RACE, HISTORY AND RIGHTEOUS ANGER ON VIEW IN SOLO SHOW. Atlanta-based artist Horace Imhotep in his exhibition “Lion, Tigers, Bears and a Draco” at The Gallery by… Read more “Atlanta Journal-Constitution”
NPR
IN RURAL OREGON, THREATS AND BACKLASH FOLLOW RACIAL JUSTICE PROTESTS. Shortly after Minneapolis police killed George Floyd, 28-year-old Josie Stanfield organized a Black Lives Matter protest in… Read more “NPR”
Black Enterprise
BEYONCÉ DONATES AN ADDITIONAL $1 MILLION TO SMALL BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES. Mega-superstar and philanthropist Beyonce has made an additional donation earmarked for Black-owned small businesses to the tune… Read more “Black Enterprise”
WVTM (Birmingham)
ROBBED AND RESTORED: THE ANTI-RACIST LITTLE LIBRARY IS INSPIRING A A NEIGHBORHOOD. Kristen Berthiaume created the Anti-Racist Little Library to educate her community. She and her family… Read more “WVTM (Birmingham)”
Gothamist
PRO-TRUMP COUNTERPROTESTERS RECEIVED NYPD ESCORT BEFORE DRIVING THROUGH BLACK LIVES MATTER MARCH. The vehicle used by a driver to plow through a crowd of Black Lives Matter marchers in Times… Read more “Gothamist”
The Atlantic
CLAUDIA RANKINE’S QUEST FOR RACIAL DIALOGUE. When Claudia Rankine’s Citizen: An American Lyric arrived in the fall of 2014, shortly before a St. Louis County grand jury decided not… Read more “The Atlantic”
CNN
ROCHESTER POLICE COVERED A BLACK MAN’S HEAD AND PINNED HIM TO THE GROUND. HE DIED BY SUFFOCATION. Newly released police video of a March incident that led… Read more “CNN”
The Guardian (U.K.)
WHITE US PROFESSOR ADMITS SHE HAS PRETENDED TO BE BLACK FOR YEARS. A seasoned activist and professor of African American history at George Washington University has been… Read more “The Guardian (U.K.)”
Sportscasting
STEPHEN A SMITH RIPS THE STEVE NASH HIRING: ‘THIS IS WHITE PRIVILEGE.’. On Sept. 3, the Brooklyn Nets announced that they hired Nash to become their next… Read more “Sportscasting”
Essence
TYLER PERRY IS NOW A BILLIONAIRE. “Ownership changes everything,” he told Forbes. “I own the lights. I own the sets. So that’s where the difference is. Because I… Read more “Essence”
GQ (U.K.)
JOHN BOYEGA: ‘I’M THE ONLY CAST MEMBER WHOSE EXPERIENCE OF STAR WARS WAS BASED ON THEIR RACE’ During Britain’s Black Lives Matter rallies in June, John Boyega… Read more “GQ (U.K.)”
Politico
BLACK LIVES MATTER GOES BIG ON POLICY AGENDA. After three months of sustained public protest, Black Lives Matter organizers are stepping from streets and plazas into the… Read more “Politico”