Nationwide — Ruby “Sunshine” Taylor, a graduate of Howard University and the founder of Financial Joy School based in Baltimore, Maryland is proud to introduce Project 10,000, an initiative geared towards providing essential financial education to black and brown youth and families through the financial literacy card game, LEGACY! Card Game. The initiative is supported by a $250,000 Read More…
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Black Children VS. Juvenile Court System
In October 2021, ProPublica published a gutting and outrageous narrative of a juvenile court judge who oversaw a system that jailed children at extraordinary rates, and a county full of officials who collaborated or looked the other way. In one particularly egregious case that reporters Meribah Knight and Ken Armstrong found, several Black children were arrested Read More…
Black News Channel Shutting Down
Black News Channel, the Florida-based TV news service whose majority stakeholder is Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan, is shutting down. The company announced the news of its shut down on Friday shortly after telling employees that their paychecks would be delayed, the Los Angeles Times reports. Although the channel was shopped to several media companies Read More…
Our African Ancestors
I am still hers. I am still hers. Its best to receive our African Ancestors as they appear. I’ve learned it’s best not to try to control how the memories of my mother show up, or what emotions they are wearing when they enter. This one is dressed in a rare crossbreed of inconsolable laughter Read More…
Walt Disney CEO vs. “Parental Rights” Bill
You needed me to be a stronger ally in the fight for equal rights and I let you down. I am sorry.’ Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek is telling employees he’s sorry for not speaking out against so-called “parental rights” legislation critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, and Chapek revealed the company is suspending political Read More…
Books N Bros, Book Club
Books N Bros, Book Club, Created by SIDNEY KEYS III, a sophomore at Pace Academy in Atlanta, is finding success in a book club he created for Black boys. The teen’s club, Books N Bros, allows Black children to come together and read stories which represent their own reality. Sidney started his club when he was 11 years Read More…