Raising the profile of Black birders could help foster a healthy connection between Black communities and the natural world. Tiffany Adams grew up in the…
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Why would someone confess to a crime they did not commit? We look at six cases of coerced confessions in the US. Why would someone…
In one of the United States’s deadliest cities, a group is attempting to curb gun crime by working with community. Thanks to a group that’s…
The recent college cheating scandal surprises no one. The super rich have long relied on “legacy admissions” to get them into their elite college of…
The youth-led movement builds on the momentum of the increasingly Black and Brown leadership behind the Green New Deal. Kawika Ke Koa Pegram has lived…
Lesson plans tend to gloss over the U.S.’s deeply entrenched institutional racism. Here’s what should be added. When it comes to how deeply embedded racism…
Actor charged with disorderly conduct for falsely reporting he was attacked by masked men in Chicago. Smollett remains free on $100,000 bond since his release…
Slavery forced a wedge between Black people and the land. But now the garden feels more like church—a place for my spirit to be renewed.…
The James Beard Foundation just announced the 2019 Restaurant and Chef Award semifinalists, and on the list are quite a few movers and shakers down South.…
MyDJDre 10Yr Anniversary The MyDjDre 10-year Anniversary & Awards Concert will take place Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at The Venue Atlanta (4730 Frontage Rd, Forest…
The Equal Justice Initiative is using soil to document the lynchings of more than 4,400 African-descended people between 1877 and 1950. In July 1898, a…
In 2014, US law enforcement officers began using secret messaging app Silent Phone which destroys text messages. A police officer raises his weapon at a…
To get a taste of the true history of Southern cuisine, one must look to the work of African-American chefs, home cooks and writers. The eight…
The R&B artist is charged with 10 counts of sexual abuse involving three teenage girls and a woman. In this photo taken and released by…
Earlier this week, the New York City Commission on Human Rights instituted a law that bans discrimination by employers, schools and other public places, based…
Race Women on Instagram spotlights generations of Black women trailblazers. Have you heard of Rosetta Douglass Sprague? I hadn’t. Then I came across a black-and-white…
Research has shown that certain movies have caused social justice change, or simply inspired good things to happen. Some therapists prescribe movies as a form…
The ‘Empire’ actor is charged with lying to police after claiming he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack. Cast member Jussie Smollett…
The #BigOne >> VirDiKO >> Monday, March 18th, 2019 >> 7th Annual VirDiKO Music & DJ Networking Mixer >> Monday After SXSW in Dallas, TX…
Officials worried about the loss of trust after the longest shutdown in U.S. history put 1.1 million low-income households at risk of eviction. The 35-day…