African American Ethnic Heritage
Rev. Jesse Jackson has a brain injury
Jesse Jackson sufferming brain disorder.
Read MoreSpike Lee and his wife, Tonya, are named ambassadors to Benin
The country or Benin has appointed American filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, a seasoned producer and author, as its ambassadors for African Americans in the US, which coincides with the country offering people of African descent a chance to visit and claim their citizenship if eligible. Benin’s southern coast has a…
Read MoreCatholic Church elects Black Pope
Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, the first pope of African descent since the fifth century Catholic Church elects a Black popeThe Catholic Church on Thursday elected its first American pope in history, and the first Black pope since the fifth century, according to the publication Black Catholic Messenger.Leo XIV is not known to…
Read MoreDred Scott’s decision was key in sparking the Civil War and letting Blacks know they were citizens
There has been much talk about birthright citizenship which applies to those who immigrated to this country without becoming citizens. But Birthright citizenship began with Black people who were enslaved and were not considered citizens until the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was passed. Dred Scott v. Sandford 1857, was a landmark decision of the United States…
Read MoreIllinois Supreme Court overturns actor’s conviction
The Illinois Supreme Court overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction after ruling that the Cook County State’s attorney did not honor an earlier agreement by trying him a second time. The court ruled that a special prosecutor should not have been allowed to intervene after Smollett reached a deal with the Cook County state’s attorney in which…
Read MorePresident Biden speaks to dignitaries at the National Slavery Museum in Angola
President Joe Biden described slavery as “our nation’s original sin — original sin — one that haunted America and casts a long shadow ever since,” during a speech before officials of the National Slavery Museum in Belas, Angola. Estimates of the number of slaves shipped from Angola range from 2 million to 6 million. Most were…
Read MoreBritain refused to apologize for the Trans-Atlantic slave trade
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer did not apologize for British participation in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, according to Downing Street. Caribbean leaders have argued for some financial recognition of the legacy of slavery. Estimates for compensation from campaigners and academics have ranged from £205 billion or 221,724,693,350.00 U.S. Dollars to nearly £19 trillion 19,000,000,000,000 in U.S. Dollars. Commonwealth Heads…
Read MoreBloomberg donates millions to Black medical schools that were deliberately killed off by the nation’s wealthy
Michael Bloomberg donates $600 million to Black medical schools.
Read MoreJackie Robinson statue stolen from a Wichita park
A Jackie Robinson statue was cut at the ankles and stolen from a public park in Wichita, Kansas. Robinson was among the first Black men to integrate Major League Baseball, joining the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947(January 20, 2024). Wichita police said in a Facebook post that it went missing Thursday morning. The statue was cut…
Read MoreSenior Airman killed by police will be buried Friday
Air Force senior Airman Roger Fortson, who police shot to death in his own apartment, will be buried Friday in New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, Georgia. Forston’s body arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Tuesday afternoon and was escorted from the plane by the Delta Honor Guard, according to his obituary. A public viewing…
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