PHOENIX (AP) — A high school football player who has been in the U.S. since he was a toddler was in custody for possible deportation to his native Mexico, prompting a protest Monday by classmates…
Source: Students protest as high school senior faces deportation
After much speculation, it’s been announced that Boseman will play Yasuke, Japan’s first African samurai.
Source: Chadwick Boseman to Star as First Black Samurai in Upcoming Historical Action Film – OkayAfrica
For hip-hop fans, Common‘s intelligence, lyricism and artistic skill speak for themselves. With hip hop classics like “I Used To Love Her” and movies like “Just Wright,” Common has cemented himself as a hip hop legend. But when the MC, actor, writer and philanthropist agreed to speak at Florida A&M University’s commencement, he had no idea what he was in store for.
Source: Dr. Common! Rapper/Actor Common Awarded Doctorate! | BlackDoctor
Scientists reveal one million species at risk of extinction in damning UN report
Human society is in jeopardy from the accelerating decline of the Earth’s natural life-support systems, the world’s leading scientists have warned, as they announced the results of the most thorough planetary health check ever undertaken.
Source: Human society under urgent threat from loss of Earth’s natural life | Environment | The Guardian
The mayor of a nearly all-white Georgia town has come under fire after allegedly acknowledging that she disqualified a candidate for employment because of his race. Meanwhile, her fellow city councilman excused her actions, explaining that interracial relationships are against his religion.
Source: Hoschton Mayor Theresa Kenerly Says Town ‘Not Ready’ For Blacks
In 2015 President Obama designated the Pullman neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago as the state’s first national monument. The neighborhood has a rich history, headlined by the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (Pullman Porters) — the first Black labor union to receive a charter in the American Federation of Labor (AFL). Once the …
Source: All-Black Chefs Headline New Food Hall On Chicago’s South Side – How We Buy Black
As reported by Russia’s TASS news agency on Wednesday, “Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the law on providing stable operation of the Russian Internet (Runet) in case it is disconnected from the global infrastructure of the World Wide Web.”
Source: Putin Signs ‘Russian Internet Law’ To Disconnect Russia From The World Wide Web
Projeto peruano que se espalhou por diversos países defende ceder às crianças áreas ao ar livre para que elas construam ali seus pequenos refúgios de natureza.
Compared with other big cities, Chicago’s youth, especially blacks, face high unemployment, says a new report from the Great Cities Institute at UIC.
Source: Nearly half of young black men in Chicago out of work, out of school: report – Chicago Tribune
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