COVID-19 Education NewsCoronavirus Sends 250 Georgia School Employees Into QuarantineDerek MajorAugust 6, 2020August 6, 2020 by Derek MajorAugust 6, 2020August 6, 202007746 Georgia’s largest school district has reversed course on in person thanks to a coronavirus outbreak among its employees.
News PoliticsWhite Virginia Mayor Calls Joe Biden’s VP Pick ‘Aunt Jemima’ in Facebook PostSelena HillAugust 6, 2020August 6, 2020 by Selena HillAugust 6, 2020August 6, 2020086790 Mayor Barry Presgraves of Luray, Virginia, is being asked to resign after calling Joe Biden’s potential running mate “Aunt Jemima” on Facebook.
PoliticsBlack Lives Matter Activist Cori Bush Prevails in Missouri Primary Race Against 20-Year Rep.Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 5, 2020August 5, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 5, 2020August 5, 202003005 Cori Bush defeated longtime Rep. William Lacy Clay in Missouri's Democratic primary on Tuesday.
Arts and Culture MoneyRapper Killer Mike Urges People to #BankBlack to Save Disappearing Black BanksCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 5, 2020August 7, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 5, 2020August 7, 2020012310 Rapper Killer Mike, who started a #BankBlack movement in 2016, is urging his fans to invest their money in Black banks once again.
News PoliticsCNN Analyst April Ryan Predicts Trump Will Have to Be Removed From White House By Force if Not ReelectedDerek MajorAugust 5, 2020August 5, 2020 by Derek MajorAugust 5, 2020August 5, 2020040472 CNN reporter April Ryan believes if President Trump loses the 2020 presidential election, he will have to be removed from the oval office by force.
PoliticsRepublicans Reportedly Helping Kanye West’s 2020 Presidential BidSelena HillAugust 5, 2020August 5, 2020 by Selena HillAugust 5, 2020August 5, 202007692 Kanye West's 2020 presidential campaign has been linked to active Republican Party members who are working to get his name on the ballot in several
Entertainment NewsOprah Winfrey: The ‘System of White People’ Keeps Black Americans Off ‘Ladder of Success’Dana GivensAugust 5, 2020August 5, 2020 by Dana GivensAugust 5, 2020August 5, 2020013254 Oprah Winfrey discusses the legacy of systemic racism on her new Apple TV+ show, "The Oprah Conversation."
Politics WomenBlack Women Leaders Stand Up Against Attacks on Potential VP PicksAlisa GumbsAugust 5, 2020August 5, 2020 by Alisa GumbsAugust 5, 2020August 5, 2020014406 A group of more than 100 black women leaders are speaking out against the recent attacks on Joe Biden's potential picks for a running mate
EntrepreneurshipLegendary World Rugby Hall of Famer, Phaidra Knight Launches Size-Inclusive ActivewearBLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsAugust 5, 2020August 5, 2020 by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsAugust 5, 2020August 5, 202007371 Rugby Hall of Famer, Phaidra Knight, has teamed up with leading fashion manufacturer, The Powell Companies Real, LLC (TPCR) to launch PSK Collective, a fusion of activewear and streetwear designed
NewsOver 100 Newspapers Drop Pro-BLM, Pro-Mask Comic by Black CartoonistDerek MajorAugust 5, 2020August 5, 2020 by Derek MajorAugust 5, 2020August 5, 202006773 A comic panel was removed from 120 newspapers after readers complained called the pro-Black Lives Matter cartoon "inappropriate and offensive."