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In 2011-2012, I was an apprentice in Public Allies.  What is Public Allies (besides the best leadership development program in AmeriCorps)?  Public Allies’ mission is to advance new leadership to strengthen communities, nonprofits and civic participation.  

  Sissieretta Jones made history in 1892 when she became the first African-American female to sing at Carnegie Hall. 122 years later, the first openly transgender African-American performer will play at the venue on June 25.

  Kanye West has always been vocal when voicing his opinions. He’s criticized government leaders, entertainers, etc. without blinking twice. His latest rant involves President Obama. 

  “We’re not created equal, we have different roles in life.” – 2013 Documentary, “Frustrated: Black Men in Brazil” I recently ran across a documentary on YouTube called “Frustrated: Black Men in Brazil” which was directed by Al Greeze. He was inspired to make this documentary after reading a 2006 Essence article by Spelman College […]

  Actor Morgan Freeman made some pretty interesting comments during an interview with CNN’s Don Lemon about race and wealth. The star joined Lemon to promote his new series Through the Wormhole on the Science Channel. But somehow the two ended up discussing wealth inequality and race. 

  A new initiative will provide the opportunity for candidates to shadow well-known TV directors of various half-hour scripted Sony Pictures TV series. The “Diverse Directors Program” is meant to provide access and training to promising future directors of color. 

Well ladies and gentlemen she’s done it again. Orange is the New Black star LaVerne Cox has made history by becoming to first transgender person to appear on the cover of TIME magazine. The actress and activist also sat down with TIME’s Katy Steinmetz for an in-depth interview.

Yesterday we reported on comments Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban made to The Tennessean. In an interview, Cuban admitted to being “prejudiced” and “bigoted,” arguing that all people make negative assumptions based on how others look. After the interview, Cuban took to his Twitter account to apologize to Trayvon Martin’s family after saying that he’d cross […]

  May 19th, 2014 would have been Malcom X’s 89th birthday. I went to Youtube to listen to some of his famous speeches and interviews. One speech in particular, he asked quite a few questions that would make one search deep within for the lack of self-love and question where did a thing such as […]

The following post was written by Shawn Dove. It originally appeared on Open Society Foundations, under the title, “How Do You Quantify Hope for Black Men and Boys?” By: Shawn Dove How do you quantify hope? I’ve been asking myself this question recently in my role leading the Open Society Campaign for Black Male Achievement. […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban made a few controversial comments on Wednesday during a conference in Nashville. During an interview with The Tennessean, Cuban pretty much stated that we all have preconceived notions, and in so many words, admitted to being a bigot.

Yasiin Bey a.k.a. Mos Def has canceled his upcoming tour in the U.S. amid immigration issues banning him from coming back to the country. A statement posted on the show promoter’s website last week announced the cancellation.