You may also like
Black Family Detained By Police After Trying To Help Store From Being Looted
Cops detained the wrong people, according to reporters.
Read more
Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET
Citing Jobs, Trump Claims Victory Over Virus, Econ Collapse
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump effectively claimed victory over the economic crisis and COVID-19 on Friday and major progress against racial inequity, heartily embracing an unexpectedly good jobs report in hopes of convincing a discouraged nation he deserves another four years in
Read more
Source: Black America Web
Americans Express Outrage Over Police Murder - The New Journal and Guide
By Stacy M. Brown
Read more
Source: The New Journal and Guide
Sponsored by NSBE Boston
Joe Biden Formally Clinches Democratic Nomination For 2020 Election
After victories in various primaries across the country this week, Joe Biden crossed the delegate threshold to win the nomination for the Democratic Party in the 2020 Presidential Election.
Read more
Source: Black America Web
Leaders Want John Wayne Name, Statue Gone From Orange County Airport | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.nbcnews.com By Janelle Griffith In 1971, Wayne said that although he didnt condone slavery, I dont feel guilty about the fact that five or 10 generations ago these people were slaves. The Democratic Party of Orange County, California, is pushing to remove John Waynes name and statue from the
Read more
Source: The Oklahoma Eagle
9 Black Owned Hotels To Visit When The Pandemic Is Over
Check out some of the best black-owned hotels around the world. Travel and support black businesses at the same time!
Read more
Source: Black America Web
Sponsored by Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Boston Professional Chapter
Black Man Put In Chokehold By NYPD Cop Has Been Arrested And Charged With Hate Crime
The cop who executed the illegal move has been suspended.
Read more
Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET
OP-ED: Eradicate Systemic Racism Together | Afro
By Robert F. Smith These past four months, and particularly the past few weeks, have been among the hardest we’ve experienced as a nation.  These issues matter to all of us.  Naturally, they’re personal to me – and I know they’re a priority for you. We must end systemic racism and lift our nation
Read more
Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority
Virus, Floyd Death Merge in Brutal Blow to Black Well-Being | Afro
By LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer Doctors have known it for a long time, well before the resounding cries of Black Lives Matter: Black people suffer disproportionately. They face countless challenges to good health, among them food, transportation and income. The stress of living with racism has
Read more
Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority
Sponsored by Museum of African American History in Massachusetts
Last Bomber Of The 16th Street Baptist Church Dies In Prison
Thomas Blanton was the last one living.
Read more
Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET
College Writing Awards go to University of Cincinnati and University of Mississippi Students | Afro
Hurston/Wright College Writing Awards go to students at the University of Cincinnati and the University of Mississippi Washington, DC—The Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation’s 2020 Award for College Writers goes to a student at the University of Cincinnati, for fiction, and a student at
Read more
Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority
New Jersey Man Shot Six Times By Police During Roadside Assistance Call
Maurice Gordon, 28, ran out of gas and wound up dead.
Read more
Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET
Abandoned Baby Becomes Cell Phone Tech Mogul | Afro
By Curtis Bunn Zenger News Rescued at two days old by retirement-age couple Nathan and Edith Figgers, Freddie was raised as one of their own. Later, the African-American couple formally adopted him. Both lived to see his extraordinary rise, although Nathan died in 2014 after developing
Read more
Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority
Sponsored by Intellitech
General Colin Powell Endorses Joe Biden | Chicago Defender
On Sunday, June 7, 2020, Colin Powell, former United States Secretary of State, took to the airways to throw his support for Joe Biden in the upcoming presidential election this November. Powell, a retired four-star general in the United States Army, is the latest Republican to publicly turn away
Read more
Source: Chicago Defender
EBONY Magazine Announces Leadership Transition--Willard Jackson to Step Down as CEO | The Crusader Newspaper Group
NEWARK – On July 2, 2020 the board of directors of EBONY Magazine agreed to a leadership change and the removal of Chief Executive Officer Willard Jackson, Jr.  Several weeks ago, the board commissioned an independent inquiry into a number of transactions led by Mr. Jackson and the investigation is
Read more
Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Black Business Owner Says He Was Evicted By His White Landlord For Participating In BLM Protests
Jeremiah Johnson owns fashion/retail store Stylent Brands.
Read more
Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET
Civil Rights Groups ‘Pause’ On Facebook Ads | Afro
By Tali Arbel Associated Press Several civil rights and other advocacy groups are calling on large advertisers to stop Facebook ad campaigns during July because they say the social network isn’t doing enough to curtail racist and violent content on its platform. The groups in the
Read more
Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority
L. A. Activists Are Planning A Flower Vigil For Breonna Taylor
The event will take place on Saturday, July 11.
Read more
Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET
Sponsored by Prospanica Boston Professional Chapter
Black Lives Matter for Freedmen Descendants of the Five Civilized Tribes | The Oklahoma Eagle
Freedmen Seek Their Fair Share of Billions of Dollars in Federal Aid and Why We Should Care/Rise UP and Support Them By Eli Grayson Eagle Guest Writer Eli Grayson is a Creek Citizen and unabashed supporter of the Freedmen descendants of the 5 Civilized Tribes and the 1866 Reconstruction
Read more
Source: The Oklahoma Eagle
Billions of Dollars in Aid For Small Businesses Go Unclaimed | Afro
By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Billions of dollars offered by Congress as a lifeline to small businesses struggling to survive the pandemic are about to be left on the table when a key government program stops accepting applications for loans. Business owners and advocacy
Read more
Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority
TUNE-IN- TODAY: 6PM EST/3PM PST for a Virtual Town Hall: One Nation, Under God, Indivisible | Afro
The post TUNE-IN- TODAY: 6PM EST/3PM PST for a Virtual Town Hall: One Nation, Under God, Indivisible appeared first on Afro.
Read more
Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority
Black Man Convicted Of Rape In 1976 Is Fighting For His Release
Ronnie Long has been in prison for 44 years.
Read more
Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET
Sponsored by Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts
Dr. Thomas F. Freeman, Texas Southern University educator for 70 years, makes his transition - Houston Forward Times
Celebrated debate coach and pastor thrived on his connection with students Everything about him was The post Dr. Thomas F. Freeman, Texas Southern University educator for 70 years, makes his transition appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
Read more
Source: Houston Forward Times - Reporting The Truth | Affecting Change | Moving Forward
Min. Farrakhan To Deliver Major July 4 Worldwide Address | Afro
The Final Call Newspaper 734 West 79th St. Chicago, IL 60620 www.noi.org, www.finalcall.com For Immediate Release July 1, 2020 CONTACT: Naba’a Muhammad, editor, (312) 480 9775 finalcalleditor@finalcall.com straightwords4@gmail.com CHICAGO—The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of
Read more
Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority
Coronavirus Deaths Take Long-Expected Turn for the Worse | Afro
By Mike Stobbe and Nicky Forster The Associated Press A long-expected upturn in U.S. coronavirus deaths has begun, driven by fatalities in states in the South and West, according to data on the pandemic. The number of deaths per day from the virus had been falling for months, and even remained down
Read more
Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority
Protesters Return To St. Louis Area Where Couple Drew Guns In Widely Spread Pictures (Video) | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.time.com BY JIM SALTER / AP Hundreds of protesters returned Friday to the home of the couple who confronted demonstrators with firearms on June 28 in St. Louis, Missouri. Several hundred protesters made a peaceful return trip Friday to the St. Louis mansion owned by a white couple whose armed
Read more
Source: The Oklahoma Eagle
Sponsored by Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Boston Professional Chapter
Colorado Cops Fired For Images Mocking Elijah McClain’s Death
The fired cops shared photos re-enacting a deadly chokehold.
Read more
Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET
Sponsored by APEX Museum
Man Charged Over The Death Of Merci Mack, A Black Trans Woman Killed In Dallas
Angelo Walker appeared in court on Thursday.
Read more
Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET
SPLC Announces $30 Million Investment to Increase Voter Registration | Afro
By NNPA Newswire Staff Report The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today announced it is investing up to $30 million from its endowment in voter outreach organizations in the Deep South to increase voter registration and participation among people of color with a lower propensity to vote. The
Read more
Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority
AFRO FACTS - THE START OF THE NAACP | Afro
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green gives us the facts on the first beginnings of the NAACP The post AFRO FACTS - THE START OF THE NAACP appeared first on Afro.
Read more
Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority
More from Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media
'Continent Restaurant And Cigar Lounge' Shares Caribbean, African Inspired Dishes At Private Food Tasting | Atlanta Daily World
Herschel Walker Ridiculed By Son For Violence, Lying After Report Of Alleged Abortion | Atlanta Daily World
 Is There a Water Crisis Impacting Black and Brown America? | Atlanta Daily World
Herschel Walker's Son Unleashes On Dad Amid Reports He Paid For An Abortion | Atlanta Daily World
Diverse Filmmakers Receive 2022 BronzeLens Awards | Atlanta Daily World
The Carr Report: Winter is coming | Atlanta Daily World
Humbl Hustlr, Foot Locker release second collection | Atlanta Daily World
Tia Mowry Files For Divorce From Cory Hardrict After 14 Years Of Marriage | Atlanta Daily World
J. Pharoah Doss: Dr. Oz’s gun-toting Fetterman ad will backfire | Atlanta Daily World
Kendrick Lamar, Latto, GloRilla Win Big At The 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards | Atlanta Daily World
Lil Durk And Neighborhood Heroes Team Up With Atlanta Hawks To Inspire Black Male Students | Atlanta Daily World
Beloved Entrepreneur, Advocate and Mentor Vincent Sheffield Leaves Blueprint for Better Living | Atlanta Daily World
This Week In Black History October 5 - 11, 2022 | Atlanta Daily World
Vice President Kamala Harris announces actions to help Black and minority-owned small businesses | Atlanta Daily World
BLM Slams Kanye West, Candace Owens For Wearing 'White Lives Matter' Shirt | Atlanta Daily World
NAACP Executive Kent Carter Murdered in Turks and Caicos | Atlanta Daily World
President Biden Pardons Thousands Convicted of Marijuana Possession | Atlanta Daily World
Black Churches React to Biden's Pardons for Marijuana Possession | Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta Takes International Stage In Abu Dhabi As Hawks Battle Bucks At NBA Global Games | Atlanta Daily World
Shaq, Steve Harvey Sit Courtside At Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks Game In Abu Dhabi | Atlanta Daily World
Morehouse College Continues to Climb the U.S. News & World Report Rankings | Atlanta Daily World
Fulton County DA Moves to Delay Gang Trial Against Rappers Young Thug, Gunna | Atlanta Daily World
Diner en Blanc Atlanta Hosts 4,000 Guests at Pemberton Place For 8th Annual Pop Up Picnic | Atlanta Daily World
New Report Shows Black Women Are Still More Likely To Die Of Breast Cancer | Atlanta Daily World
Executive Director of 'When We All Vote' to Speak at Big Bethel AME | Atlanta Daily World
Ray J's Suicidal Posts Dismissed As 'Messing Around' | Atlanta Daily World
Herschel Walker Says His Adult Son, Who Blasted GOP Nominee, Needs Spanking | Atlanta Daily World
The Carr Report: ‘Money doesn’t come with instructions...’ | Atlanta Daily World
'Atlanta Daily World' Covers First NBA Games In Abu Dhabi (Video) | Atlanta Daily World
Nene Leakes youngest son suffers heart attack and stroke | Atlanta Daily World
Radio Host Fly Guy DC And The 2022 Lexus NX: Atlanta Lifestyle Tour | Atlanta Daily World
Why is ‘duty to retreat’ superior to ‘stand your ground?’ | Atlanta Daily World
LA City Council President Hurls Racist Remarks In Leaked Audio | Atlanta Daily World
Real Time Media CEO Hiram E. Jackson, Esteemed Panel Discuss the Importance of Black Journalism and Media | Atlanta Daily World
Black-Owned Natural Skincare Brand Ranks among the Inc. 500, Secures Million-Dollar Investment | Atlanta Daily World
Lauryn Hill, Lil Baby, Chloe Bailey Headline ONE MusicFest In Atlanta | Atlanta Daily World
Jazmine Sullivan Urges Women to Fight Against Health Disparities | Atlanta Daily World
15-Year-Old Teen Dies After Being Shot In Head And Handcuffed By Police In Mississippi | Atlanta Daily World
Made on YouTube Event Supports Next Wave Of Global Creative Entrepreneurs | Atlanta Daily World
Actress and Director LisaRaye McCoy Talks Breast Cancer and BET Film, 'The Pink Fight' | Atlanta Daily World
Supreme Court Rejects Black Death Row Inmate's Appeal Over Racial Bias | Atlanta Daily World
This Week In Black History October 12 - 18, 2022 | Atlanta Daily World
Police Officer Found Not Guilty In Shooting Death Of Pamela Turner, Ben Crump Responds | Atlanta Daily World
Lost But Not Forgotten: 90 Years Later: ‘The Atlanta Daily World’ Kept The Strickland Case Alive | Atlanta Daily World
Gunna Denied Bond For Third Time, Even After Prosecutors Dismissed Any Connection To Violent Crime | Atlanta Daily World
Brandy Hospitalized After Medical Incident At LA Home | Atlanta Daily World
How A Georgia Prison Inmate Scammed A Billionaire Out Of $11 Million | Atlanta Daily World
Tina Turner Barbie Doll Hits Stores Today | Atlanta Daily World
Agnes Scott College Holds Women’s Global Leadership Conference for Transformative Change | Atlanta Daily World
Comedians Eric André, Clayton English Sue Clayton County For Unconstitutional Stops At Atlanta Airport | Atlanta Daily World

Literature Facts

Women Facts

Recent Facts