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Source: UN/News Pictures/WENN.com / WENN When Nelson Mandela won the first-ever multiracial presidential election in South Africa on May 2, 1994, the freedom fighter changed the course of history. The world witnessed a moment that was both deeply symbolic and profoundly transformative. After spending 27 years as a political prisoner under South Africa’s brutal apartheid regime, Mandela emerged not just as a free man, but as a leader determined to […]

Source: Carolyn Cole / Getty California lawmakers, led by the Legislative Black Caucus, are working to overcome substantial challenges in realizing the recommendations of their Reparations Task Force. A critical focus is to help students who descend from enslaved ancestors secure a postsecondary education. Education stands as a powerful tool to end suffering inherited from slavery. On April 22, Rep. Isaac Bryan hosted a debate on AB7 —a measure that calls for […]

Source: The Belle Report / Sheilah Belle/The Belle Report Richmond, VA – April 29, 2023 — LOCK IT IN! SUNDAY, JULY 13, 2025 @5PM for the 15th Annual Gospel Music Fest with The Belle!  Slated to return to Dogwood Dell, in Byrd Park in Richmond, VA We are bringing the Community Back Together again with Earnest Pugh, Desiree Roots, Maggie Ingram and the Ingramettes, Lucinda Moore, Cora Harvey Armstrong, Mervin Mayo, Saint […]

Source: Win McNamee / Getty Over the past month, America has seen a steady increase in the number of states where officials are pushing back against the Trump administration’s propaganda-reliant war on DEI. They’re declaring, almost in unison, that President Donald Trump does not have the constitutional authority to impose anti-DEI directives on them under threat of federal defunding, nor does he have logical reason to do so. On Friday, […]

Source: Rawf8 / Getty Tariffs have long played a central role in American economic and political history. At their core, tariffs are taxes placed on imported goods, intended to protect domestic industries and raise government revenue. But in the early 19th century, tariffs did far more than adjust trade balances. Tariffs stoked regional tensions and played a major role in unraveling America’s troubling slavery system. What Are Tariffs? Tariffs are taxes […]

Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty The White House has criticized Amazon’s decision to display the cost of tariffs imposed under President Trump’s trade policies alongside product prices, calling the move “hostile and political.” Officials argue the approach could influence consumer behavior and frame the tariffs in a negative light. “This is a hostile and political act by Amazon. Why didn’t Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked inflation to […]

Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty A historic landmark in downtown Memphis with ties to the Civil Rights movement tragically caught fire on Monday morning. According to WREG, the Memphis Fire Department and the ATF are still investigating what caused Clayborn Temple, a place of worship at the intersection of Hernando Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, to be engulfed in flames. In the meantime, community leaders in Memphis are left […]

Source: BRYAN DOZIER / Getty This isn’t about allyship. It’s about survival. And we’re wasting time othering the people most likely to grow—while the forces dismantling democracy walk free. We come from different political traditions, but we carry the same warning. Beware the rage that forgets who the real enemy is. We’ve carried this knowledge through uprisings and trainings, through protest marches and policy rooms. We’ve studied these patterns—not in […]