Rep. James Clyburn To Release Book On Black Congressional History
Rep. James Clyburn has secured a new book deal that will center on a piece of American congressional history. The novel, titled “The First Eight,”...
Jim Crow
Federal Court Strikes Down Mississippi Jim Crow Law
A Louisiana federal appeals court ruled that Mississippi could no longer strip the right to vote from ex-convicts after they have completed their sentences....
A Black-Owned Hotel In Mississippi, Where Blacks Stayed During Jim Crow, Has Been Toppled
A Mississippi hotel that was once a place of safety for Black travelers has been demolished....
Top Black Female Sports Broadcaster Headlines Legends Film on Juneteenth
The nation's highest-profile African American female sports broadcaster, Pam Oliver, narrates documentary about Black athletes during Jim Crow. The documentary airs June 13 and Juneteenth....
This Soul Food Restaurant is Serving Lessons In Black History With “Shoebox Lunches”
Beans & Cornbread, a soul food restaurant in Detroit, is cooking up food for thought and packing black history into their Jim Crow-era “shoebox lunches.”...
Susan L. Taylor on the National CARES Mentoring Movement
Susan L. Taylor, editor-in-chief emeritus of Essence magazine and CEO and founder of the National CARES Mentoring Movement, speaks of its important work....
Zuckerberg Posts about Racial Injustice in Prison System
Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, posts his views on the issues with the U.S. prison system....
BET ‘Single Ladies’ Star Builds Community Watch App in Wake of Police Violence
With Zafa, when a user presses a button in the app, three things happen; 1) all app users within a certain radius are alerted 2)...
Georgia Segregates its Troubled Kids in Jim Crow Schools
The Justice Department finds that troubled kids in Georgia are segregated in old Jim Crow school buildings without labs, gyms or playgrounds...
Director Sam Pollard Discusses ‘Slavery By Another Name’
Longtime Spike Lee collaborator Sam Pollard delivers Slavery By Another Name, a powerful documentary covering history of slavery & prison...