Black Methodist Leaders Deny NAACP Controversy
The NAACP said today that its economic boycott of South Carolina remains in force, despite comments to the contrary.
The organization imposed the ban in 2000 when lawmakers declined to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of the state capitol. But, according to local news reports, state Sen. Robert Ford—who is Black—declared that this week’s [...]
White Sorority Step-Off Win Causes Controversy
Should a White sorority be allowed to win a historically Black step competition? The judges of the Sprite Step-Off Challenge think so. The girls of Zeta Tau Alpha, a predominantly White sorority from the University of Arkansas beat out five other teams to win the coveted prize of $100,000 at the national Sprite Step-Off competition [...]
WNYC’s Rare Interview With Malcolm X
Sunday, February 21st is the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X.
WNYC, the largest public radio station in the country, has unearthed a rare, 30-minute Malcolm X interview – from his days in the Nation of Islam – from its archives, conducted by reporter Eleanor Fischer. In it he discusses the difference between separation [...]
Mandela celebrates 20 years of freedom
Nelson Mandela, fellow veterans of South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle and family have raised glasses of bubbly to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his release from prison.
Mandela was released Feb. 11, 1990 after 27 years in prison, most of it spent on Cape Town’s Robben Island. In video released from a celebration at his Johannesburg home [...]
Landmark Year In Modern Black History – 1968
1968 was a big year for Black history, including the tragic assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the signing into law of the Civil Rights Act. Check out the gallery here…
Why We Still Need Black History Month
When did everybody start hating on Black History Month? I have yet to find a person, black or white or anything else, looking forward to the February festivities. At one point, when speaking to a well-known black intellectual about participating in a video NEWSWEEK is putting together, I was stunned by the vehemence of his [...]
40 Boundary-Breaking Black Women
From Rosa Parks to Angela Davis, each of these women have done their part to better our culture.
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Egypt Discovers New Workers’ Tombs Near Pyramids
Egyptian archaeologists discovered a new set of tombs belonging to the workers who built the great pyramids, shedding light on how the laborers lived and ate more than 4,000 years ago, the antiquities department said Sunday.
The thousands of men who built the last remaining wonder of the ancient world ate meat regularly, worked in three [...]
Attorney, Politician and Entrepreneur, Percy Sutton, Dies
Often lauded for his role as Malcolm X’s attorney, Percy Sutton died on Saturday. He was 89.
Born in San Antonio, Texas, Sutton was the son of a slave and the youngest of 15 children. After serving amongst the esteemed Tuskegee Airmen in World War II, he settled in New York, where he earned his law [...]
Chuck D and Maya Angelou in Kwanzaa Documentary
He may not have not released a mainstream album in a minute, but Public Enemy’s Chuck D. continues to teach about social consciousness in all his projects. This time it’s through a new documentary film about Kwanzaa called “The Black Candle: A Kwanzaa Celebration”. Directed by 26-year-old filmmaker MK Asante and narrated by Maya Angelou, [...]
