Black artists and experts issue new warnings about A.I.’s bias against Black people
As new concerns about A.I. algorithms emerge, A.I. companies pledge to course-correct and increase the diversity of their tools. As…
International working group for UNAfrican Diaspora forum meets in Harlem
The International Civil Society Working Group (ICSWG) for the United Nations (UN) Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (PFPAD)…
Black Educator Creates Program Teaching Kids to Read in 40 Hours
A Black educator named Rosa Higgs has made reading easier for Black students in America. She created the Phonics workbook series “Read…
Advance school choice, because Black minds matter, too
Earlier this month, we celebrated the new federal holiday of Juneteenth, to celebrate the newfound freedom our people gained after…
FA ‘refusing to address lack of black coaches’
The Black Footballers Partnership has accused English football of refusing to address the under-representation of black coaches in the game,…
Black nun who founded first African American religious congregation advances closer to sainthood
In 1829, Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence — the country’s first African American religious congregation. …
The Federal Government Is “Affirming Everything That Black People Have Been Saying”
Nekima Levy Armstrong, a longtime attorney, and civil rights leader, has had an imposing presence in protests against police violence…
New International African American Museum honors journey of Black people from slavery to present day
It has been more than two decades in the making, with design, construction, and other delays along the way, but…