Good News

For the first time in its 142-year history, The Art Institute of Chicago has a Black woman board chair.

Entertainment

A documentary about the life and legacy of Louis Armstrong is in the works.

HBCU News

Clark Atlanta University recently unveiled an initiative centered on recruiting future HBCU presidents.

The HBCU announced the federally recognized Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools voted to make the school a full candidate for accreditation.

People don’t have to agree with Waters’ statements or actions, but to claim she’s inciting violence is a logical leap deeply rooted in white supremacy and manipulation of facts.

Good News

Howard University has received a $1.59 million endowment to help with vaccination efforts in communities that have been hit hardest by the pandemic.

Sports

The WNBA has unveiled an initiative designed to address racial health disparities faced by Black women and girls.

Health

Improving access to and the quality of sexual and reproductive health services and supports has the power to increase bodily autonomy for all people, including those whose autonomy has historically been restricted, particularly Black and Indigenous people. Yet as with COVID-19, access to these services and supports depends heavily on where a person lives, how much money they make, and the extent to which discrimination impedes their ability to act on their reproductive decisions.

Good News

The Black-owned beauty brand Mielle Organics recently secured a $100 million investment.

Fairfax comparing his experience to the definitive state sanctioned killings of two Black men whose deaths heightened the social justice movement is troubling.