In the most un-surprising, surprising news thus far, it seems like the Chicago police department has been monitoring the actions and online communication of protests groups and community organizations after a white cop named Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri shot Michael Brown, an unarmed Black teenager.
Chance the Rapper is proud of his Southside Chicago roots. His lyrics are riddled with references to his hometown and he can be seen wearing a Chicago White Sox fitted baseball cap most of his appearances over the past few years. So his recent team up with his local baseball team is a no-brainer. The […]
Tearing down old, dilapidated buildings and isn’t necessarily the problem. The problem is when low-income families are forced out of their homes to free up space to build high value buildings they’ll likely never be able to afford living in. That’s gentrification. And that’s exactly what’s happening in Chicago’s Cabrini-Green neighborhood. A couple of months ago, […]
Kayla, 19, and Keonna Davis, 21, are making local history with their new business venture. The two sisters have become the youngest owners of a beauty-supply-store in California, according to the Root.
Liz Dozier’s star truly began to rise when she was featured in CNN’s Chicagoland series in 2014. As the then-principal of Fenger High School, her commitment to her students and their futures gained her national attention. After moving on from the position this past summer, many waited to see what Dozier’s next venture would be. They […]
This May, eight Black women will be walking the stage to receive their PhDs in Education from Indiana University. These women did not all start the program together, however they found each other during their academic journey and created these strong relationships that helped them achieve their goals, and this May they are making history.
On Tuesday night, the Jackson City Council passed a resolution that stated their opposition to the controversial Mississippi House Bill 1523 that Governor Phil Bryant has placed less than ten hours prior.
The BET Networks are acquiring the Soul Train brand, which was announced on Monday. The Soul Train Brand’s assets include one of the largest libraries of African-American music-oriented content in the world, including over 1,100 television episodes and 40 television specials.
Oh, happy day! Same sex couples can now adopt children in 50 states. On Thursday, a federal judge ruled that Mississippi’s ban on same-sex couples adopting children is unconstitutional, which means that adoption for LGBTQ couples is legal in all fifty states.
Last week, an anti-Muslim hate group got the most interesting surprise when they came prepared to an African-American mosque in Texas.
The use of blackface – non-black people covering their faces with something to make them appear to have darker skin – is pretty much viewed as offensive across the board. Well, this is at least in the United States, where every Halloween someone gets the not-so-bright idea to cover their face in brown makeup as […]
From the #ByeAnita actions in Chicago to the Fund Black Futures campaign, 2016 has already yielded significant gains for young Black organizers across the country. But the launch of Black Scholars for Black Lives (BS4BL), a collective made up of over 200 scholars and academics who have taken a pledge to use their platforms to […]
