BLACK AUTHOR RELEASES BOOK TO ASSIST PARENTS IN STARTING THE CONVERSATION ON RACISM AND POLICE BRUTALITY “The Talk: A Black Family’s Conversation about Racism and Police Brutality” by Ama Karikari-Yawson, […]
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EBONY Magazine Announces Leadership Transition; Willard Jackson To Step Down As CEO
EBONY Magazine Announces Leadership Transition; Willard Jackson to Step Down as CEO NEWARK – On July 2, 2020 the board of directors of EBONY Magazine agreed to a leadership change and the removal […]
Youth Poetry Competition: I Matter! Reflection on the Racial Injustices
By Blacknews.com Nonprofit organization National Youth Foundation (NYF) announced an “I Matter” national poetry competition for students K-12. “The death of George Floyd and the deluge of stories and videos […]
White Hands, Blue Uniforms, Black Death
By Reginald Williams The death penalty, also known as capital punishment, is a state-sanctioned punishment imposed upon a person arrested, charged, tried and convicted of a crime deemed so serious […]
9-Year Old Black Boy Launches Talk Show
Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) — Who says you can’t be a kid and have your own talk show? No one does! That is why Atlanta native, 9-year old bestselling author Nicholas […]
Do The Right Thing NFL!
By Dr. Herbert (H. J.) Harris As we observe the recent apologies of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and Roger Goodell, Commissioner of the NFL (National Football League), it […]
Former Pro Athlete Trades NFL Games For Story Time
By Mark Gray Zenger News From the moment he stepped on the yard at Delaware State University, Darnerien McCants was a game-changer. He wanted to play basketball at the only […]
Kid’s Books Help Explain Ahmaud Arbery Case
FATHERHOOD ADVOCATE PENS CHILDREN’S BOOKS THAT HELP PARENTS DISCUSS AHMAUD ARBERY CASE Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) — Kenneth Braswell, Atlanta-based CEO of Fathers Incorporated, has authored two children’s books, Daddy, There’s […]
S.O. Headwrap Diaries
By Ariel Chrysann Special to AFRO We all come in different shades and tones, and we all go to bed the same way, with our hair wrapped up. Hip-Hop artist […]
Kids Write Series for Young Readers
By BlackNews.com Actor Dwayne Clark, his 8-year-old son, DJ, and his 11-year-old daughter, Jada, have launched a series of children’s books that portrays life lessons from their family experiences to […]
Book on Fashion of Miles Davis, Legendary Jazz Musician
AUTHOR MICHAEL STRADFORD PENS FIRST BOOK TO EXAMINE THE PERSONAL STYLE OF LEGENDARY JAZZ MUSICIAN MILES DAVIS Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) — Author and entertainment executive Michael Stradford pens the […]
Whitfield’s Male vs. Man
By Ariel Chrysann AFRO Intern Of all the obstacles we face everyday, some are more challenging to overcome than others. Dondre Whitfield, a man with over three decades in the […]