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Gov. Ron DeSantis Has Heated Exchange With Black Veteran At Jacksonville News Conference

Mary SpillerSeptember 8, 2023September 8, 2023

by Mary SpillerSeptember 8, 2023September 8, 202311458

A Jacksonville, Florida, news conference got heated when Governor Ron DeSantis was called out for reportedly turning the state into a breeding ground for racism....

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White Teenager Indicted For Allegedly Attempting To Drown A Black Juvenile

Mary SpillerSeptember 3, 2023September 5, 2023

by Mary SpillerSeptember 3, 2023September 5, 20233528

An unnamed white teenager has been indicted on charges of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly trying to drown a Black...

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Colorado Names Hiking Trail After Influential Black Hiker

Daniel JohnsonJuly 26, 2023July 25, 2023

by Daniel JohnsonJuly 26, 2023July 25, 2023245

Winston K. Walker, who died in 2019, is being memorialized due to the efforts of his protégé....

Entertainment

Deaf Actor Keivonn Montreal Woodard Youngest Emmy Nominee Ever In Category

Mary SpillerJuly 15, 2023August 1, 2023

by Mary SpillerJuly 15, 2023August 1, 2023860

Keivonn Montreal Woodard is joined by a number of his "The Last of Us" co-stars on the Emmy nomination list....

Business

The Gathering Spot Allegedly Fires Black Co-Founder TK Petersen

Mary SpillerJuly 15, 2023July 17, 2023

by Mary SpillerJuly 15, 2023July 17, 20234644

A July 13 report by ATL Uncensored alleges that Atlanta’s Black-founded and -centered membership club, The Gathering Spot, has fired one of their Black co-founders,...

Buy Black New Bedford To Host Event Featuring Children Vendors

Daniel JohnsonJuly 8, 2023July 8, 2023

by Daniel JohnsonJuly 8, 2023July 8, 2023241

Buy Black New Bedford is hosting its second annual Dream Makers Market on July 13, 2023, featuring all children and teen vendors. The event, according...

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County Where George Floyd Was Murdered Set to Elect First Sheriff of Color

Jeroslyn JoVonnJuly 1, 2022July 1, 2022

by Jeroslyn JoVonnJuly 1, 2022July 1, 20221356

First sheriff of color! The same county where George Floyd was murdered is set to make history by electing its first sheriff of color....

Entrepreneurship

Black+ Is Back! Vice Media Group Offers Black Entrepreneurs Free Marketing and Mentorship Opportunities

Atiya JordanJune 30, 2022June 30, 2022

by Atiya JordanJune 30, 2022June 30, 20222135

Vice Media Group returns with its multi-year initiative, Black+, to provide Black entrepreneurs with free creative, marketing, and mentorship opportunities....

Technology

Reparations? There’s an App for That!

Samara LynnSeptember 17, 2016September 29, 2017

by Samara LynnSeptember 17, 2016September 29, 20171482

After the slaughter of eight people inside theÂ Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina on June 17, 2015, the national African American Reparations...

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Don’t Fall For Trump “Okeydoke”

Corey EalonsAugust 25, 2016September 28, 2017

by Corey EalonsAugust 25, 2016September 28, 2017562

One week ago, Donald Trump announced he was dumping his presidential campaign leadership and bringing on a new team–his third in just over a year....