U.S. Capitol Unveils Statue Of Teen Civil Rights Icon Barbara Rose Johns, Taking Robert E. Lee’s Spot
The statue of Barbara Rose Johns, an African American civil rights leader who led a student strike at her segregated…
Maryland To Consider Slavery Reparations After Gov. Wes Moore’s Veto Is Overridden
Maryland will create a commission to study potential reparations for slavery after lawmakers voted Tuesday to override a veto by…
Burkina Faso, Mali, And Niger Launch $895m Regional Investment Bank
The military-led governments of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have launched a regional investment bank capitalized at 500 billion CFA…
U.S. Seizes Nigerian-Owned Supertanker For Suspected Oil Theft
The United States Coast Guard, in a joint operation with the U.S. Navy, has intercepted a Nigerian-owned supertanker, Skipper, following…
Meet The Author Whose Book Tells A Timely Story About Police Brutality And The Road To Street Justice
In a nation still grappling with the trauma of racial injustice and police brutality, author Latiera Nicole delivers a timely,…
Author J. Darnell Johnson, Releases New Book About Dismantling White Supremacy During the Post-Civil War Reconstruction Era
J. Darnell Johnson, the 2025 Black Authors Matter Award winner in the Young Adult category, has released a new book…
Burkina Faso Accuses Nigerian Air Force Of Violating Its Airspace
Eleven Nigerian military officers were briefly detained in Burkina Faso after their aircraft made an emergency landing in the country,…
Black Man In Wheelchair Thrown To Ground By Police For Being “Loud”
Tyler Laday, an African American man from Lake Charles, Louisiana who uses a wheelchair, was forcibly removed from his chair…