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The NRA for Black People Wants to Get Political
With over 34,000 members and 75 chapters around the country, NAAGA’s popularity is surprising to many, including its founders.
Here’s Exactly What Black People Were Promised on Juneteenth 155 Years Ago
“An absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves.”
Video Shows a Louisiana Inmate Being Choked by Guards After He Allegedly Asked for Medical Help
His lawyer says he was tested for COVID-19 on April 4 but was still waiting for prison officials to tell him the results.
Black Pastors Plead for Government Action on Coronavirus: 'I Have Two Funerals to Do This Week'
The disproportionately high death rates among African Americans and subsequent inaction amount to “policy violence” and “structural racism,” said the Rev. Dr. William Barber.
Mayor Pete Faces a Familiar and “Vicious” Enemy in South Carolina: Homophobia
Black pastors say Buttigieg will struggle in churches that define marriage as between a man and a woman.
Barry Jenkins Is the Perfect Director for the Alvin Ailey Biopic
Between Jenkins' stunning depictions of Black characters and the legendary choreographer's dance moves, the film is destined for greatness.
The Congressional Black Caucus Is Asking Silicon Valley Why It's So White
The political organization sent a letter to technology and telecommunications lobbying groups about diversity last month.
Black People in the US Were Enslaved Well into the 1960s
More than 100 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, there were black people in the Deep South who had no idea they were free. These people were forced to work, violently tortured, and raped.
Trump is making black Americans want to travel abroad more, business owners say
Five black-owned travel companies told VICE News they’ve seen an uptick in business since Donald Trump’s surprise victory.
A Black Mother's Survival Guide for Her Teenage Son
The only right you have, I told him, is to make it home alive.
Black Farmers Are Reclaiming The Industry from Racism, Stereotypes and a Difficult Past
Many African-Americans don’t want to get into farming because of its painful history, but a new generation is making the land their own.
Painting in Black and White: Race and the New Figurative Art
In their electric new paintings, Jordan Casteel and Celeste Dupuy-Spencer fly the flag for a new wave of American figurative painting that casts the subtleties of race in a newly engaging light.