Black History Month
The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would restore and expand provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act gutted by two Supreme Court decisions.
With Adam Harris’ new book, 'The State Must Provide,' the conversation around giving reparations to Black people for the institution of slavery is directed towards the education system at historically Black colleges and universities.
A private investigation by lawyer and civil rights activist Jill Collen Jefferson revealed that at least eight Black people have been lynched in Mississippi since 2000, carrying its unfortunate legacy as the state with the most lynchings on record.
Virginia State University is clearing outstanding balances for students who enrolled during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Clark Atlanta University and Spelman College are the latest institutions in a wave of HBCUs that have launched efforts to erase student debt.
Wiley College’s debate team received a $100,000 endowment from the Denzel Washington Family Foundation.
Famed actress Whoopi Goldberg is set to co-star and produce a film about Emmett Till’s unfortunate 1955 lynching, but plans to do so by telling the tragic tale from the perspective of his mom, Mamie Till-Mobley.
Clark Atlanta University has joined an initiative designed to create and support 1 million Black-owned businesses by 2030.
A Washington park has been renamed to honor Rosa Franklin; the state’s first Black woman senator.
A new monument honoring the life and legacy of abolitionist and activist Harriet Tubman is coming to the city of Newark.