Gwen Ifill was a pioneering Black journalist, providing a role model for young Blacks aspiring to media careers, especially women. Ms. Ifill succumbed to her battle with cancer Monday at the age of 61, prompting a nation to mourn one of its most respected journalists. Ifill was born September 29, 1955 in New York City […]
We are following reports from CNN and other news outlets that have confirmed the passing of legendary PBS journalist, Gwen Ifil, at the age of 61. Â Ifil suffered from cancer and sadly lost her battle with this terrible disease today. Many remember Ifil as the moderator of multiple Vice Presidential debates including the memorable […]
Racial cleansings have occurred in America at various instances throughout history. But in 1912, an incident in Forsyth County, Ga. is remembered as the largest case of Black expulsion ever recorded. Back in September of that year, two white women were attacked at separate intervals, allegedly by Black residents of the predominately white county. Ellen […]
Ben Affleck made news basically for trying not to make news. The actor ask Finding Your Roots‘ Henry Louis Gates Jr. to censor his slave-owning ancestor from his…
In continuing fall out from those hacked Sony emails, Wikileaks revealed actor Ben Affleck asked that his ancestor’s slave owning past be scrubbed from the…
Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Â has made it a mission to uncover and celebrate history. One of his most compelling ways to do so is…
Black history can’t be made unless there are black men who educated and alive to make it. As Black males fall further and further behind…
