The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) has announced the addition of seven new board members, new leadership under Stacey Garrett Koju, a museum-affiliated State of Black Music podcast and a partnership with Blanx, an artisan footwear brand that…
The life and legacy of Congressman John Lewis was celebrated as the nation commemorated the one year anniversary of his death. The legislator, freedom fighter and justice warrior, who was famously beaten, bloodied and arrested in Selma, Alabama (and in…
The delta variant of the coronavirus now accounts for roughly 83% of all U.S. COVID-19 cases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky announced on July 20. “The best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 variants…
In total, 627 athletes have qualified for the U.S. Olympic team for the Games to be played in Tokyo, Japan from Friday, July 23 through Sunday, August 8, 2021. We wish them all well, but will present once again our…
The New Pittsburgh Courier, the St. Louis American, and Philadelphia Tribune count among the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) most successful print and digital publications. The 81-year-old NNPA is the trade association that represents the more than 230 African American-owned…
Jamaica has put a price tag on slavery and is sending the British government the bill. State officials of the Caribbean nation said they are asking Great Britain to pay $10.6 billion (USD) in reparations. The former British colony served…
