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Shawn D. Rochester, financial literacy expert and author of the acclaimed book The Black Tax: The Cost of Being Black in America, is aiming to change the narrative about Black wealth.
Harvard University awarded Colin Kaepernick with the W.E.B. Du Bois medal on Thursday.
Johns Hopkins University recently shared that it would name one of their campus buildings after Henrietta Lacks.
The Getty Institute launched a new program that is centered on research surrounding African American artists and their work.
University of Mississippi faculty and students are leading an effort to rename their journalism school after Ida B. Wells-Barnett.
New genetic research shows that one of Muhammad Ali’s ancestors was a slave who fearlessly fought for freedom.
11-year-old Flint activist Mari Copeny has her own doll.
Chance the Rapper announced that he will be donating $1 million to better the mental health care resources in Chicago.
After successfully completing barber training, 8-year-old Neijae Graham-Henries has been offering free haircuts to kids in her neighborhood.
Denzel Washington is leading the effort to restore August Wilson’s Pittsburgh home.
AT&T has launched a new initiative to bring more employment opportunities to Chicago.
Black venture capitalist Angelique Brunner is using her business acumen and resources to revitalize underserved areas in Washington, D.C.