Each spring, many aspiring students and their families begin receiving college acceptance letters and offers of financial aid packages. This year’s college decisions will add yet another consideration: the effects of a 2023 Supreme Court, 6-3 ruling that ended the use of affirmative action. No longer can race be considered as one of many other factors to reach college admissions decisions. […]
Critics argue that TSU’s purported financial mismanagement is a manufactured crisis rooted in decades of underinvestment by the state government. They’ve noted that it continues a trend by conservatives and the racist MAGA movement to eliminate opportunities for Blacks in education, corporate America, and the public sector. […]
Joseph Yusuf of Washington, D.C., is one of them. He spends every afternoon with his 11-year-old daughter, Jakayla. She lives with her mom nearby, and after school, Yusuf and Jakayla do homework together, sometimes play video games or shoot hoops. […]
Maurice Ashley became the first African American to earn an International Grandmaster chess title 25 years ago. As of today he is still only one of three Black grandmasters, of which he is the only American. […]
Carita and Leon Montgomery, a courageous couple with a unique perspective on the reality of marriage, have released their new book, Just Dance With Me. It is a captivating story that sheds light on the challenges and triumphs they faced in their own marriage. […]
In response to his four criminal indictments and 91 felony charges, Trump has attacked prosecutors and judges, often resorting to explicitly racist language. He’s labeled Black prosecutors handling his cases as “animals,” “criminals,” and “racists,” using language that resonates with his supporters and incites further division. […]
Black religious leaders, including Rev. Joe Darby, did not take kindly to Trump selling the themed Bibles ahead of Holy Week — calling it “sacrilegious.” […]
In addition to civil rights cases, Crump’s firm handles everything from class actions and mass torts to personal injury and environmental lawsuits. Crump says his firm receives hundreds of requests a day for representation, but the civil rights cases he’s become famous for constitute only a small fraction of his practice. Crump is leveraging his legal brand to build a thriving nationwide business by partnering with firms in other jurisdictions on a variety of cases. […]
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) handed out a lesson on faith amid GOP criticism of International Transgender Day of Visibility coincidentally falling on Easter Sunday. […]
It’s not just the Biden-Harris campaign. Democrats down the ticket and around the country will see immense advertising amplification by advertising in Black-owned media. In other words, advertising in Black-owned media isn’t just another insertion order because the Black Press is a different kind of media. […]
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