Author: afrakan
Opinion | The Voting Rights Act Changed America. Now, It Can Change.
Before me as I write this is a photo album open to the one surviving image of my great-grandfather John Hamilton McWhorter II, a rural…
NAACP Tennessee files lawsuit challenging redrawn US House district map • Tennessee Lookout
The NAACP’s Tennessee chapter filed a lawsuit Thursday afternoon challenging the legality of the state’s new congressional map, redrawn so a majority-Black voting district was…
Today in Black History: May 7th
1878 – Joseph Winters Earns Patent for Fire Escape Ladder Joseph Winters, born in 1816, was an abolitionist and inventor who transformed firefighting technology. He…
City of College Park honors original Black community with historic markers
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The City of College Park is honoring the city’s original Black community in the Six West District by installing…
San Francisco Makes Major Investment to Strengthen Capacity of Community Nonprofits and Service Providers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: HRC.Press@sfgov.org | (415) 252-2535 San Francisco, CA — The San Francisco Human Rights Commission today announced a strategic partnership with Black…
How turning two homes into landmarks could help preserve Denver’s Black history
The Webb House in Denver’s Whittier neighborhood. May 6, 2026. McKenzie Lange/CPR News Two separate bids to designate the homes of some of Denver’s most…
A Fillmore co-op was a refuge for Black families. Now it's evicting them – SF Standard
“This is a slap in the face of the Black community,” Love said. The … Affordable HousingBlack HistoryCultureFillmoreNews. MoreNews · A rusted … Source link
Tennessee Republicans redraw maps to erase last Democratic, Black-majority district | Tennessee
Tennessee’s Republican-dominated legislature passed redistricting maps on Thursday, eliminating the state’s one Democratic, Black-majority congressional district a week after the US supreme court effectively gutted…
The WSJ Got It Wrong: It's This Administration Who Has A Jim Crow Fantasy
… Black communities, literally removing ballot boxes. Regarding Shelby v … NUL in the News · Washington Bureau · ReMARCs Newsletter · To Be Equal ……
Dining Black-Owned and South Side – South Side Weekly
Whether you’re craving a hoagy from the renowned Home of the Hoagy, or looking for your next sweet treat from Brown Sugar Bakery, every corner…
