Category : Lifestyle

Repair and dispossession: Housing as reparations

This story aired in the August 14, 2023 episode of Crosscurrents. “I don’t know how to describe it, but … the insistence on pursuing a dream and figuring out the avenues to get there … I think that’s something that...

How San Francisco may handle reparations

This interview aired in the August 14, 2023 episode of Crosscurrents. On July 7, San Francisco’s African American Reparations Advisory Committee submitted a report to the Board of Supervisors containing a series of recommendations aimed at red...

How the the impossible motivated top Stellar Awards winner Pastor Mike Jr.

Pastor Mike Jr. is on the top of the world. Pastor Mike took home eight Stellar Awards at this year’s 38th annual ceremony, including Album of the Year for Winning. He is also the first gospel artist to earn the top Stellar Award, Artist of the Year,...

UMI shares why she sets an intention before every show

Singer/songwriter UMI has a presence that is peaceful and centered and it is reflected in her music. Her most recent performance at Lollapalooza demonstrated how she is able to connect with her audience. Rolling out spoke with UMI about meditation, s...

The War on African Americans by Racist Commentators

By Nneka Okumazie Whenever some racist commentators are ousted for their past, the question that African Americans should ask is not why they are racists but why such people feel emboldened. What are these people and their supporters so confident ab...

Racist abuse by Mississippi officers reveals a culture of misconduct, residents say – The Philadelphia Sunday Sun

ABOVE PHOTO: Monica Lee sits outside her Braxton, Miss., home, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, and expresses her feelings about the investigation that led to six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers pleading guilty Thursday to federal civil righ...

Carver Bancorp, Inc. Names Craig C. MacKay Interim CEO

NEW YORK, Aug. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Carver Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARV) (“Carver”), the holding company for Carver Federal Savings Bank (the “Bank”) announced today that its board of directors unanimously appointed Cr...

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony get street named after them in Cleveland (photo)

Cleveland rap icons Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, whose intoxicating international hits “First of the Month” and “Crossroads” were ubiquitous in the mid-1990s, were honored a street naming in their Ohio hometown. The harmonious, rapid...

Sabrina Nelson’s New York exhibit celebrated James Baldwin’s 99th birthday

James Baldwin has arrived one year early for his 100th birthday celebration. He appeared at Harlem’s Interchurch Center in the form of drawings, paintings, installations, film and poetry, courtesy of extraordinary Detroit artist Sabrina Nelson....

Clarence Avant Dies: “The Black Godfather” Of Music Was 92

Clarence Avant, who was dubbed the “Godfather of Black” music and entertainment, has died aged 92, his family has confirmed. A statement provided by his family including son-in-law Ted Sarandos, the Netflix Co-CEO, announced Avant’s passing “wi...

Symbolic Gaslighting: Cops Pose With Folding Chairs, Seemingly Mocking Riverboat Brawl

Source: facebook / facebook Sterlington, Louisiana is one of those true southern towns where they like their tea sweet, their chicken fried, and the soothing hum of their loaded guns. Just when you thought this idyllic slice of the South couldn’...

Mayor Johnson Names Chief Larry Snelling as Next Police Superintendent

Mayor Brandon Johnson has selected Larry Snelling, Chief of the Bureau of Counterterrorism, to serve as the next Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department. Snelling’s selection comes after an exhaustive, months-long nationwide search proc...

Clarence Avant, the ‘Godfather of Black Entertainment,’ Dies at 92

Clarence Avant, whose unofficial title of the “Black Godfather” spanned the worlds of music, sports, entertainment and politics, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles, according to a statement from his family. No cause of death was provided; he w...

The New York Jets And U.S. Virgin Islands Announce Multi-Year Partnership

The U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) Department of Tourism and the New York Jets NFL franchise have announced a multi-year partnership. According to a USVI release, after the 2023 NFL season, the USVI will be named the official Caribbean destination partne...

Meet the Indian-Americans who are stirring Republican primary race

NEW DELHI: American politics is passing through a “suspension of disbelief” phase. It all started with Barack Obama in 2009 when he took oath as the first ever African-American president of the United States. He became the first black oc...