By: Angelica Bastien With Captain America: Civil War the clockwork-like efficiency of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe is on full display. Nearly a decade after it was kicked off with Iron Man (2008), Marvel has perfected its formula which mixes a blend of humor, light pathos, and bright-eyed optimism. The problem is the cracks in this methodology […]
The Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. has received more than $3 million in donations since nine people were shot down inside of its walls. $1.5 million of that money was given to the families of the late victims. However, some have concerns about the distribution process. Because much of the money the church received […]
Get the right group of Hollywood players in one room and you can do some pretty amazing things. Denzel Washington is one of those people who has the clout and the means to make big things happen for Black communities. And, a recent fundraising party – which led to his helping the Smithsonian African American Museum – is […]
We now live in a time where all you have to do to be interrogated by airport security on a flight is write things down. Oh, and look like “other.” That’s what happened to Guido Menzio, an Ivy League economist that was aboard an American Airlines flight from Philadelphia to Syracuse.Â
The college that a student chooses to go to is only half of the battle when it comes to getting a job upon graduation. Another important part is picking the right program at the right school. To help with these sometimes overwhelming decisions, LinkedIn has provided a list of the best undergraduate universities for various career […]
Actor Tyler James Williams is changing up the game in the acting world by starring in a new show called RePlay which will stream on mobile devices.
Instant product delivery is seemingly the last service online retailers need to provide to conquer their brick-and-mortar competitors. Amazon’s same-day delivery option hopes to lead the charge. But a report from Bloomberg raises concerns about many of Amazon’s black customers being excluded from the service.Â
Dr. Cathy J. Cohen not only founded the Black Youth Project in 2004, she has been at the helm of research on Black youth for many years. Her work with BYP and BYP100 stems directly from her academic fortitude of investigating the ways that society engages with race, how institutions profit from the exploitation of […]
It was only a couple of months ago that Melissa Harris-Perry was in the middle of a very public parting of ways with MSNBC, which had been the home for her weekend broadcast for years. Many wondered what would be the next home for the news personality. We now have an answer. Harris-Perry will be […]
On Monday, April 4 2016, the jury selection began for the trial of James Dixon, the 25-year-old man who was accused of manslaughter and assault in the 2013 murder of Islan Nettles, a 21-year-old black transgender woman.
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.
This past week has seen a lot of high profile organizations showing major support for people of color. It’s actually becoming quite a trend. For example, the first Congressional Caucus for Black Women and Girls was just crated and the NoVo Foundation is donating $90 million to helping women of color. Now, Microsoft is making […]
