/tags/african-american African-American en-US WLRN Tue, 18 Jun 2024 11:00:00 GMT /south-florida/2024-06-18/black-church-leaders-in-south-florida-weigh-into-divine-nine-controversy A wave of controversial testimonial videos on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok of ex-members publicly denouncing their D9 membership and viral sermons condemning affiliation with the organizations could drive a mass exodus from Black and non-Black fraternities and sororities alike. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 11:00:00 GMT /south-florida/2024-06-18/black-church-leaders-in-south-florida-weigh-into-divine-nine-controversy Johania Charles | Miami Times /news/2021-03-17/venture-aims-to-resurrect-and-reimagine-anti-slavery-newspaper-for-the-21st-century The Boston Globe and Boston University Center for Antiracist Research are launching The Emancipator, a news platform named after a 19th century abolitionist newspaper and dedicated to racial justice. Wed, 17 Mar 2021 10:33:10 GMT /news/2021-03-17/venture-aims-to-resurrect-and-reimagine-anti-slavery-newspaper-for-the-21st-century Rachel Treisman /local-news/2021-02-18/ocoee-massacre-compensation-sought Last year, Bracy led a successful effort to require public-school students to learn about the Ocoee riot, similar to teaching the history of the Holocaust. Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:57:31 GMT /local-news/2021-02-18/ocoee-massacre-compensation-sought WMFE Staff /2019-09-11/should-black-athletes-go-to-black-schools Jemele Hill, a writer at The Atlantic, argues yes. She says doing so could benefit the colleges and the communities around them. Wed, 11 Sep 2019 20:18:00 GMT /2019-09-11/should-black-athletes-go-to-black-schools Mary Louise Kelly, Jess Kung /news/2018-02-12/miamis-black-tech-week-sets-its-sights-on-a-national-tour On the last day of Miami's Black Tech Week conference, about 40 women (and a few men) gathered for the “Women’s Innovation Brunch and Awards” to network… Mon, 12 Feb 2018 17:41:04 GMT /news/2018-02-12/miamis-black-tech-week-sets-its-sights-on-a-national-tour /culture/2017-08-31/urban-film-festival-in-miami-celebrates-hip-hop-school-of-moviemaking To Urban Film Festival founder Marco Mall, the word "urban" doesn't necessarily mean "black." It signifies something cool, cutting-edge,… Thu, 31 Aug 2017 11:33:19 GMT /culture/2017-08-31/urban-film-festival-in-miami-celebrates-hip-hop-school-of-moviemaking Christine DiMattei /2017-02-22/after-slavery-searching-for-loved-ones-in-wanted-ads In the Civil War's waning years, African-Americans trying to find lost loved ones used classified ads in newspapers. More than 900 of these notices are now accessible via an online database. Wed, 22 Feb 2017 23:37:00 GMT /2017-02-22/after-slavery-searching-for-loved-ones-in-wanted-ads Ari Shapiro, Maureen Pao /2017-02-06/new-evidence-shows-theres-still-bias-against-black-natural-hair "A majority of people, regardless of race and gender, hold some bias towards women of color based on their hair." Mon, 06 Feb 2017 11:01:00 GMT /2017-02-06/new-evidence-shows-theres-still-bias-against-black-natural-hair Karen Grigsby Bates /culture/2017-01-26/play-examines-tragic-life-of-sarah-baartman-19th-century-black-venus In the early 19th Century, a legal battle was waged by British abolitionists to free a black woman brought to Europe from Africa.Her name was Sarah… Thu, 26 Jan 2017 22:37:56 GMT /culture/2017-01-26/play-examines-tragic-life-of-sarah-baartman-19th-century-black-venus Christine DiMattei /news/2016-11-06/votingwhileblack-program-uses-digital-outreach-to-get-voters-to-the-polls The Color of Change political action committee (PAC) has launched #VotingWhileBlack, a program to engage black voters in races that may have the strongest… Sun, 06 Nov 2016 20:48:18 GMT /news/2016-11-06/votingwhileblack-program-uses-digital-outreach-to-get-voters-to-the-polls