Little Known Black History Fact: Norman Lewis

Norman Lewis was an influential Harlem painter whose work helped innovate the abstract expressionist style he was best known for.…
02.02.21

A Black Father At S.C. School Board Meeting…

By now, everyone knows the story of how a teenager in a South Carolina classroom was pulled out of a…
11.02.15

A Little Positivity: New Jersey Mom Celebrates Son’s…

The dismal education statistics for young Black men are all too familiar, especially in cities like Camden, New Jersey, where poverty,…
06.29.15

As Holder Hails “My Brother’s Keeper, ” It’s…

Almost a year ago, President Obama announced that his administration would embark on an ambitious initiative he called “My Brother’s Keeper.”…
02.02.21

Free Community College: The Best Idea Since the…

One summer about a million years ago, when I was 18, I went to community college to take some classes to…
02.02.21

D.C. Schools Plan To Invest $20 Million In…

In an effort to improve educational opportunities for Washington, D.C.’s Black male students, Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson (pictured) plans to invest…
02.02.21

Ted Gustus, Coaching Legend and His Formula for…

When Ted Gustus was a boy, he found his mother dead, lying on the floor of their railroad flat in…
02.02.21

Webinars For Those Who Mentor And Teach African…

  As a mentor of African-American male youth in the community, one of the things I’m constantly looking for is…
02.02.21

Harlem Globetrotter Veteran Kevin “Special K” Daley Talks…

  Former Harlem Globetrotter veteran Kevin “Special K” Daley has moved on from the famed basketball squad after a decade, but…
02.02.21

Unemployment Rate Sits At 11 Percent For Blacks,…

Last week, the United States Department of Labor released new jobs numbers for September. While Black unemployment decreased slightly, there…
07.03.19

My Brother’s Keeper: The First Six Months

In February, President Barack Obama announced an initiative to respond to the economic, employment, and educational disparities that young men of…
02.02.21

10 Tweets From The Brothersphere

  These days the “Twitterverse” is inescapable and who can believe that just a decade ago the term “tweet” was…
02.02.21

The 52 Percent: What Are The Motivations Behind…

  This week, an American ritual will repeat itself. Something that within the past century has morphed into a rite…
02.02.21

Study Touts Treating Black Males As Assets. Here’s…

The “what’s wrong with Black males” chorus has been one long sung by the national media. Lengthy, well-reported articles in…
02.02.21