Actress and model Cicely Tyson, a legend of the stage and screen whose roles showcased the lives of famous African American women, died on January 28 in New York at 96. Tyson was a much respected and revered artist. Her…
After four years of push back from the administration of Donald Trump, Underground Railroad heroine Harriet Tubman may finally appear on U.S. currency. “The Treasury Department is taking steps to resume those efforts to put Harriet Tubman on the $20…
Arizona State University has named its new film school after legendary actor Sidney Poitier. According to a USA Today report, the decision to name the school after Poitier, 93, is about much more than an emphasis on diversity. In an…
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…
Retired African American Gen. Lloyd Austin is now in charge of the U.S. Department of Defense. On Jan. 22, the Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Defense pick, making Gen. Austin the first African American to serve in that…
Baseball’s recognized home run king and an African American hero, Henry ‘Hank’ Aaron, has died at the age of 86. Aaron, who broke Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record on April 8, 1974, was not just a baseball legend but…
