Charles L. Chavis Jr., Ph.D. is the author of the forthcoming book, The Silent Shore: The Lynching of Matthew Williams and the Politics of Racism
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin became the first head coach in NFL history to not suffer a losing season in his first 15 years
Chef Liz Rogers has broken barriers within the dessert industry. She recently launched the only Black-owned national ice cream brand available in supermarkets, including Walmart
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has announced its next commissioner. On Oct. 26, the league announced Sonja Stills will become the first female commissioner in MEAC
In a magnum opus that spans two decades, Harvard Law School professor Randall Kennedy, one of our preeminent legal scholars and public intellectuals, gives us
Multi-hyphenate Hollywood star Karrueche Tran was so happy after her historic win at the 2021 Daytime Emmys that she could have levitated right off the
Marcus Garvey — entrepreneur, founder, and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League once stated: “A people without knowledge of
Vice President Kamala Harris made history again over the weekend. The former California attorney general-tuned U.S. Senator-turned White House occupant became the first sitting VP
Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson made history at the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday, April 25, 2021, when they became the first Black women to
Viola Davis has become a living legend right before our very eyes in recent years. It seems like a lifetime ago when Davis played a
Kamala Harris, the first female, first Black, and first South Asian vice president-elect in American history, strutted out on stage in Wilmington, Delaware, to the
Actress Zendaya made history when she took home her Primetime Emmy Award on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. With her win in the lead actress category,
No father and daughter has ever won Emmy Awards in the same year in the annals of the prestigious Television Academy. Until now. Ron Cephas
T.I. insists that companies should do more than apologize for their role in American slavery. In June, Lloyd’s of London issued an apology for participating
Skip Marley, grandson of the legendary artist Bob Marley, is chartering his own path to success with his musical career. Skip is making history with
The Netflix series “Self Made” tells the harrowing story of Madam C.J. Walker, an astute and accomplished Black businesswoman who became a millionaire in the
On a cold day in Atlanta, YFN Lucci parked his blue Rolls-Royce Phantom drophead coupé outside rolling out studios. Several diamond-encrusted chains hung around his
[jwplayer 5SCgC9OM] Tyler Perry recently sat down with rolling out‘s A.R. Shaw to discuss how making history as the first Black person to own a
Texas state Rep. Toni Rose is a committed and passionate public servant. At an early age, the Dallas native developed a passion for civic engagement,
Sydney Wilson was living a normal teenage life when she got the news. The 14-year-old played elite soccer, ran track and was the captain of
