Pat Means Turning Point Magazine Founder Succumbs
January 11, 2017
Noted community activist and founder of Turning Point Magazine passed away surrounded by friends and family on Sunday, January 8, 2017.
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Abdul-Jabbar, Brown, Russell to receive SI Ali Legacy Award
December 8, 2016
Sports Illustrated magazine has chosen Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jim Brown and Bill Russell to receive its Muhammad Ali Legacy Award for their athletic careers and social activism.
Latest Nielsen Report Shows Black Millennials Closing the Digital Divide
December 8, 2016
that shows black millennials (the 18-34 set) as being tech-savvy, socially and civically engaged, and growing in population
The Three Elections that Shaped Obama’s Legacy
November 16, 2016
The 2016 presidential election was a massive backlash to Obama’s legacy itself. One can only assume that Donald Trump will focus on dismantling Obama’s policy achievements.
PRINCIPLED BLACK LEADERSHIP AN IMPERATIVE
October 13, 2016
Black leadership’s challenges today are as great, if not greater, than ever because civil and human rights violations against Blacks continue unabated
U.S. Olympic sports lag on minority, women hiring
September 29, 2016
The U.S. Olympic Committee and the sports it oversees are behind the curve when it comes to placing women and minorities in key coaching and leadership positions
Black Donors Made New African American Museum Reality
September 28, 2016
The opening of the National Museum of African American Culture and History was full of glitz and glamour as celebrities, elected officials, civil rights icons and three American presidents came together to celebrate the historic moment.
A Conversation with African American Museum’s Lonnie Bunch
September 28, 2016
American and African-American History Re-imagined
Obama urges African-American voters to protect his legacy
September 21, 2016
President Barack Obama said Saturday night he will take it as a “personal insult” if the African-American community fails to turn out for the presidential election and encouraged black voters to support Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
Airbnb Is Making Real Progress for Travelers of Color
September 14, 2016
When I was asked by Airbnb to lead their effort to fight discrimination and bias, I was skeptical. After spending decades fighting for the protection and advancement civil rights and civil liberties, I’ve seen many companies merely pay lip service to addressing these issues.
Is Continuing Injustice Grounds For A Call To Arms?
September 8, 2016
Black Lives have always mattered but Black people do not always act like it.
Open Letter to Donald Trump
September 8, 2016
I’m sorry but Black women didn’t get the memo on how poorly educated we are.
Creating Equity in Opportunities for our Community
August 31, 2016
This ordinance would provide us with important community benefits – funding for homelessness, public safety programs, youth programs, parks and much more
Re-Reading and Reflecting on James Baldwin: Rethinking Race and America
August 31, 2016
The last time I saw James Baldwin was at a memorial colloquium on Hoyt Fuller at Cornell University in 1984 at which we were both presenting. He was talking, as always, about the problematic reality and responsibility of race and writing, about his continuing amazement at White folk’s cultivated self-delusions concerning what they do for and to other people, and the harried and hassled hope he still held for America in spite of its chronic and seemingly incurable race- induced sickness. This re-reading of Baldwin in this his month of birth, August 2 (1924- 1987), is done in respectful remembrance
Donors, Sponsors Generously Support African-American History Museum
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Sponsorships and donations have been pouring into the new Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), which is set to open on Sept. 24 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Most recently, the popular 1990s R&B group En Vogue donated their performance-worn dresses to the museum. “Our dresses from the ‘Never Gonna Get It/My Lovin’ video and the ‘Giving Him Something He Can Feel’ video will be debuting in the Smithsonian African American History museum on September 24,” group member Terry Ellis said. “So, we’re really super excited about that.” NBA Icon Michael Jordan also announced this