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New Parents and a Newborn with Sickle Cell Disease: What Now?

In this article, I’d like to introduce you to TaLana Hughes, a mother of three who is also the executive director of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of Illinois (SCDAI).

Global Car Designer Andre Hudson Gives Us a Peek Inside of ‘Tomorrows’ Self-Driving Cars

In order to give us a peek into the future, we caught up with one of the foremost forward-thinkers and creative spirits in the field of design. Global car designer Andre Hudson…

Juneteenth Reparations Hearing on H.R. 40 Puts Reparations Debate in National Spotlight

“These are the vestiges of enslavement that people don’t want to deal with,” said Dr. Julianne Malveaux, the former President of Bennett College…

Joint Statement on Violent Protests That Have Left Haiti at a Standstill

One of the key pillars of a democratic society is the freedom to stand up and speak out, and we fully support the right of Haiti’s citizens to do so. The protesters are urged to remember…

After Memo Becomes Public, Focus of Citizenship Question Is Revealed

Thomas Hofeller, who passed away in August 2018, concluded in a 2015 report that adding the census question regarding citizenship would produce data on political maps…

On Juneteenth We Must Remember Our Fight for Freedom Continues

The NAACP stands at a significant moment in time when racial subordination and racial hierarchy is being reinforced at the highest level of leadership in this country. The recent accounts of domestic terrorism…

UNCF Applauds House for Strong HBCU Funding & Assistance for Neediest Students

UNCF Urges Senate to Approve Increases in HBCU-Related Spending to nearly $200 Million and $26 Billion to Underserved Students WASHINGTON, DC (June 19, 2019) –Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed its first four bills to fund the government for

Dancin’ in the Park Summer Series Scheduled – a Free Fitness Celebration

Dancin’ in the Park will showcase dance styles like Zumba, line dancing, hip-hop, and more. The dynamic team of fitness instructors are skilled in working with diverse ages…

Bernie Sanders Sole Candidate to Address the Black Press

However, of the 24 candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for president, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is the only one that has agreed to address key influencers…

My Enthusiasm and Commitment to Be Great Has Skyrocketed

One of my favorite parts during boot camp was being able to sit down at dinner and talk with Fonzworth Bentley and DJ Envy. They enlightened all of us on reasons to continue striving…

Wilson Leads Letter on Proposed Cuts to Child Migrant Services

This administration has shown a disturbing disregard for the mental and physical health of children in its custody, who are spending weeks and often months in detention…

Ava Duvernay’s “When They See Us” Blasts Netflix Viewership Records

“When They See Us” relays a jarring miscarriage of justice of five teens — Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, and Korey Wise…

A Tale of Two Graduations – More Likely to Shoulder Student Debt

While the students are demographically different, one can hope that the call to “practice humanity” is one that will be heeded. It is, perhaps a sign of the times…

Juneteenth: Freedom’s Promise Is Still Denied to Thousands of Blacks Unable to Make Bail

For hundreds of thousands of African-Americans stuck in pretrial detention – accused but not convicted of a crime, and unable to leave because of bail…

Plastics Are Strangling the Planet, I Am Not Exaggerating

You have probably heard about islands of plastic (and other garbage) inhabiting our oceans. The impact of this is the dying off of entire segments of oceans.

Fathers Need to Care for Themselves as Well as Their Kids – but Often Don’t

Our research has found that fathers can view health not in terms of going to the doctor or eating vegetables but how they hold a job, provide for their family…

EXCERPTS: Mayor Pete Speaks at the Black Economic Alliance Presidential Candidates Forum

Black voters I talk to, frankly, feel burned and taken advantage of by politicians in both parties who come along making lavish promises…

Kiante Bennett Selected as 2019 HBCU Competitiveness Scholar

Competitiveness Scholars are recognized for successfully preparing to compete for top opportunities that improve long-term outcomes…

A Female Cadet Will Be Removed From the Army ROTC for ‘Pro-Nazism’ Tweets

Martha Gerdes is on a “leave of absence” from the program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte pending her disenrollment from the ROTC…

Kamala Harris Visits Las Vegas McDonald’s to Protest With Workers

Harris said that upon being sworn in, she would immediately pursue a series of executive actions to make it easier for immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally…

Top Graduates Keep It a Family Affair at North Brunswick High

First cousins Veronda Blue and Angel Johnson made history graduating as the class of 2019′s valedictorian and salutatorian…

2019 State of Black America, Getting 2 Equal: United Not Divided

The 2019 State of Black America, Getting 2 Equal: United Not Divided, focuses on the state of the Black vote with an emphasis on its power…

Thousands of Police Officers Outed in Slew of Racist Facebook Posts

One of the reasons that I don’t think it’s an individual problem is that these folks are talking to each other. There are a lot of posts that have eight comments underneath them…

Chevrolet Gives HBCU Students an Opportunity to ‘Discover the Unexpected’

Chevrolet and the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) have selected six students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities…

Central Park Five’ Prosecutor Elizabeth Lederer out at Columbia Law School

Prosecutor Elizabeth Lederer won’t be returning as a part-time lecturer at Columbia Law School after students demanded the university cut ties with her.

Sasha Obama Graduates From High School With Presidential Parents Looking On

Sasha Obama, the former president’s younger daughter, graduated from high school on Sunday with her parents, Barack and Michelle Obama, and her sister Malia in attendance, according to US Weekly, AOL.com and The Washington Examiner. Her school, Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., posted

This Doctor Credits Her 55-Pound Weight Loss to a 6-Hour Eating Window

Cecily Anne Clark-Ganheart’s weight had fluctuated for most of her adult life. But when she reached an all-time high of 264 pounds after the birth of her second son…

Review: ‘the Black Godfather’ Clarence Avant and the Art of Wielding Power With Honor

If your currency as a documentary subject lay in the number of heavyweights taking time to sing your praises on camera with twinkles in each one’s eyes, then music industry executive Clarence Avant may be, like George Bailey in “It’s

N.C. Highway Historical Marker Recognizes Journalist Louis Austin

An example that the pen is mightier than the sword is journalist Louis Austin, who advocated for and advanced social justice and civil rights as publisher of the “Carolina Times” newspaper in Durham.

He Started as a Custodian, Now He’s a Principal in the Same School District

Newly appointed principal Michael Atkins has filled nearly every role in the Denver public school system, but his career in education began in an unconventional spot: custodial services.

Minorities Face More Obstacles to a Lifesaving Organ Transplant

We looked at barriers at several levels: individual barriers, such as limited income; health barriers, such as having multiple health conditions in addition to…

Watching a Father & Son – an Outpouring of Emotion

You must have seen this video. A father speaking with his pre-verbal son about the season finale of Empire.The video went viral at warp speed and DJ Pryor—the father—was overwhelmed by the outpouring of emotion that the interaction with his son

New Maryland City Councilman Stopped in “Driving While Black” Incident

I couldn’t stop thinking about what happens to the young man or women who’s not a lawyer or a county councilmember, hasn’t honed their training on how to survive a stop…

Democrats Hold Hearing on White Supremacy

The House Oversight subcommittee on civil rights and civil liberties hearing, titled “Confronting White Supremacy: Adequacy of the Federal Response,” reportedly is the latest effort…

Mayor Dyer and Chief Mina Accused of Excessive Force in Lawsuit

Video of Noel Carter’s arrest, which was captured by a resident in an Orange Avenue apartment and by security cameras outside the Orlando Sentinel’s office…

Spiritually Speaking: Free at Last. Claim It.

One of the hardest things to understand in this life and then, to do, is to love yourself. God even commands us to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. Without Christ in your life, I believe that concept of self love can be distorted…

Baltimore Brothers Set Free After 24 Years in Prison for Wrongful Murder Conviction

In 1994, the brothers were arrested for allegedly killing 21-year old Anthony Wooden with at least over a dozen shots fired.

U.S. Attempt to Erase Harriet Tubman

In the fantasy of white supremacy, traitors like Jefferson Davis and other Confederates are memorialized for being freedom fighters — the freedom of whites to own black…

Pelosi vs. Fellow Democrats on the Pros and Cons of Impeachment

Since special counsel Robert Mueller spoke publicly for the first time about his finding that he could not exonerate the president, the number of House members…

Study Finds Most of the World Failing at Gender Equality

This report should serve as a wake-up call to the world. We won’t meet the [Sustainable Development Goals] SDGs with 40% of girls and women living in…

John Gary Williams Maintained Music in His Heart, Despite Tragedy, Trials

Filmmaker John Hubbell’s documentary, which includes new music from John Gary Williams, is expected to be released in 2020.

The Making of Restorative Justice Public Policy Gumbo

“There are so many people in silos doing this work, but there hasn’t been a space where people can all come together and do it collectively,” said Tim Green

Children of the Dream: Why School Integration Works

By Rucker C. Johnson
School integration efforts in the 1970s and 1980s were overwhelmingly successful — we must renew our commitment to integration for the sake of all…

Information the FBI Once Hoped Could Destroy Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Has Been Declassified

An article just published by the U.K.-based Standpoint Magazine alleges that civil rights icon Martin Luther King witnessed and even celebrated a woman’s rape…

America’s Challenge: Moving Toward Racial Healing and Transformation

A quick resignation would have elicited rhetorical condemnations, a symbolic “washing of hands,” and sent the wrong message that everything has been resolved…

Why Thousands Are Getting Hit With Unexpected Medical Bills

Another story in the media covering a family somewhere in America dealing with an outrageous medical bill. Yet, in more and more cases, these families…

We’re in a Golden Age of Black Horror Films

Ma,” which premieres on May 31, will star Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer as Sue Ann, a lonely middle-age woman who clings…

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