By Lillianna Byington, Brittany Brown and Andrew Capps | News21 JASPER, Texas — Former Texas prosecutor Guy James Gray keeps a 20-year-old CD in his desk that documents with graphic photos one of the most […]
WASHINGTON — Less than two months away from one of the most hotly contested midterm elections on record, The Black Women’s Agenda, Inc. (BWA) hosted its 41st Annual Symposium Town Hall and Awards Luncheon today, […]
WASHINGTON – Whether you believe that champions are born or that they are made, Shane Jamil Hill-Taylor is irrefutable proof that they cross paths with Howard University. The senior sports management major and jiu-jitsu athlete […]
Los Angeles, CA – The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) will be without an African American on its Board of Trustees for the next two-and-half years after a unanimous vote by the Board’s current […]
Steven Burton is someone you might consider to be a revolutionary. In a good sense. The 33-year-old entrepreneur is making waves in the tuxedo and formal wear industry, creating a space called his own with […]
NEW YORK — The Root, the premier news and culture publication for black America, is proud to unveil its 2018 class of Young Futurists, a distinction reserved for the best and brightest young African Americans, […]
With its glowing reviews and box office success, Black Panther is a revelatory moment for the entertainment industry. The Marvel Studios film, with a script by African-American writers Joe Robert Cole and Ryan Coogler, directed […]
The National Football League’s flag issue was supposed to disappear with Colin Kaepernick out of the league. The NFL thought wrong. The problem has only picked up steam and is gaining an unforeseen momentum that the league […]
LOS ANGELES, CA-Bethune Middle School Principal Dr. Gail Garrett knew she was on to something when she thought of an idea to get more men on her campus at the South Los Angeles middle school. […]
LOS ANGELES-The Los Angeles Dodgers were the first team in Major League Baseball history to integrate. So it is fitting that the ballclub that brought us Jackie Robinson, would salute other African Americans considered to […]
LOS ANGELES–Representation is going to be crucial when it comes to dividing up the $3.55 billion windfall that is expected to come over the next decade after Measure H was approved by voters back in […]
LOS ANGELES-Women in red. Black women. White women. Latino women. Asian women. Professional and working-class women. Students and retirees. Women who showed up to attend a rally to celebrate International Women’s Day in front of Los […]
There is something to be said about quiet strength. This was Arthur Ashe’s calling card. He achieved the greatest of heights without making a lot of noise. He didn’t have a reality show to promote […]
New York, NY June 2015 – Ballet and fitness icon Misty Copeland graces the cover of Heart&Soul’s June/July Issue. Heart & Soul’s Editor-in-Chief, Anita Kopacz, expressed her elation at having the trailblazing ballerina on […]
NORTHRIDGE, CA-Bounce TV, the first–ever over-the-air broadcast television network designed for African American audiences feature a hit original series, Family Time. Family Time, a popular sitcom going on to their fourth season is a show […]
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