Conversation about the Separate Not Equal exhibit at the Hennepin History Museum

Greater Twin Cities United Way, Forensic Psychology and Brazil and Afro-Atlantic culture.

Mar 21, 2023 – We’re back with a jam-packed show. Today we have John Wilgers, President & Chief Executive Officer

Conversation with Representative Athena Hollins

Minnesota an abortion refuge state? US Census mistake.

Conversation with Tonya Allen, President of the McKnight Foundation

Conversation with Melvin Carter Jr. of Diesel Heart

Women’s History Month: Meet the Black Women Legislators Shaping California Policy

By Mark Hedin California Black Media Since Yvonne Braithwaite Burke became the first Black woman elected to serve in the California State Assembly in 1966, 20...

Jesse Leroy Brown: Proof of Persistence

By Tamara Shiloh From his days as a sharecropper in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, James Leroy Brown (1926−1950) dreamed of becoming a pilot. In school, he excelled at...

Oakland Post: Week of March 29 – April 4, 2023

To enlarge your view of this issue, use the slider, magnifying glass icon or full page icon in the lower right corner of the browser window. The post...

Leading Ladies After Loss

ABOVE: Angel Moms Funeral Support Community leader Calandrian Simpson Kemp presses forward to help other ladies heal and cope with the painful and tragic loss of...

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Announces Run for Mayor

ABOVE: Representative Sheila Jackson Lee speaks as student loan borrowers and advocates gather for the People’s Rally To Cancel Student Debt During The Supreme Court Hearings...

Do You Support A Political Candidate Who Might Be A Prison Candidate?

America is the land of hope and good fortune. Our landscape has often been the launching pad for honorable and rewarding careers. This is the big...

No One, Not Even A Former President, Is Above The Law

ABOVE: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Waco Regional Airport on March 25, 2023 in Waco, Texas. Former U.S. president Donald...

Girls Elevated Event Aims to Equip Young Girls With Knowledge and Tools to Protect Themselves as They Navigate Through Adolescence

Adolescence can be a difficult phase for girls, especially when they begin to notice their bodies changing. Girls Elevated, a Baylor College of Medicine and Texas...

The V.O. Burton Foundation Celebrates Women’s History Month

ABOVE: (L – R) Sarina Wilson, Sarai Anderson, Angela Coleman, Phy’nice Smith, Princess Jackson. Phyllis Burton and Anja Thomas  The V.O. Burton Foundation celebrated Women’s History...

Former Houston City Council Member Dwight Boykins Hosts 2nd Annual Lenora “Doll” Carter Basketball Tournament

ABOVE: Dwight Boykins, Sabrina Cuby-King, Principal at Phyllis Wheatley High School, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner and Lincoln “Red” Pradia “Changing 1 Life at a Time”...

Lenora Closes Out Women’s History Month Headlining “Jazzy Sundays” at Emancipation Park

Photos by Darryl Howard Photography The Kinder Foundation’s free concert series “Jazzy Sundays in the Parks” celebrates the legacy of jazz in Houston.  This month’s series...

HUD Secretary Fudge Pledges to Change Agency’s Ad Spending with Black-Owned Media

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The most recent Government Accountability Office study found that federal agencies spent more than $5 billion on advertising over five years, with just...

HUD Announces $5.5 Million Award for HUBCUs to Conduct Housing and Community Development Research

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “HBCUs create economic opportunity both for their students and throughout the communities they serve,” said HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge. “At HUD, we are...

UC Berkeley Professor Wins World-Renowned Prize for Research on Women and U.S. Slavery

By Ivan Natividad Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers, UC Berkeley’s chancellor’s professor of history, recently won the prestigious Dan David Prize for her research that focuses on women and slavery....

LIVE! — THE BURTON WIRE: with Filmmakers Debra C. Hoard & Ry Ferro — WED. 3.22.23 12PM EST

Black musical expression with Dr. Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr.

Forward Focus with HBREA

‘Put Ur Play On’ Productions Showcases Local Talent at Laney College

By Carla Thomas On Saturday, Feb. 26 at the Laney College Odell Johnson Theater, the Third Annual Black Centric Showcase celebrated Black History Month. The show...