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George E. Johnson, founder of pioneering Black hair products company, dies at 99
Born to sharecroppers, Johnson started a company that would become a household name thanks to clever television marketing.
Read More‘Share the story’: Gravesite believed to belong to one of the oldest free Black persons in America restored in Boston
The the city’s mayor announced the find by conservators of the historic Granary Burying Ground and encouraged spreading the story.
Read MoreWhite Nationalists March in Washington Amid 250th Anniversary Celebrations
Hundreds of members were expected to show up at July 4th parades around the country, including in Washington DC.
Read MoreBlack Farmers Win Court Case That Restores $127 Million in Federal Grants
The Trump administration’s decision to end USDA grants that cost jobs and programs has been overruled by a judge.
Read MoreLauryn Hill honored, Janet Jackson stuns Teyana Taylor and Druski makes history at BET Awards
Lauryn Hill surprised the audience wth a performance after being honored and encouraging others to honor their gifts.
Read MoreHow Urban Lights, one of the country’s last Black-owned record stores, changed with the times
Owner Timothy Wilson has shifted with physical and digital media to remain relevant and welcoming to music lovers.
Read MoreWhat These Recent Supreme Court Rulings Could Mean for All Black Americans
From voting rights to prison sentences, recent Supreme Court decisions could reshape policy and disproportionately affect Black Americans.
Read MoreWhat is in the Caribbean’s new slavery reparations manifesto?
The Caribbean’s new reparations manifesto demands monetary compensation and justice for the grave crimes of transatlantic chattel slavery.
Read More‘We’re witnessing the end of the America that made our lives possible’: author Eddie Glaude on US’s 250th birthday
While the government is spending taxpayer money and glorifying the country’s birthday, many look to history and fear the path we’re on.
Read MoreHow Trump Turned America’s Refugee Program Into a Pathway for White People
A white South African details how a policy exception under President Trump fast-tracked his family’s refugee pathway to the United States.
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