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The war against Black America is no longer theoretical. It is real. It is happening now.
STONECREST, GA — This past Sunday, Pastor, Social Justice Activist, and Author Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant, Senior Pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church and Founder of the Jamal Harrison Bryant (JHB) Movement, announced the launch of a 40-day economic FAST against Target, calling on African Americans to stop shopping at the retailer and divest from its stock holdings. This initiative, which begins on March 3 and will conclude on April 19, 2025, is a direct response to Target’s decision to eliminate its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) commitments, a move that threatens economic opportunities, mentorships, and hiring initiatives for Black professionals and businesses.
The Black Press is the trusted news and information source for millions of Americans and is bringing on news trailblazer, April Ryan. This is April Ryan’s 6th Presidency, having covered five presidents as a White House correspondent and bureau chief.
“It’s important for us in this season to hold a perspective, and our perspective, as Black people, is we’ve had bad leaders before. This is a time in which we have to grab a hold of the tenacity of our foreparents and know that we have what it takes to make it through this time as well,” said the Rev. Tony Lee, addressing concerns about the future of Black America in a Jan. 9 segment of “Let’s Talk WIN-TV.”
Thriller Author Reflects on Overcoming Racial Barriers and Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s Vision Through His Literary Works
The 2025 Black History Month theme, African Americans and Labor, focuses on the various and profound ways that work and working of all kinds – free and unfree, skilled, and unskilled, vocational and voluntary – intersect with the collective experiences of Black people. Indeed, work is at the very center of much of Black history and culture. Be it the traditional agricultural labor of enslaved Africans that fed Low Country colonies, debates among Black educators on the importance of vocational training, self-help strategies and entrepreneurship in Black communities, or organized labor’s role in fighting both economic and social injustice, Black people’s work has been transformational throughout the U.S., Africa, and the Diaspora. The 2025 Black History Month theme, “African Americans and Labor,” sets out to highlight and celebrate the potent impact of this work.
Climate documentary about elder Black gay women farming Harriet Tubman’s ancestral lands begins streaming on Black Public Media’s YouTube channel February 17
The Slavery Remembrance Program, a cornerstone of the Legacy of Slavery Initiative, was implemented to address Harvard’s extensive entanglements with slavery. Harvard says the latest developments would not affect ongoing research and activities. The 2022 report by the university’s Presidential Initiative on Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery detailed how Harvard enslaved over 70 individuals, benefited financially from slavery-related industries, and upheld racial hierarchies through “race science” and eugenics.
Advocates emphasized that DEI policies benefit everyone by promoting fairness and innovation.