President Obama to offer Pell grants to prisoners
It’s Prison Reform 101.
#BlackMenLove: We Should Cheer Academic Success the Same Way We Do Sports and Entertainment
Educational excellence should be the norm for every black child.
How ‘Assembly-Line Justice’ Victimizes Kids In St. Louis County
A DOJ report finds the harsh treatment of black children in Ferguson-area courts “cannot be explained by factors other than race.”
Ohio Cop Indicted On Murder Charge In Traffic-Stop Shooting
A University of Cincinnati police officer who shot a motorist during a traffic stop over a missing front license plate was indicted Wednesday on a...
Utah Boy Surprised With Books After Asking Mail Carrier for Junk Mail to Read
The Utah mail carrier asked for books via his Facebook page, in a post that quickly went viral, after 12-year-old Matthew Flores asked the postman...
In Just A Few Days, These Girls Designed Apps To Make Studying More Fun And Fight Bullying
They aren’t messing around.
Black Students In The U.S. Get Criminalized While White Students Get Treatment
The same misbehavior is treated in very different ways.
How Being a Kenyan American and an African American Has Shaped Obama’s Presidency
The two sides of the president give him an immigrant outlook on America—a side that has emphasized respectability and hard work—as well as an African-American...
How “Banking Local” Can Benefit You – And Your Community
Given that they aren’t going away anytime soon, it’s worth considering whether, just as you might “shop local,” “banking local” could be a good option...
Person HVAC, LLC
Person Heating and Cooling is a black owned family business started by Mr. Thomas Person, Sr. in 1970. Since then we have consistently been one...
Building Community Through Music, 1 Note at a Time
Music and community go hand in hand, and the Washington Performing Arts Children of the Gospel Vocal Workshop shows just how much.
STEMpact program equips educators to foster love of science in students
For the fourth year, a select group of St. Louis-area and Metro East educators have been spending two weeks – July 13 to July 24...
Bobbi Kristina Brown Dead At 22 Following Long Hospitalization
Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston, died Sunday, according to Entertainment Tonight. She was 22 years old.
Black Is Beautiful: W Magazine’s Fall Fashion Spread Features All Black Models With Natural Hair
They’re breathtaking visuals.
Black Women, This Is What Self-Care Looks Like
A photography exhibit sponsored by Durham, N.C.’s the Beautiful Project focuses on how women of different ages and backgrounds care for themselves.
23 Black Stars Who Shined On Broadway Through The Years
These actors and actresses slayed the stage!
Report: Gunman Opens Fire in La. Movie Theater, Three Dead
A 58 year old man stood up and started shooting down into the crowd, according to a witness, who said the movie was about 20...
Convoy of Hope rolls into Ferguson
Ferguson – scene of countless protests since August 9, like this one on August 30 – will become the focus of a “Day of Hope”...
Community-Led Cooking Classes In African Cuisine Are Helping People Lose Weight, Eat Healthier
The classes encourage “reconnecting to healthy eating as cultural identity.”
Muslim Organizations Raised $100,000 To Rebuild Torched Black Churches
Muslim organizations have banded together to raise $100,000 in an effort to help rebuild Black churches in the South that were torched in recent months
Dozens Killed In Nigeria As Mosque, Market Bombed
The death toll from multiple bomb blasts at two bus stations in the northern Nigerian city of Gombe on Wednesday has risen to 37, with...
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