Maryland’s governor posthumously pardoned 34 victims of racial lynching in the state dating between 1854 and 1933, saying they were […]
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Obamas’ Family Dog Bo Dies Aged 12 From Cancer: Heartbroken Former President Calls Him a ‘True Friend and Loyal Companion’
The Obamas have bid a sad farewell to their family pet Bo who passed away Saturday from cancer. The Portuguese […]
Family of 19-year-old Buffalo State College student pleads for help in finding her after her phone last pinged near Goat Island in Niagara Falls one week ago
The father of a college student who’s been missing for over a week has criticised authorities for acting too slowly […]
White Father and Son Who Shot Dead Black Jogger Ahmaud Arbery Are Charged With Federal Hate Crimes While in Jail Awaiting Murder Trial
A white father and son accused of murdering a black jogger while he ran through their neighborhood have had federal […]
Black Louisiana grandfather who family say suffered a seizure is punched and kicked by white cops who claim that he was under the influence and refused to comply with them
A black grandfather was punched and kicked by white police officers after suffering an epileptic seizure while walking his autistic […]
Police officer Kimberly Potter arrested and will be charged with 2nd degree manslaughter in Daunte Wright shooting
Kimberly Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright after mistakenly drawing her gun instead of her […]
Virginia officer is fired after police release shocking body cam video showing officers pulling their guns on an Army Lieutenant, pepper spraying him and striking him in traffic stop
A Virginia police officer involved in a controversial traffic stop in December where officers drew their guns at a second […]
Rapper DMX Dead at 50
NEW YORK (AP) — DMX, the raspy-voiced hip-hop artist who produced the songs “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” and “Party Up (Up […]
Baylor University to erect two statues in honor of first black graduates
The full, unedited report includes key findings on University’s historical connections to slavery and the Confederacy, as acknowledged in June […]
Remembering the Black Female Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement
(RNS) — I have spoken for years about the deeply interfaith nature of the civil rights movement, a beautiful story with the […]
Thomas Craemer on When Reparations Were Paid Out to Slave-owners and Their Descendants
(The Conversation) — The cost of slavery and its legacy of systemic racism to generations of Black Americans has been […]
Lifetime to Premiere Biopic on Life of Gospel Music Icon Mahalia Jackson
LOS ANGELES, CA – Lifetime’s highly anticipated gospel biopic “Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia” stars Tony Award nominee, SAG, and Grammy® Award-winning actress Danielle […]
Obama Says All Black Americans Should Get Reparations Because the ‘Wealth of This Country Was Built on the Backs of Slaves’ – but Says He Couldn’t Do it as President Due to the ‘Politics of White Resistance’
Barack Obama says reparations for all black Americans are “justified” because the “wealth of this country was built on the […]
Stevie Wonder Says He Is Moving Permanently to Ghana
Legendary singer and pianist Stevie Wonder is relocating to Ghana. The 22-time Grammy winner opened up about his decision to move out […]
Black History Can’t Be Told Without the Bible
(RNS) — Black Americans are leading the charge when it comes to religious practice in America. According to Pew Research, nearly […]
Howard University’s School of Divinity Dean Yolanda Pierce Releases New Book ‘In My Grandmother’s House: Black Women, Faith, and the Stories We Inherit’
(RNS) — Dean Yolanda Pierce of Howard University School of Divinity has been shaped by, and now teaches, womanist theology, […]
CBN: How Richard Allen Went From Slavery to Creating the AME Church and Standing Among the Founding Fathers of America
From his young years, Richard Allen knew the humiliating and dehumanizing pain of being a slave. Born in 1760, his […]
WATCH: Mary Wilson, Founding Member of the Supremes, Dies at 76
Mary Wilson, a founding and longest-running member of The Supremes, has died. She was 76. She died suddenly on Monday […]
