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Was the First Lady of the Confederacy Black?

February 11, 2018 Staff 0

By Frederick H. Lowe Jefferson Davis, president of Confederate States of America, was married during the Civil War to Varina Howell Davis, a mulatto or black woman. Several historians who have studied her and her […]

Yale Medical School Finds Promising Treatment for Vitiligo

February 11, 2018 Staff 0

Man suffering from vitiligo By Frederick H. Lowe A team of dermatologists has successfully restored the skin color of men and women suffering from vitiligo, a chronic autoimmune disease that destroys skin pigment, leaving white […]

Chicago Police are Investigating Widow of Dennis Edwards, Former Temptations Lead Singer, for Abuse

February 11, 2018 Staff 0

Dennis Edwards By Frederick H. Lowe The widow of Dennis Edwards, former Temptations’ lead singer who recently passed, is being investigated for physically abusing him, but it is not clear if the alleged abuse caused […]

PBS Documentary Examines History of HBCUs: ‘Tell Them We Are Rising’

February 11, 2018 Staff 0

by Tiffany Pennamon The vital role and relevance of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) has been contested in contemporary times. Until recently, no central text or film documented the history of these institutions as […]

More Blacks Killed by Police in 2017 Than During the Worst Years of Jim Crow

February 11, 2018 Staff 0

(The Root) Police officers killed 1,129 people in 2017. More people died from police violence in 2017 than the total number of U.S. soldiers killed in action around the globe (21). More people died at […]

OPINION: 5 Ways Super Bowl LII Failed Black Folks

February 5, 2018 Staff 0

by Bruce Wright The NFL missed a valuable chance to use the Super Bowl as a way to try to mend fences with the throngs of Blacks fans it’s lost since Colin Kaepernick was blackballed […]

What Could Be Worse?

February 5, 2018 Staff 0

By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. Political right/Republicans have given nearly every bad excuse possible for their own bad behavior. Truth and objectivity seem to escape their ilk. Since the swearing-in of #45 and his […]

What Does it Mean to be a Black Man in America?

February 5, 2018 Staff 0

This Black History Month I have decided that it is more important than ever that we do more than reflect on our past. As African Americans we also need to critically evaluate our present economic […]

Lena Horne Honored With A Stamp From the USPS

February 4, 2018 Staff 0

Lena Horne is remembered as an all-around entertainer, Hollywood actress, Grammy Award winning singer, and a Tony Award winning Broadway star. But equally important to her legacy was a willingness to use fame as a […]

St. Augustine’s Limelight Theatre’s Production of Fool for Love is a Must See

February 4, 2018 Staff 0

Review By Brooke Dennis St. Augustine’s Limelight Theatre opened its production of Sam Shepard’s critically acclaimed Fool for Love on January 18, with the show on stage through February 11. The play opens with a […]