Strolling his church’s rooftop among 630 solar panels, Bishop Richard Howell Jr. acknowledged climate change isn’t the most pressing concern for his predominantly Black congregation _ even though it disproportionately harms people of color and the poor.
After a hiatus in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Hollywood Christmas Parade returned tonight, moving through the streets of Tinseltown with its 89th edition to mark the unofficial start to the holiday season — though one still being celebrated in the shadow of COVID-19.
Ahmaud Arbery’s mother woke up Thursday with a new, very important blessing on Thanksgiving Day.
France is inducting Josephine Baker _ Missouri-born cabaret dancer, French World War II spy and civil rights activist _ into its Pantheon, the first Black woman honored in the final resting place of France’s most revered luminaries.
November 29: Chadwick Boseman known for his portrayals of real life historical figures was born in Anderson, SC, 1977
November 28: Record executive, songwriter, and film producer Berry Gordy Jr. was born in Detroit, MI, 1929
November 27: Author Charles Johnson was awarded the National Book Award for his book “Middle Passage,” 1990
November 26: Cicely Tyson and legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis were married, 1981
November 25: William Hubbard, the first African American to win a gold medal at the Olympics as an individual, was born Cincinnati, OH, 1903
November 24: The “Father of bioengineering in Canada,” and co-developer of the pacemaker Dr. John Hopps passed away, 1998
November 23: Inventor John Love patented the pencil sharpener, 1897
Black hair care is often overlooked by venture capitalists, a world that remains distant from Black and Brown communities. Only 2% of venture capitalists are Black men and only 1% are Black women.
November 22: (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay, the iconic song written and performed by Otis Redding was first recorded, 1967
November 21: Samuel DuBois Cook, the first African American professor to hold a regular faculty appointment at any PWI in the South was born, 1928
November 20: Inventor Garrett Morgan received a patent for the invention of the traffic light signal, 1923