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A lot of folks think about Miami and Key West when it comes to Florida vacations, but there are at least two people who…
Roland Martin and the CEO of the National Urban League Conference Marc Morial talk about this weekend’s national conference in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and the focus…
The Hip Hop community is standing in solidarity with Baltimore in the wake of the Freddie Gray tragedy and the resulting civil unrest. Treach from…
The Hip Hop community is standing in solidarity with Baltimore in the wake of the Freddie Gray tragedy and the resulting civil unrest. Treach from Naughty By Nature and “Do It All” from Lords of the Underground traveled from New Jersey to be on ground zero. Watch this video of Treach making some raw and […]
What must we do to prepare our children for the job marketplace? David C. Banks of The Eagle Academy Foundation believes it all starts through activating…
Black church attendance is suffering a generation gap. According to Pew Research Center, nearly one-in-five African-Americans under age 30 are unaffiliated with a religion, compared with just 7…
What will it take to address the gap between Black and White fourth graders in America who can read at their grade level? Dr. Valerie Rawlston…
With the blockbuster success of ABC’s Black-ish, Fox’s record-breaking first season of Empire, as well as the success of Shonda Rhimes‘ How to Get Away…
Do you know which industries present the best economic opportunities for African-Americans? “Probably the ones you would expect,” according to Alfred Edmond, Jr. of Black Enterprise. Recently,…
We all know what a central role the Black church had during the civil rights movement of the 20th century, but what role can it…
In August of 2013 several national Black Civil Rights organizations came together to set a Black Agenda. This conglomeration of organizations included the National Urban League,…
CNN anchor Don Lemon, who made a Columbia Journalism Review list of “worst journalism of 2014,” has done it again. Saying she was just singing…