The body of a young woman recovered from the Scioto River in Ohio on Saturday has been identified as 28-year-old…
A federal judge ruled Patricia Okoumou, known around the world as the “Statue of Liberty Climber,” will not spend any…
Anyone familiar with the Black Panther Party knows its genesis was Oakland, Calif.—and the area continues to be a locus…
Criminally underrated and mother of black film, Julie Dash is tackling a much-needed biopic.
When NBA Superstar Kevin Durant celebrated the opening of his new after-school program, the Durant Center, he would not…
Xerona Clayton, organizer for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and personal friend to Martin Luther King…
Several powerful advocacy organizations are joining forces at the RCA Records headquarters in New York City on…
If you ask activist and author Charlene Carruthers whom she hopes will read her new book, she’ll mention teenagers and…
Over the weekend, activists allied with Black Lives Matter Sacramento showed up at a wedding event for Officer Terrence…
Erica Garner—activist, organizer, writer, comrade, sister, mother and daughter—is the recipient of the 2018 Shorty…
If history has taught us anything, it’s that young people will always lead the way. Whether it’s the young…
For over 25 years, Anna Deavere Smith has been observing us.
Here at The Glow Up, we hate to play favorites, but we’d be lying if we said we didn’t have a very special place in our…
I wanted to be able to come here and speak with you on this occasion because you are young, gifted and black. ... I,…
In the world of women in music, there are queens, princesses, first ladies and even a duchess—but there has only ever…
With her curly hair pulled back into a ponytail and freckles on full display, at 11 years old, Meghan Markle knew…
I marched a hole in my shoes the first time.
They are trying to turn black people into the bogeyman. They want everyone else in America to see us as a threat so…
Phalange Brutus never thought that joining a Facebook group could change his life. When the 36-year-old joined Outdoor…
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