Racism
Lena Waithe Covers Vanity Fair
Writer Jacqueline Woodson on Waithe: “You’re clear-eyed and queer from the womb, born as part of a larger narrative—that of the Great Migration. Already, there is resistance running through your veins.”
After Nearly 45 Years of Incarceration, Herman Bell Wins Parole
Herman Bell, a former member of the Black Panther Party, was granted parole after serving nearly 45 years and having been previously denied seven times.
Sacramento Officers Shoot Stephon Clark 20 Times in His Backyard
They said they thought he had a gun before they killed him. It was his cell phone. Newly released body camera footage shows what happened.
La Borinqueña Fights for 'Ricanstruction' in New Comic Anthology
“Ricanstruction: Reminiscing & Rebuilding Puerto Rico” partners La Borinqueña with Wonder Woman, Batman and other DC Comics superheroes to save the island.
Library of Congress Adds Music From Gloria Estefan, Run-DMC To National Recording Registry
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden: “This annual celebration of recorded sound reminds us of our varied and remarkable American experience.”
FEMA Ignored Puerto Rico Supermarkets' Requests for Generator Fuel After Hurricane Maria
The result was the loss of tens of thousands of dollars of food, while people stood in lines outside, hungry.
Advocacy Groups Push FBI, DHS to Release Full Info on Its Surveillance of Black Activists
“Black communities know all too well how poisonous this kind of surveillance and intimidation is for social justice movements.”
Roc Nation Invests in Company's 'Promise' to Reform Criminal Justice System
Jay-Z: “It’s time for an innovative and progressive technology that offers sustainable solutions to tough problems.”
Michael B. Jordan to Produce Film on All-Black World War II Regiment
“The Liberators” will dramatize the story of the 761st Tank Batallion, which served with the segregated United States Army in Europe.
Mississippi Governor Signs into Law the Country's Most Restrictive Abortion Ban
The Center for Reproductive Rights immediately filed a lawsuit challenging the 15-week abortion ban, calling it “unconstitutional.”
The Female HBCU Grads Who Left Outsized Athletic Legacies
The Undefeated pored through the history of historically Black college and university sports programs to identify their top graduates.
Congressional Black Caucus Members Want Austin Bombings Investigated as Domestic Terrorism
“For too long we have focused only on certain sources of terrorism and violence while ignoring others.”
Dreams Deferred (Again): Democrats, White House Fail to Craft DACA Deal
The policy impasse means there are still no legislative protections for immigrants brought to the United States as children.