(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK, NY – Faith For Black Lives, in partnership with The Greater Allen AME Cathedral of New York, will host a virtual social justice conference—JusticeCon: a path towards freedom. The virtual conference aims to empower attendees for social change through the power of community, conversation, and courageous action. JusticeCon will be […]

Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) announced today, for the first time in the foundation’s history, two senators — Senator Cory Booker (New Jersey) and Senator Kamala D. Harris (California) — will serve as honorary co-chairs for the 48th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC), scheduled for September 12-16, 2018. […]

Erica Campbell & GRIFF discuss little-known black history facts.

Chef Armand Appling alleges that his former boss and Nevada dude ranch owner Madeleine Pickens asked him to make "black people food" in a federal racial discrimination lawsuit. The African-American chef, who was fired in 2014, also claims Pickens hurled degratory insults at a Black employee.

The video, which features Black BuzzFeed employees presenting questions that seem to perpetuate sweeping generalizations and inaccurate stereotypes, starts off satirical, but ends up looking like a bunch of people confused about the role racism plays in most of the questions, putting the onus on Black people -- not systemic oppression -- to answer.

A recent study shows that most Black people will acknowledge faith in their dating profile.  Read More

Via:  Elev8.com What’s in a name?  I’ll tell you what:  A job!  My name is Tarvenia.  What’s a Tarvenia?  Where did my parents get that name? Well my mother has told me that when I was born she really wanted to name me Sabrina.  That sounds normal enough right?  I thought so too.  Somehow though, […]