People vote in the Super Tuesday primary at Centreville High School March 1, 2016, in Centreville, Virginia. Voters in a dozen states will take part in “Super Tuesday” — a series of primaries and caucuses in states ranging from Alaska to Virginia, with Virginia the first to open its polling stations at 6:00 am (1100 […]
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Because of the Black Civil Rights Struggle, These Groups Saw Progress Too
Photo: John Duricka (AP) Through nonviolent protests and other forms of civil disobedience, the Civil Rights Movement was a decade’s long effort to make racial discrimination, disenfranchisement and inequality illegal across the country. Advertisement But the efforts of leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King and John Lewis didn’t just work to help African Americans. They […]
Read MoreThanks to Civil Rights These Groups Saw Progress Too
Photo: John Duricka (AP) Through nonviolent protests and other forms of civil disobedience, the Civil Rights Movement was a decade’s long effort to make racial discrimination, disenfranchisement and inequality illegal across the country. Advertisement But the efforts of leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King and John Lewis didn’t just work to help African Americans. They […]
Read MoreBHM: Where to Watch Iconic TV Series, Movies That Tell The Black Story
Oprah, Halle Berry, Taraji and More Celebrate 50 Years of ESSENCE | Time Of Essence | OWN As Essence magazine celebrates its 50th anniversary, this docuseries chronicles its rise, fall and rise again. It tells the whole story, good, bad and ugly. This was thee magazine for Black women and you can’t explore Black history […]
Read MoreBlack History Month: Where to Watch TV Series, Movies That Celebrate Our Stories
Oprah, Halle Berry, Taraji and More Celebrate 50 Years of ESSENCE | Time Of Essence | OWN As Essence magazine celebrates its 50th anniversary, this docuseries chronicles its rise, fall and rise again. It tells the whole story, good, bad and ugly. This was thee magazine for Black women and you can’t explore Black history […]
Read MoreBHM: Where to Watch TV Series, Movies That Celebrate Our Black Stories
Oprah, Halle Berry, Taraji and More Celebrate 50 Years of ESSENCE | Time Of Essence | OWN As Essence magazine celebrates its 50th anniversary, this docuseries chronicles its rise, fall and rise again. It tells the whole story, good, bad and ugly. This was thee magazine for Black women and you can’t explore Black history […]
Read More2024 Oscars: Ahhh! Black Stars React to Their Nominations
The 96th Oscars nominations were announced Tuesday morning, and several of our favorites have reason to celebrate. From Jon Batiste, to first time nominees Colman Domingo, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Sterling K. Brown and Danielle Brooks, to the acclaimed and respected Jeffrey Wright, there was so much Black Excellence we’re definitely having a moment. ‘True Detective: […]
Read More2024 GLAAD Media Awards: ‘Rustin,’ ‘American Fiction’ Lead Black Nominees
Start Slideshow Colman Domingo as Bayard RustinPhoto: David Lee/NETFLIX The 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards feature an eclectic group of nominees celebrating positive presentations of the LGBTQ+ community in film, television, journalism, comic books and graphic novels. In addition to critically acclaimed movies like “American Fiction” and “Rustin,” TV series including “Harlem,” “Black Cake” and […]
Read MoreIKYFL: A 2-Year-Old Black Girl “Arrested” in Lame Rosa Parks Demonstration
Screenshot: Bureau of Prisons You know, when we said Florida needs to teach the real version Black history, we didn’t mean putting a toddler in handcuffs and calling her Rosa Parks! Yes, this happened and according to the NAACP, the daycare in question ought to be placed under investigation. Small Town Horror Story: The Mississippi […]
Read More9 Inspirational Quotes From Rosa Parks, an Icon of the Civil Rights Movement
Photo: Don Cravens (Getty Images) On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks made history when she refused to give up her seat for a white passenger on a city bus in Montgomery, Ala. Small Town Horror Story: The Mississippi Burning of Three Anti-Segregationists Off English Her subsequent arrest led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a pivotal […]
Read MoreDeSantis, Here’s 28 Black History Moments You Won’t Sweep Under the Rug
Photo: MPI (Getty Images) That Florida man named Gov. Ron DeSantis has made it his life’s mission to restrict what kids learn in the classroom. Specifically, what they learn about Black history. The latest blow to Black history curriculum was his green light for the Department of Education to water down lessons on teaching slavery. […]
Read More23 Moments in Black History DeSantis Wants to Hide From Florida Students
U.S. National Guard troops block off Beale Street as Civil Rights marchers wearing placards reading, “I AM A MAN” pass by on March 29, 1968. It was the third consecutive march held by the group in as many days. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., who had left town after the first march, would soon return […]
Read More17 Moments in Black History DeSantis Wants to Hide From Florida Students
U.S. National Guard troops block off Beale Street as Civil Rights marchers wearing placards reading, “I AM A MAN” pass by on March 29, 1968. It was the third consecutive march held by the group in as many days. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., who had left town after the first march, would soon return […]
Read MoreSix Things You Didn’t Know About The Original March on Washington
Updated 9/02/2023 at 8:00 a.m. ET Tens of thousands descended upon the National Mall marking the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington last week. Everyone in attendance remembers that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” at the march. But more than a few things about this iconic day […]
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