Haiti
By Evans Sanon, Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti that has helped maintain order through 13 years of political turmoil and catastrophe is coming to an...
View ArticleDove Apologizes for Racially Insensitive Facebook Advertisement
by Kalhan Rosenblatt Soap company Dove has apologized for a racially insensitive Facebook ad it said “missed the mark in representing women of color thoughtfully.” The advertisement, apparently for...
View ArticleThelonious Monk: Honoring a Piano Man Who Inspired Generations
by Steve Dollar Thelonious Sphere Monk. Even his name was one of a kind. Before Monk came along, no one played piano like him. His elliptical approach to melody and often abrupt, percussive style...
View ArticleFirst Black Woman to Win Eisner Award Is Conquering the Comic Industry
by Foluke Tuakli A comic titan, professor, and mother to a newborn, Dr. Sheena Howard is defying her wildest dreams. As hundreds of thousands of fans gather at New York Comic Con, Howard will bring her...
View ArticleNRA Chief Claims Gun Control Will Not Stop Attacks After Las Vegas
by Phil McCausland National Rifle Association Executive Director Chris Cox provided a lukewarm endorsement of a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives-led review of bump stocks on Sunday,...
View Article‘57 Chocolate is a ‘Sweet’ Homage to Ghana
by Erica Ayisi Kimberly and Priscilla Addison hand-sort their sun-dried cocoa beans before roasting them inside their mom’s oven at their home in Accra, Ghana. After roasting, the sisters transform the...
View ArticleAnatomy of an Opioid Overdose Outbreak: How One Georgia Doctor Sounded the Alarm
by Corky Siemaszko It began with an admission from an overdosing patient delivered in what Dr. Gregory Whatley would later recall as “the slightest of a whisper.” Whatley, a veteran emergency room...
View ArticleESPN suspends anchor Jemele Hill for breaking social media rules
by Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — ESPN suspended anchor Jemele Hill on Monday for two weeks for making political statements on social media. Hill, an African-American co-host...
View ArticleWhy we “Lift Every Voice and Sing”- The story behind the ‘black national anthem’
By Natasha S. Alford Most people remember when they first heard it. Perhaps it was elementary school. Church. A college graduation or special family occasion. For more than 100 years, “Lift Every...
View ArticleCivil Rights Activist’s Legacy Raises Breast Cancer Awareness Among Black Women
by Chandelis R. Duster “I am sick and tired of being sick and tired, and we want a change…” When civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer spoke these historic words at the Williams Institutional C.M.E....
View ArticleActor Terry Crews Reveals His Experience as Victim of Hollywood Sexual Assault
by Kalhan Rosenblatt In the wake of sexual misconduct accusations leveled against Harvey Weinstein, droves of people have used social media to reveal their own struggles with harassment and the...
View ArticleAfrican-American History Museum to be Honored with Forever Stamp
By Foluke Tuakli In honor of its one year anniversary, the National Museum of African American History and Culture will be commemorated with a Forever Stamp by the U.S. Postal Service. Deputy...
View ArticlePuerto Rico: Where Millions of Citizens Are Still Rationing Food
By Lin-Manuel Miranda After Hurricane Maria, my social media was filled with the names of towns. It was, “Have you seen my son in Bayamón?” and “Has anyone heard from Trujillo Alto?” and “Has anyone...
View ArticleJohn Legend, Jesse Williams to produce film on 1968 Olympic Protest
By The Grio John Legend and Jesse Williams are set to work together to produce a film called With Drawn Arms, which will focus on the 1968 Olympic protest. During the Olympic Games in Mexico City in...
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