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Meet the woman helping preserve the legacy of Black cowboys and cowgirls
Black children learn about riding horses and Black history from Caitlin Gooch, who has studied Black cowboys.
Read MoreMassachusetts to create advisory council focused on Black empowerment
Massachusetts governor Maura Healey is spearheading racial justice, most recently through an order that creates an advisory committee.
Read MoreMalcolm X’s family to sue the CIA, FBI and NYPD for $100M over his assassination
America’s Black Holocaust Museum – Malcolm X’s family to sue the CIA, FBI and NYPD for $100M over his assassination
Read MoreBeyoncé, Lizzo, Viola Davis Among Early NAACP Image Awards Winners
In anticipation of the Image Awards, NAACP as released the names of nominees, including actors and musicians, all this week.
Read MoreBarbie’s Getting a Makeover From Beyonce’s Stylist
Mattel and celebrity stylist Zerina Akers have teamed up to design a diverse range of fashionable Barbie dolls.
Read MoreTennessee’s largest county to study reparations for descendants of enslaved people
Board members in Shelby County, Tennessee support reparations for descendants of enslaved people, but not everyone finds it feasible.
Read MoreJennifer McClellan makes history as the first Black woman elected to Congress in Virginia
Democrat Jennifer McClellan has made history as the first Black woman elected to represent Virginia in Congress. McClellan, a state senator, defeated Republican Leon Benjamin in Tuesday’s special election in the 4th Congressional District. She will fill the seat of Democratic Rep. Donald McEachin, who died from cancer shortly after he won re-election in November.
Read MoreBeloit’s Black leaders seek to redefine the future for city’s youth
If a community is to change the future its young people could see, it must first redefine how it views itself now. We have to disrupt the so-called “cradle to prison pipeline.”
Read MoreThe HistoryMakers: Documenting untold stories of African American achievement
At a time when we’re having a national discussion about how Black history fits into the American mosaic, we discovered that many stories of Black achievement are slipping away, going unpreserved for future generations. A nonpartisan, nonprofit organization called the historymakers is hoping to change that, by creating an expansive digital archive of first-person accounts.
Read MoreKeith Lee is TikTok’s favorite food reviewer — and he’s just getting started
Keith Lee has found his niche as a Black food reviewer on TikTok, and his success can help the greater Black community.
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