Gele Day is a celebration when woman throughout Chicago come together to empower each other, reconnect with the earth, stand in unity and wrap their
[jwplatform r2exwQ9M] Family, friends and supporters gather to pay their final respects to Alton Sterling. The funeral is being held at the A. F. Clark
On July 8, hundreds of inspired people gathered at Campus Martius in downtown Detroit. As you approached the landmark area, you heard chants rising into
It’s hard being Black in America for many, as recent events have shown: from dubious killings of Black men to outright racist behavior and displays
“America is on the verge of #Blaxit – a mass exodus of Black people. Where we will go I don’t know, but it’s clear that
Imagine a life where every time you signed on to your social media account, you were DM’d a threat or insults flooded your timeline and
Recently, attorney Benjamin Crump donned a “Black Lawyers Matter” T-shirt while speaking at the Democratic National Convention, which will determine the policy agenda for the
[jwplatform 5InE7shJ] How brave is this kid at The Paideia School in Atlanta. During the Junior High’s Poetry Slam, an end-of-the-year event, Royce performed “White
Did the real Wendy Williams host her eponymous show on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 or did she allow “Clueless” Stacey Dash to stand in for
Sonia Sanchez was once described by fellow poet Maya Angelou “as a lion in literature’s forest.” This distinction is no surprise as Sanchez was, and
#TrayvonMartin #JordanDavis #SandraBland #MikeBrown #EricGarner #SeanBell #RekiaBoyd #LaquanMcDonald #JohnCrawford #TamirRice #FreddieGray #KimaniGray #AiyanaStanleyJones #AltonSterling and the list goes on. These are just some of the
Give or take a few pounds, this has been my body since I was 14. It is an archetypal Black woman’s body, which until recently,
Frederick Douglass gives meaning to the Fourth of July. On July 5, 1852, Douglass, a former slave, orator, and writer, delivered a speech during an
In They Still Live, Denver-based artists Thomas “Detour” Evans and Tya Alisa Anthony present a series combining DNA, African relics and African Americans in Denver. For the project,
To these haters, and to those who came before to picket the Leslie Jones camp, I say as I’m sure Jones would in her brash way, “Step the f—k off.”
A Memphis, Tenneessee, teen asked a stranger for a box of donuts and ended up with $300K. And that number is still growing. On June 9,
At a young age, African Americans are encouraged to speak, dress and think like White Americans, preferably White Christian Americans. This road of assimilation is paved with smiles, rewards and pats on the back. The purpose of these accolades and kind words is to convince African Americans that assimilation leads to safety and success.
Darren Pollard’s exhibition at Gallery Guichard is strong and bold. The Detroit native, currently residing between Chicago and Detroit, is showcasing his work as part
Maxwell Emcays is the other talented artist at Gallery Guichard’s featured exhibition titled “Found,” a Chicago-based multidisciplinary creative who began his journey creating digitally born
The Emancipation Proclamation was signed Jan. 1 1863, and freed all of the slaves in America. Unfortunately, Snapchat and Twitter didn’t exist and even if they had, Black
