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U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. Hosts White House Roundtable for Black Professional Associations (Washington, DC) — The U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. (USBC), the nation’s leading voice for Black businesses, convened a White House roundtable for Black professional associations earlier this week. This significant event brought together key officials from the Biden-Harris Administration alongside leading Black business […]

U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. Denounces Federal Court Ruling Against MBDA, Urges Collective Action for Equity and Inclusion (Washington, DC) — The U.S. Black Chambers, Inc., the national voice of Black business, issued the following statement in response to the ruling by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas Fort Worth Division […]

Let me begin by stating the obvious: images in U.S. media—not just images of Black people, but all images—are highly influenced by the political conditions of the times. Moreover, Black images have not been and still are not con­trolled by Black producers, and, therefore, these images were created to serve the psychic purposes of those […]

This is the third of four columns observing Black History Month. John Brown Russwurm and Samuel Eli Cornish were the co-founders of Freedom’s Journal, the first Black newspaper in America. Historians have documented that it is one of the most preserved Black newspapers. On March 16, 1827, Russwurm and Samuel Cornish published the first issue […]

Indiana University Indianapolis (formerly IUPUI) is a top-notch urban university that includes Indiana’s premier medical school and one of its great law schools. But much of this campus was built literally on top of a vibrant African American community that was displaced, without its consent or even consideration, in the name of “eminent domain,” the […]

This Week on American Black Journal: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. examines gospel music’s rich history in new PBS docuseries ‘GOSPEL’ A new PBS docuseries from Henry Louis Gates, Jr. delves into the origins and influence of gospel music on Black spirituality. Premiering Feb. 12-13, “GOSPEL,” a four-part documentary series, explores the rich history of sermon […]

Tameka Peoples was putting on an event for a nonprofit in her California community some years ago, and needed items to fill a swag bag. The Air Force-veteran-turned-cyberspace contractor had an idea for a T-shirt, but because the community and the recipients of these freebies are predominantly Black, she wanted to source the garment from […]

This article was published as part of WHQR’s collaboration with The Assembly. Find more here. On a quiet, tree-lined block of South 7th Street in downtown Wilmington, a two-story house with white clapboard siding looks a little worse for wear. Though its facade is in good shape, the 123-year-old building’s roof has sagged and collapsed. A note […]

The Fun Things in Life Are Giving Us Buyer’s Remorse  The Wall Street Journal Source link

Indians Are Entering the U.S. Illegally in Record Numbers  The Wall Street Journal Source link


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