Prince was born on June 7, 1958, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to parents who were members of a local jazz band. He taught himself to play
The White House says a story published on the news website Politico was misleading in discussing the number of Black staffers who are resigning, saying
California’s reparation task force released an interim report on June 1 making the case for an official government apology and restitution for African Americans, according
Today marks the 101st anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma race massacre. The horrific cover-up of which has been brought to light in recent years
The Debt Collective, an organization that emerged from the Occupy Wall Street movement, paid off the overdue debts of nearly 500 former students at Bennett
In the aftermath of the white supremacist shooting that killed 10 Black people in Buffalo, U.S. Senate Republicans on May 26 blocked a bill that
The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is warning that stigmatizing language used in covering the monkeypox virus could jeopardize public health. According to
The soul singer was born on this day in 1944. Considered one of the greatest singers of all time, she got her big break in Patti
New York’s state Senate has passed the “Rap Music on Trial” bill that will not ban song lyrics from being used as evidence in court.
Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane pleaded guilty on May 18 to a state charge of abetting the second-degree manslaughter death of George Floyd in
According to a recent press release, Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack Foundation has awarded $1 million in scholarships to HBCU students. In partnership with the Waymon
On this day in 1954, the Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. The case dealt with
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