Jada Jerrelle Brown, an African American college-bound student from New Orleans, has been accepted into 141 colleges and universities and awarded $5 million in scholarships. “I’m very happy, blessed, thankful, I was a little overwhelmed but I’m good,” Brown told WGNO. With over $5 million scholarships under her belt, she has received the highest amount of Read More…
History
Henry McCollum and Leon Brown Wrongfully Convicted
Henry McCollum and Leon Brown, two brothers from Red Springs, North Carolina who spent decades in prison for a crime they did not commit, have finally received a $75 million settlement more than 6 years after they were exonerated. A jury recently decided that the half-brothers should receive $1 million each for every year spent Read More…
Black Wall Street
Black Wall Street: The Forgotten Women The neighborhood attacked in the Tulsa Race Massacre was known as a Black intellectual and financial mecca. Women were a little-known part of its success. By Brentin Mock Brentin Mock is a writer and editor for CityLab in Pittsburgh, focused on issues of racial equity, economic inequities, and environment/climate justice. Here’s what’s Read More…
A United States Of America Proclamation
A United States Of America Proclamation Remix by Joe Mason Where, as the Senate of the United States devoutly recognizing the Supreme Authority and Just Government of Almighty God, in all Affairs of man and of nations has by a resolution requested the President to designate and set apart a day for National Prayer for Read More…
Attorney Greg Francis Who Won $1.25 Billion For Black Farmers
Attorney Greg Francis, a champion for the rights of Black Americans, led and won the largest civil rights settlement in the history of civil justice in the U.S., demanding justice for 33,000 Black farmers. It was a settlement of $1.25 billion dollars. “The one thing I learned from that case is that all those farmers Read More…
Shaq’s Son, Shaqir O’Neal, Agrees to Play Basketball at an HBCU
Shaqir O’Neal, the youngest son of NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, has announced that he will be attending Texas Southern University (TSU) – an HBCU in Houston, Texas. By doing so, he joins Master P’s son, Hercy Miller, and the sons of Deion Sanders who have also committed to supporting HBCUs instead of other Read More…