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WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 06: Congressman John Lewis(L) speaks along with other freedom riders during the premiere of “Freedom Riders” to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original Freedom Rides at The Newseum on May 6, 2011 in Washington, DC. Photo: Kris Connor (Getty Images) Sixty years after the Freedom …
Read More »We’re Learning the Wrong Lessons From the World’s Happiest Countries
Since 2012, most of the humans on Earth have been given a nearly annual reminder that there are entire nations of people who are measurably happier than they are. This uplifting yearly notification is known as the World Happiness Report. With the release of each report, which is published by …
Read More »Iowa County Renamed In Honor Of Black Female Historian
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors in Iowa City, Iowa, on June 24 (Thursday) voted unanimously to change the county’s name from that of a slave owner to that of a Black professor, a pioneer in education. The county is now named in honor of Lulu Merle Johnson. It was …
Read More »24-Year-Old Gabby Thomas Becomes Second Fastest 200 Meter Runner of All Time
Gabby Thomas is making headlines for winning the women’s 200 meter dash during Saturday’s U.S. Olympic trials. She clocked in at 21.61 seconds, making her the second fastest runner of all-time, NBC Sports reported. The 24-year-old athlete ranks right behind world-record holder Florence Griffith-Joyner. Her record run of 21.34 seconds …
Read More »Gabby Thomas Sets The Track on Fire With Second-Fastest 200 Meter Dash of All Time
Gabby Thomas celebrates after winning the final in the women’s 200-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Eugene, Ore.Photo: Chris Carlson (AP) Remember the name Gabby Thomas when the Tokyo Olympics come ‘round next month. Thomas won the women’s 200-meter dash during …
Read More »Red Table Talk Wins First Emmy
It’s been three years since Red Table Talk aired its first episode on Facebook Watch. Now the co-hosts of the wildly popular series, Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, and Adrienne Banfield-Norris, are getting their well-deserved flowers. According to PEOPLE, the show was awarded a Daytime Emmy in the Outstanding Informative Talk …
Read More »Letter From Prague 1968-1978
Miki Lowe A poem by Carolyn Forché, published in The Atlantic in 1979 When Carolyn Forché used the term “poetry of witness” in her introduction to a 1993 anthology, Against Forgetting, she was the first. By then, she’d spent time in the years from 1978 to 1980 in El Salvador, …
Read More »DJ Khaled Is The Hit-Making Mastermind Who Has The Industry
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Read More »Here’s The Average Income of Black Millennials Ages 25-29
Black millennials are facing a double whammy, shuffling the impact of high student loan debt payments and lower income after graduation. Although the financial inequities are not a secret, the numbers reveal an enlightening story that could lead to a different set of actions. Student Loan Hero, an online platform …
Read More »Blackalicious Emcee Gift of Gab Dead at 50
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 07: Gift of Gab of Blackalicious performs at the first annual “LA Weekly Detour Music Festival” on October 7, 2006, on the streets of downtown Los Angeles, CaliforniaPhoto: Karl Walter (Getty Images) Timothy Jerome Parker–better known as the aptly-named Gift of Gab, one half of …
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