Posts in category Black News

PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO – Yul Dorn and his wife raised their son and daughter in a three-bedroom …

PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM By DAVID PITT Associated Press Justice Daryl Hecht DES MOINES, Iowa – Black defendants on trial in Iowa have a better …

STOCK PHOTO By Associated Press WASHINGTON – The unemployment rate for black Americans fell to 7.1 percent in June, the lowest level in more than …

PHOTO COURTESY OF BECAUSE OF THEM WE CAN SHARIAH HARRIS IS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO PLAY IN THE HIGHEST US POLO LEAGUE GREENWICH, …

Rittenhouse Square neighborhood PHOTO COURTESY OF PHILLYVOICE.COM Associated Press PHILADELPHIA – Police say they want to talk to two people about a noose found hanging …

New Intel grant program invests $4.5 million to support STEM pathways for HBCU students. PHOTO COURTESY OF BLOGS@INTEL Black PR Wire Shaping a more diverse …

South Florida Times editor Isheka N. Harrison was on the grounds in New Orleans, Louisiana covering the 23rd Annual Essence Festival. Check out a brief …

Photo courtesy Wikipedia By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press WASHINGTON – Adults think that black girls are less innocent, less in need of protection and …

Left photo: LaShannon Petit, left, and her mother Ernestine Mike-Petit took a girls’ trip to Essence Festival this year. Center Photo: Benjamin Evans, left, said …

The Jim Crow crimes included beatings, drownings and lynchings. PHOTO COURTESY OF PINTEREST.COM By CHAS SISK Nashville Public Radio NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Charlie Morris vividly recalls …