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Baltimore-based nonprofit Black Women Build is helping women purchase homes by connecting them to funding, resources, DIY ...
Now more than ever, America must confront a long-standing yet under-acknowledged public health and cultural crisis: Black ...
Crusading journalist and an­ti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett is born in Holly Springs, Miss. Wells-Bar­nett was a ...
The Forgotten Legacy of Black Towns Dr. Odewale emphasizes the need to keep Black towns in the conversation, even if they no longer appear on modern maps. “Black towns are here to stay,” she says.
Black sitcoms have long been the heartbeat of American television—blending humor, heart, and social insight to uplift ...
Currently, there are 23 Black banks in America, down from 48 in 2001, but their combined assets have increased from $5 billion to $9 billion over the past quarter century.
The city is both a haven for and a celebration of modern Black culture. According to Lending Tree, it’s also a place where Black households have a median income of $58,684 with 24.9% earning ...
A HISTORY LESSON WOVEN IN THE THREADS OF CLASSIC AMERICAN STYLE PREPPY MEETS BLACK CULTURE. IN THE CLOTHING LINE. BE BLUNT. WE MEET THE FOUNDER AND DESIGNER OF THE EMERGING BRAND, A DESIGNER ...
Juneteenth commemorates the fall of slavery in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 — two years after the Emancipation Proclamation ordered the liberation of Black people held in the Confederacy.