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The “Black Wall Street” sign is seen during the Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood District on June 19, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images) When O.W. Gurley, a wealthy African American from Arkansas, moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and purchased over 40 acres of land, he committed …

Learning about Crop Swap LA offers a crash course in urban farming, but with a twist. Founded by Jamiah Hargins, Crop Swap LA believes that 80% of our food sales should be derived within the zip codes where foods are grown, according to the social enterprise which grows foods in …

Happy birthday, Zaya Wade!  Celebrating her 14th birthday on Saturday (May 29) Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union-Wade celebrated their teenager on her special day.  In an Instagram post, Union posted a photo of Zaya posing in a colorful striped cut-out sweater.  “Happy Birthday @zayawade…14!!!! We [love] you so much and …

In this 1921 image provided by the Library of Congress, smoke billows over Tulsa, Okla.Photo: Alvin C. Krupnick Co./Library of Congress (AP) The first time most (white) Americans likely heard about the Tulsa Race Massacre was when HBO’s Watchmen opened its first episode—aired on October 20, 2019—with the devastating reenactment …

LeBron James’ youngest son is headed to high school and he is one proud father! Taking to his Instagram on Saturday (May 29) the NBA superstar gave a special shout-out to his son Bryce for completing middle school.  “CONGRATULATIONS to my guy Bryce Maximus on graduating middle school” he captioned …

Read: In defense of Los Angeles To call L.A. a city doesn’t account for its game of thrones, the ways that county supervisors, city-council members, and eccentric billionaires tug at power. Metropolis doesn’t consider our countryside and endless townships. The idea that L.A. County is a collection of villages and …

Tessica Brown, perhaps better known as Gorilla Glue Girl, and her attorney Jeffrey R. Klein want folks to stop using her voice in a viral remix song on social media platforms. According to TMZ, they sent cease and desist letters about the song called “Bad Idea,” which has appeared on …

Actor Blair Underwood announced Sunday (May 30) on social media that he and his wife, Desiree DaCosta, are getting divorced after 27 years of marriage. “It has truly been a beautiful journey,” Underwood said. RELATED: Blair Underwood Reveals He Almost Turned Down Being In The Classic ‘Set It Off’ “We …

“None of this is possible without the fans, so thank you to all the fans,” Blige said during Friday’s induction ceremony. The Apollo Theater, an iconic venue in New York City, has been a place for talented Black artists and performers to express themselves since the 1930s. In 2010, the …

Nicole Poole FranklinPhoto: Polk County Jail Nicole Poole Franklin, the white supremacist from Des Moines, Iowa, who on Dec. 9, 2019, hit a Black 12-year-old boy with her SUV and, on the same day, ran over a 14-year-old girl and admitted she did it because she thought the girl “was …