Source: The Washington Post / Getty For generations, harmful stereotypes have painted Black fathers as absent, uninvolved or disconnected from their children’s lives. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott challenges that narrative through his work with strollers, the community, and a powerful message about fatherhood. Read about how Scott is actively demystifying the Black father trope. Ahead […]
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Tia and Jasmin, once unsure, achieved top honors through hard work and discipline instilled by their parents. Source: Photo via CBS News Philadelphia / Tia and Jasmin Criss Congratulations are well deserved for twin sisters Tia and Jasmin Criss, seniors at Cheyney University, who are preparing to graduate as valedictorian and salutatorian, according to CBS […]
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Source: PHILIP MICHAEL WILLS / Getty Mel Alleyne hadn’t played spades in years. Then her sister called. “She was like, ‘There’s a tournament [in Brooklyn]. And you’re going to sign up for it and you can’t say no,’” she recalled. Alleyne, who first learned the game at a lunch table in high school, knew exactly […]
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Many popular Gen Z slang words have origins in African American Vernacular English, which has its own distinct grammar and vocabulary. Negative stereotypes have led to the dismissal of AAVE as ‘improper speech,’ erasing its history and cultural significance. Source: Mohd Azrin / Getty Popular Gen Z slang words like “rizz” and “slay” have become […]
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Source: J. Janice Coleman / facebook An English professor at the Mississippi HBCU Alcorn State University has sewn a quilt honoring civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. In an interview with Mississippi Today, Professor J. Janice Coleman explained her history with quilting and what led her to make a quilt honoring Fannie Lou Hamer. She […]
Read MoreSource: Narai Chal / Getty It’s never a happy story when a Black man is exonerated and freed from prison after spending years and even decades behind bars for a crime they didn’t commit. It’s a story that’s a better story than the alternative — the man remaining in prison while innocent — but it’s […]
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facebook There’s nothing like getting through your first day at a new job. Whether just joining the workforce or a seasoned vet in the world of employment, those “newbie nerves” just never seem so easy to shake. Now, add your entire city, giving you the roast session of a lifetime to welcome you in; that’s […]
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Source: Federal Defenders for the Middle District of Alabama / Federal Defenders The governor of Alabama has commuted the death sentence of a Black man who participated in a robbery during which someone was shot and killed, but did not commit the shooting himself. According to the Washington Post, on Tuesday, Gov. Kay Ivey revised […]
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Source: Guinness World Record recipient Corhonda “HOODA” Dawson / Photo courtesy of Corhonda Dawson’s Instagram page. Congratulations are in order for Memphis native and scuba diver Corhonda “HOODA” Dawson, whose latest achievement has secured her a place in the record books. In April 2025, the Whitehaven resident earned a spot in the Guinness World Records […]
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As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, the “Freedom & Resistance” exhibition at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C., offers a profound reflection on the nation’s history. Inspired by The 1619 Project, the exhibit seeks to reframe America’s founding narrative by centering the experiences and contributions of Black Americans. Launched […]
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