InStyle
ZENDAYA ON WHERE WE GO FROM HERE. The actress speaks to Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors about activism, anxiety, and why her teenage niece gives her hope. By Patrisse Cullors […]
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
80 YEARS AGO, NATIONA’S MILITARY NAMES ITS FIRST BLACK GENERAL. By ArLuther Lee This weekend marks the 80th anniversary of Benjamin O. Davis Sr.’s promotion to brigadier general, which broke the […]
Harpers Bazaar
AFTER THE BLACK SQUARES: HOW BLACK-LED FASHION ORGANIZATIONS ARE HOLDING INDUSTRY ACCOUNTABLE. In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, the Black in Fashion Council, the Fifteen Percent Pledge, The Kelly […]
New York Post
EX-OBAMA ADVISER VAN JONES SAYS TRUMP ‘HAS DONE GOOD STUFF FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY. By Jon Levine October 24, 2020 Former Obama White House adviser Van Jones came to President Trump’s […]
Washington Post
BEING BLACK LOWERS THE VALUE OF MY HOME.: THE LEGACY OF REDLINING. If I picked up my home and moved it 20 miles west to a White neighborhood, it would […]
NBC News
INDIANA H.S. STUDENT LISTED AS ‘BLACK GUY’ IN YEARBOOK CAPTION. By Janelle Griffith Oct. 22, 2020 An investigation is underway at an Indiana high school after a photo caption in the […]
STAT
I’M A BLACK PSYCHIATRIST. I’M NEVER PREPARED FOR THE EMPTINESS AND GRIEF I FEEL WHEN POLICE SHOOT A BLACK PERSON. By CHASE T.M. ANDERSON OCTOBER 23, 2020 “It’s a beautiful dream, […]
Travel + Leisure
HOW KELLEE EDWARDS IS REDEFINING TRAVEL AS A BLACK FEMALE PILOT AND JOURNALIST. EPISODE 13 OF TRAVEL + LEISURE’S NEW PODCAST. BY TANNER SAUNDERS SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 In the first 12 […]
The Hollywood Reporter
SHONDA RHIMES IS READY TO “OWN HER S***”: THE GAME-CHANGING SHOWRUNNER ON LEAVING ABC, “CULTURE SHOCK” AT NETFLIX AND OVERCOMING HER FEARS. by Lacey Rose October 21, 2020 Three years into her […]
Black Enterprise
HOW THIS BLACK CIGAR COMPANY EXPANDED ITS BUSINESS AND BOOSTED SALES AMID THE PANDEMIC. by Jeffrey McKinneyOctober 22, 2020 After extensively researching the domestic and international cigar industry, the owners of Emperors […]
CNBC
MEET TERRI BURNS, THE YOUNGEST AND FIRST BLACK FEMALE PARTNER AT GV, FORMERLY KNOWN AS GOOGLE VENTURES. Published Thu, Oct 22 2020 At just 26, Terri Burns is already making […]
FOX Business
MICROSOFT’S DIVERSITY EFFORTS SLOW AFTER PROMISE TO DOUBLE BLACK WORKFORCE. Black and Hispanic representation at the company rose 0.3 percentage points in 2020 . By Morgan Phillips Microsoft Corp., which in […]
Denverite
FIVE POINTS IS NOW HOME TO A BLACK-OWNED GUN RANGE. In a tense moment for America, owner Wanda James said it’s more important than ever that African Americans have access […]
Cal Matters
CALIFORNIA NAACP PRESIDENT AIDS CORPORATE PROP CAMPAIGNS — COLLECTS $1.2 MILLION AND COUNTING. BY LAUREL ROSENHALL | UPDATED ON OCTOBER 16, 2020 Read through the voter handbook for California’s November election, and […]
The Guardian
FIGHTING FOR BLACK PEOPLE’S RIGHTS TAKES MUCH MORE THAN A CAPITAL LETTER. News organisations capitalising Black is a starting point. But how about challenging the veracity of police reports? By […]
Art News
HOW JACOB LAWRENCE USED PAINTING TO POWERFULLY TELL THE HISTORIES OF BLACK AMERICANS. BY CLAIRE SELVIN October 21, 2020 Jacob Lawrence, who is known for his vibrant figurative paintings focused on […]
Brother With Attitude 