Category: Diaspora News
VUU seeking city permission to develop Richmond Community Hospital property
Richmond city officials are set to consider a new request from Virginia Union University to build housing on the grounds of a former hospital building…
Trailblazing teacher who taught during segregation turns 100
LARGO, Md. (Gray DC) – Barbara Ross turned 100 years old, and a ballroom full of guests traveled to Largo, Md. Saturday to mark the…
Jason Arday, youngest Black professor at Cambridge, found dead at 41 after resignation
LONDON (AP) — A British sociologist who resigned last week from the University of Cambridge following weeks of public accusations of plagiarism and media scrutiny was found…
‘We’re not going anywhere’: Black Restaurant Week celebrates 10 years in Atlanta – WABE
Black Restaurant Week is celebrating its 10th year in Atlanta. The citywide two-week event, which ends Sunday, aims to boost foot traffic to Black-owned eateries…
Henry County becomes fastest-growing majority Black suburban county in the U.S., local officials say
Located about 30 miles south of Atlanta, Henry County was established in 1821 following the Treaty of Indian Springs, when the U.S. government negotiated a…
The racial grief gap: Why healing looks different in Black c…
Grief is an acute emotional, physical and cognitive response to significant loss. A study from researchers Laurie A. Burke and Dr. Robert A. Neimeyer shows…
Artist explores ancestral roots, Black cowboy culture in Newport News residency
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Black cowboy culture, ancestral roots in Virginia and a gleaming hope for the next generation shine through in a local artist’s…
Local barbershop hosts back-to-school event, providing free haircuts, supplies
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) – The Indiana Black Expo Evansville Chapter and Going Forward Barber and Beauty Salon is stepping up to help local children prepare…
Community celebrates Susie King Taylor’s 178th birthday
LIBERTY COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) – The Susie King Taylor Women’s Institute and Liberty County celebrated the 178th birthday of the native daughter and “Heroine of…
No political saviors: The Tennessee primary election cycle and the politics of maturity • Tennessee Lookout
One of the greatest misconceptions in American politics is that elections produce saviors. They do not. They reveal who “we” are. Every election exposes the…
