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Read More »Dr. King's March on the Ballot Boxes Is Under Threat Today
IRS Issues Tax Documents For Side Hustles Transactions Over $600
Beginning this month, online business owners who sell their goods and services through sites like Venmo, Etsy, and Airbnb will be sent tax forms if they have received payments of more than $600. Recently, tech companies have notified users of the impending changes and asked them to submit tax information, …
Read More »Just in Time for MLK Day, Comcast NBCUniversal Releases New Documentary, Avenue of Dreams: Reclaiming MLK Boulevards
Photo: Courtesy of ComcastNBCUniversal/Xfinity With Martin Luther King Jr. Day just around the corner, Comcast NBCUniversal has just unveiled a new documentary centered around the revolutionary Civil Rights pioneer’s vision and legacy. Per a press release sent to The Root, Avenues of Dreams: Reclaiming MLK Boulevards will tell the stories …
Read More »Grandson Of Jersey City’s First Black Firefighter Breaks Fire Department Barrier Of His Own
A third-generation Jersey City firefighter has hit a career milestone over 70 years after his grandfather became the first Black man to join the Jersey City Fire Department. On Saturday, Mayor Steve Fulop celebrated the success of his administration’s diversity recruitment efforts with the promotion of four African American firefighters …
Read More »Black Women in Georgia to Receive $850 a Month in Guaranteed Income to Fight Racial Wealth Gap
Fabian ‘Occasional Superstar’ Williams’ mural of Stacey Abrams is displayed in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia.Photo: Raymond Boyd (Getty Images) There has always been some kind of disparity for Black women in this country. We recently saw the U.S. employment rate drop for all workers except Black …
Read More »Steve Benjamin Makes History As The First Black Mayor In South Carolina
Twelve years ago, Steve Benjamin made history by being elected as the first Black Mayor of the Capital City in Columbia, South Carolina. Benjamin said he was on a mission to ensure everyone felt that they belonged in Columbia. During his tenure in office, Benjamin steered Columbia through a disastrous …
Read More »Q&A: Trymaine Lee Discusses Being Black at Harvard and Weighs in on the HBCU vs. PWI Debate
Trymaine LeePhoto: MSNBC Trymaine Lee is a Pulitzer Prize and Emmy Award-winning journalist who is a correspondent for MSNBC and host of the podcast, Into America. On the podcast, he covers social justice issues and the role of race, violence, politics and law enforcement in America. This interview covers the …
Read More »Racist Teen Charged With Changing Traffic Warning To Include N-Word
A 17-year-old was arrested in South Carolina over the weekend, charged with changing the traffic warning on a road-side sign to an offensive message including the n-word. The privately-owned sign was being used to advise drivers about on-going construction. However, on Saturday afternoon the Sumter Police Department began receiving calls …
Read More »MLK III calls Senator Sinema “Stubborn in Her Optimism” amidst Filibuster Debate
Photo: J. Kempin (Getty Images) Martin Luther King III responded to the announcement Senator Kyrtsen Sinema will not support a change to the filibuster, reported The Hill. King III respectfully sat her down. “History will remember Senator Sinema unkindly. While Sen. Sinema remains stubborn in her ‘optimism,’ Black and Brown …
Read More »Brooklyn Illustrator Honors Dr. King’s Legacy With ‘Future-Focused’ Google Doodle
On Monday, Google unveiled its latest Doodle commissioned to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This year, the company tapped Brooklyn illustrator Olivia Fields, who rendered what she calls a “future-focused” image, inspired by Dr. King’s words. “The quote, ‘The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward …
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