In arguably the most direct assault on systemic racism by any American President since Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, President Joe Biden made a bold case for equity. On Jan. 26, President Biden signed a series of executive orders—many…
President-elect Joe Biden has nominated retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, the former U.S. Central Command commander, as secretary of defense. If confirmed by the Senate, Gen. Austin would be the first Black man to lead the Department of Defense. The…
Juan Williams posited that he’s a Black man born in a Latin country and grew up in a Spanish-speaking family. The author and Fox News political analyst then stated a head-scratching fact that many still find difficult to rationalize. “It…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, affectionately known as The Notorious R.B.G. (after the famous moniker of the late hip-hop star, The Notorious B.I.G.), held on as long as she could while fiercely battling metastatic pancreatic cancer. At 87, the popular Supreme Court…
Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden clarified his message to Black America after the GOP, and others, seized on a remark he made in jest while wrapping up an interview with the famous Breakfast Club. “I shouldn’t have been such…
Like most academic institutions around the country, Historically Black Colleges and Universities have been forced to cancel or postpone graduation ceremonies due to the COVID-19 outbreak. To celebrate the achievements of more than 27,000 students, Black leaders and 78 schools…
