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It’s Black History Month, and many of the nation’s linear TV and streaming platforms have loaded up their February program schedules with documentaries and other filmed entertainment that are Black-themed or feature Black acting talent. However, the stories of immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean and their … !function (f, b, e, […]
Second season of “America in Black” kicking off on BET – CBS New York Watch CBS News Through interviews, celebrity profiles and in-depth investigative reporting, “America in Black” shares the stories that matter most to African Americans. CBS New York’s Maurice DuBois got a chance to sit down with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, the first […]
There was Emmett Till, Trayvon Martin and George Floyd. Now America can add Donald Trump to the list of men who’ve faced the weight of a system tilted against them. Please. There’s very little — or nothing — we don’t expect to come out of the former president’s mouth. One day he’s urging Russia to […]
The Winn Tee Pee Cottage Motel in Winona is long gone. So is the Cassius Restaurant in downtown Minneapolis, whose flamboyant owner was the first Black man to secure a liquor license in the segregated city. Bill “Bojangles” Robinson and the Harlem Globetrotters once bunked at St. Paul’s Wilson Villa, now a modest home that […]
North Dakota small business owners are some of the strongest, most creative, and resilient people you will ever meet. In recent years, our small business community has weathered a global pandemic, persistent supply chain issues, sometimes volatile prices, and a tight labor market. Black-owned businesses in our state have faced disproportionate impacts from these pandemic […]
When Mark Doox entered an Eastern Orthodox monastery in Texas in 1987, he thought he might have a calling as a monk. A year later, he realized he didn’t. But he found something else in the monastery’s chapel: images of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary painted in the Byzantine style, their serene faces set […]
By Hazel | Trice Edney News Courtesy of Trice Edney Wire (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Circumventing criticism from pundits who say Democrats, including the Biden Administration, have done little to advance the Black community, the White House had released a special report unveiling a list of “Equity and Opportunity” successes advanced for Black Americans and communities across […]
By: Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. President Joe Biden will make his State of the Union address on March 7. As a veteran civil rights leader committed to improving public safety and unlocking economic prosperity in our communities, there are a few policies I hope the president will address. There also is one I hope he […]
In recent years, our small business community has weathered a global pandemic, persistent supply chain issues, sometimes volatile prices, and a tight labor market—and Black-owned businesses in our state have faced disproportionate impacts from these pandemic challenges. Despite those headwinds, Black-owned businesses across Texas are fueling one of the largest and most diverse waves of […]
By: Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. President Joe Biden will make his State of the Union address on March 7. As a veteran civil rights leader committed to improving public safety and unlocking economic prosperity in our communities, there are a few policies I hope the president will address. There also is one I hope he […]