Black History Month

Statistics show that Black folks are among the most giving people in the country, and have been for a long time despite disproportionate economic disadvantages.

Black History Month

One of the most common ways proposed to help shrink the racial wealth gap has been through homeownership, something that has eluded many Black people throughout American history.

Black History Month

There are five issues of criminal justice reform that have long needed attention.

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Jigga man just can’t seem to catch a break. Yesterday it was announced that J.Lo and Shakira will be the co-headlining acts for Super Bowl LIV’s Pepsi halftime show. Twitter isn’t excited, and JAY-Z is catching all of the heat. https://twitter.com/pepsi/status/1177324004044152832?s=20 As part of Roc Nation’s highly contentious deal with the NFL, the two Latina […]

Black History Month

Black Independence Day, otherwise known as Juneteenth, represents freedom in many ways.

With Black History Month upon us, there may be no better time to reflect on the timeless and seemingly endless contributions that Black people have bestowed upon these United States.

Black History Month

Seeing is believing, and so it only makes sense that the imagery associated with certain successes can many times provide the inspiration to turn an idea into reality. Perhaps nowhere else is this more true than with African-Americans, who still have a ways to go but have managed to make great strides in having their […] The post 28 Days Of Cool: The Importance Of African-Americans Having Black Icons appeared first on NewsOne.

Black History Month

There may be nothing sweeter than success, but the road to achieving it should involve some ironic and unanticipated twists and turns that should seem like more like a detour than a shortcut. At least that’s how sports journalist Kazeem Famuyide explained his circuitous route to becoming a media professional. His words of wisdom? ”Fail […] The post 28 Days Of Cool: How The Secret To Success Is In Failure appeared first on NewsOne.

Black History Month

We all know the story of Rosa Parks. Or we think we do. She was the ‘tired’ Alabama seamstress who sparked the Civil Rights Movement by refusing to give up her bus seat for a white man. She was arrested on December 1, 1955 and four days later one of the most successful boycotts of […]

Sprint reportedly coughed up $200 million for the stake, which is set to bring the service to its 45 million customers.

Activist Larry Fellows and former Black Panther member Sekou Odinga discuss revolution music and how deeply woven art is in the tapestry of resistance.