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LEARN MORE ABOUT HBCU WEEK For Black History Month, we will spotlight some of the greatest athletes in Historically Black College and University History. Today we honor the man known as “Air” McNair. Steve McNair was born on Valentine’s Day in 1973. The Mississippi-Native began starred as a four-sport athlete at Mount Olive High School, […]
Presidential elections are usually the period where voter turnout is massive, where Black issues become major talking points during debates, the thought that the “Black Vote” can swing any election grows from a whisper to a massive call for attention and then some. When it comes to running for President, however, it’s less a novel […]
The Martin Luther King Jr. National Park was created to give back to the community where the civil rights icon was raised, but it was recently on the receiving end thanks to a sizable donation to encourage recycling.
The legend of Harriet Tubman as the “Moses of her people” is almost as large as Moses himself with her heroic tales of being the most well-known conductor of the famed Underground Railroad and emancipator of slaves with films, books, and even a consideration to become the face of the $20 dollar bill. RELATED: The […]
The wealth of Black people in America and the gap between other racial groups has been well documented, but that doesn’t mean Black folks don’t have any money to spend.
There’s a myriad of issues impacting the Queen City. Affordable housing and rising homicide rates continues to spark robust discussion ahead of the city’s 2019 General election. Also part of the discussion is how Charlotte is fast becoming one of the region’s most attractive places to live – especially as it relates to the building […]
The Clark Sisters have landed a spot on Lifetime. That’s right, the gospel luminaries lives will be featured as a biopic on the network! Produced by Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, and Missy Elliott, the movie will tell the story of Karen, Dorinda, Twinkie, Jacky, and Denise and their rise to legendary status. Titled, You Brought the Sunshine is […]
In our third installment of ‘COMMUNITY VOICES’ Authors Series, we’re having a poignant discussion with Cedric Dean, Founder and CEO of ‘Safeguard Atone Validate and Educate’ an organization dedicated to securing communities from violence. Dean has authored over a dozen books while in federal prison. Dean was recently featured in the Charlotte Observer for […]
The 75th annual Golden Globes was night full of celebration and activism. For people of color, history was made. Sterling K. Brown took home the Golden Globe for his role as Randall Pearson in NBC’s hit television series This Is Us. Brown becomes the first black actor to win for leading performance in a TV […]
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake shook the city of Halabja, Iraq, on Sunday and killed over 300 people. The quake was centered 217 miles north of Baghdad near the border with Iran. Rescuers in both countries reported deaths and thousands of injuries. It is feared that many more are trapped beneath the rubble.
Hurricane Maria has strengthened into a Category 5 storm, with maximum sustained winds of up to 160 mph. This morning Maria battered the small Caribbean island Dominica and is headed northward towards other eastern Caribbean islands recently ravaged by Hurricane Irma. Is expected to reach Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Wednesday. The National Hurricane […]
BuzzFeed News is reporting that Google has allows advertisers to reach people by searching racist and bigoted terms. Google has reportedly removed several of the keywords after reporters brought the issue to their attention, saying “This violates our policies against derogatory speech and we have removed it.”