“I tend to wonder what that movie [Get Out] would have been with an American brother who really feels that,”…
Jackson argued that African-American actors should have a stake in portraying the Black experience in America on film.
GETTY IMAGES If you could describe America in a single word, what would it be? A new survey reveals that…
How are commentators viewing the recent police shooting of Black men and the gunning down of police officers in Dallas?…
In the United States, Christianity remains to be the most popular religion among citizens. However, over the years, the number…
When we talk about the United States becoming a global economic power, many discount the role slavery and free labor played in…
It’s 2015 and we’ve started a New Year after enduring a very, very rough one for black people. We’ve had…
Edward J. Blum, co-author of “The Color of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America”…
As emotions continue to run high in Ferguson, Missouri, following the shooting of Michael Brown by a police officer, megachurchBishop TD…
Millennials are America’s future, but are they ready to take the baton of leadership? Well, new research from Pew uncovers…
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – On Thursday, November 14, President Obama will travel to ArcelorMittal in Cleveland to deliver remarks on the…
First Lady Michelle Obama commemorated the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington by inviting a group of predominantly black…
Beyond the shouting and the stagecraft surrounding George Zimmerman’s trial and acquittal, beneath the crashing waves of news coverage, there’s…
WASHINGTON — The Defense of Marriage Act, the law barring the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages legalized by the…
A series of shaded maps put together by a researcher at North Carolina State University shows the lingual divide among…
Americans are pausing to mark the 11th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. The country’s leaders and the families of…
WASHINGTON – President Obama remembered victims and praised the resolve of Americans in remarks made at the Pentagon memorial Tuesday,…
(CNN) — On newspaper racks Tuesday, 9/11 was markedly absent from the front pages of the New York Times and…
With the upcoming presidential election, more than ever people are focused on the government’s unemployment statistics. Last Friday, the Labor…
In the midst of heightened racial tensions, American television is attempting to introduce more diversity to the screen with reality…
In the basement of Hill House, a community center just outside of this city’s bustling downtown, Brooklyn Davis clutches a…
In every state across the country, white men and women are outliving blacks, in some cases by a margin as…
Adequate representation of black people and culture in TV and film is a well-chronicled fight in America but most people…
The effort to redefine marriage nationwide could take a critical turn either way this year, with as many as four…
The Christmas season is a time to reflect on the many blessings we are fortunate enough to enjoy in this…
PARMA, OH (WOIO) – The 9/11 remembrance continued in Parma Saturday. Firefighters, local representatives and members of the public showed their…
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