by Stacy M. Brown On the Black Press of America’s “Let It Be Known” show, renowned filmmaker Sam Pollard took center
Category: Black History
The Retirement of Rev. Jesse Jackson: You Can’t Bury Hope or History
by Julianne Malveaux On July 16, Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson announced that he would pivot from his role as President
Nevada Joins Growing Number of States Recognizing Juneteenth as a State Holiday
by Stacy M. Brown Nevada has officially declared Juneteenth a state holiday, joining a growing list of states commemorating the
U.S. Army Base in Louisiana Renamed to Honor Black World War I Hero
by Stacy M. Brown In an effort to address historic racial injustice, a U.S. Army base in western Louisiana has
Juneteenth 2023: California Celebrates Black Freedom
By Ethnic Media Services By Edward Henderson | California Black Media Juneteenth officially became a federal holiday in 2021 when President Joe
Joint Center Posthumously Presents Secretary of State Colin Powell with the Louis E. Martin Great American Award
(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON — The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies’ Board of Governors posthumously honored Secretary of State Colin
Harry Belafonte, Jamaican-American Singer, Actor, Activist, Dies at 96
By Selen Ozturk Harry Belafonte, the Jamaican-American singer, actor, and political activist, died aged 96 on Tuesday. His longtime publicist
California Steps Up on Long March to Reparations
By Mark Hedin The “free state” of California never formally embraced slavery, but slavery and racist policies that derived from
Dr. King’s Quest for Economic Justice Continues
by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer On Jan. 16, the nation will mark its 37th national holiday honoring the
THE KING HOLIDAY REFLECTS OUR RESILIENCE
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux Just four days after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, the