Category : Forum Talk

US Rep. Ayanna Pressley talks upbringing, activism at Brown Dems event – The Brown Daily Herald

U.S. representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA 7th District) discussed her upbringing, activism and response to the war in Israel and Palestine at a Brown Dems event on Wednesday. Pressley was the first African American woman elected to the Boston City C...

Chaka Khan Says ‘All lives matter’ And Politics Is BS

Former Black Panther and singer Chaka Khan says she’s staying away from politics, which she described as “bullsh*t.” In an interview with the Telegraph, Khan said she would no longer perform at any political conventions or be drawn to partici...

Donald Trump finds a sympathetic crowd in New York’s Harlem neighbourhood

For Moses Hendrix, the first sign that something was afoot in his patch of Harlem was the appearance of the “big white Terminator dudes” a week ago. They were poking around the Sanaa Convenient Store at the corner of 139th Street and Broadway owned b...

Daryl D. Jones: Key Bridge should be named to honor Parren J. Mitchell

Carl Snowden and I have been staunch advocates for naming an appropriate state landmark for Congressman Parren J. Mitchell to remember his great contributions to Maryland and America. When we are asked why Maryland should recognize him, we respond...

African American Student Union Spotlight on Emerging Markets – MBA

The HBS African American Student Union (AASU) aims to create a close-knit community for its members from the time they choose to join HBS, through their transition to the second year, and beyond graduation. In this feature, we highlight the experienc...

Black-Owned Small Businesses Eligible For $5,000 Grants From Comcast

by Jeffrey McKinney April 15, 2024 Comcast is again ready to help spur growth and expansion for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Comcast RISE is offering grants of...

The Fantasy of a Lily-White America

In 1970, two years and a couple days after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Time magazine published a special issue on Black America. The cover was a Jacob Lawrence portrait of Jesse Jackson, against the backdrop of bright yellows an...

Fewer than half of Black Americans say the news often covers the issues that are important to them

Four-in-ten Black Americans say that the issues and events most important to them are often covered in the outlets they get news from, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in 2023. Similar shares of Asian (38%) and Hispanic (37%) adult...

8 facts about Black Americans and the news

(FG Trade/Getty Images) Black Americans have long had a complex relationship with the news media. In 1967, the Kerner Commission – a panel established by President Lyndon Johnson to investigate the causes of more than 150 urban riots in the United St...

Cuban leaders call for open doors with Black Community

The San Francisco African American Chamber of commerce met with a delegation from Cuba in San Francisco.by Jose Ricardo G. BondocSAN FRANCISCO, CA (3/24)- On Wednesday (3/13), a diplomatic delegation from Cuba met with the San Francisco African Ameri...

Two Nigerian Hackers Samuel And Samson Ogoshi Plead Guilty To Sextortion Ring That Led To The Death Of Jordan DeMay

Two Nigerian hackers, Samuel Ogoshi and Samson Ogoshi, found themselves entangled in a ‘sextortion’ ring that led to the tragic demise of Michigan high school football star Jordan Demay. Pleading guilty after manipulating him into sending compromisin...

Advocates make pitch to province for investment in Alberta’s Black entrepreneurs

Damilare Odumosu remembers the challenges of harvesting palm tree fruit as a kid on his family farm in Lagos, Nigeria. Two decades on, those pain points are the seeds of Odumosu’s latest start-up. CropMind is an Alberta and New Brunswick-based ...

Caitlin Clark’s Boyfriend Connor McCaffery Slams Sheryl Swoopes’ Over Her Comments On Angel Reese Debate

When it comes to basketball debates, things can get as heated as a game-winning buzzer-beater. Recently, the spotlight shifted to Caitlin Clark’s boyfriend, Connor McCaffery, who weighed in on the Angel Reese debate following Sheryl Swoopes’ remarks....

Black coaches were ‘low-hanging fruit’ in FBI college hoops case that wrecked careers, then fizzled

By Eddie Pells | The Associated Press Book Richardson, director of the New York Gauchos boy’s basketball program, speaks with his players in the locker room at the Gaucho Gym, Monday, March 11, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Peter...

The EU continues to work on reparations for Ukraine: €37B in private and €208B in state assets of the Russian Federation are frozen.

As European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, stated: “We are working on this issue regarding Russian frozen assets, whether private or public. We have €37B of private assets in Europe and €200-208B of public assets.” Separately, he expresse...