A Homegoing service will be held for famed comedian and activist Dick Gregory on Saturday, September 16, 2017. The service will be held at the City Of Praise Family Ministries located in Landover, Maryland. Roland Martin will be hosting the event honoring the late great Gregory. If you are unable to attend but would still […]
Few writers have managed to capture the experience of living as a Black person in America the way that the late James Baldwin did. The iconic novelist and essayist’s birthday is today, and we take a look back at his rich life and towering legacy. Baldwin was born in Harlem in 1924, raised by his single […]
Ida B. Wells is most known for her crusade against the lynching of Black Americans that she launched in the 1890’s. This past Sunday marked the 155th anniversary of the late activist’s birth, and a look at her life shows that her fight against injustice started very early in her life. Wells was born July […]
The Oscar winner believes that the former Black Panther and scholar's life is fascinating and deserves to be on the big screen.
Joseph H.P. Westbrook was a prominent Black doctor in Denver who invested heavily in the Five Points region of the Colorado city. Dr. Westbrook was also well-known for years of going undercover as a white man to infiltrate a local Ku Klux Klan chapter. Westbrook was born in Hernando, Miss. in 1878. The Fisk College […]
Anne Moody was a civil rights activist who was immortalized via a photo showing an angry white mob physically assaulting her during a peaceful lunch counter protest in 1963. Moody ultimately chronicled her journey in an award-winning book but never sought the spotlight. Moody was born in the Centreville area of Mississippi as the eldest of […]
Before Donald Trump was ever elected, we knew he was a truly gross man — a liar and a cheater, a misogynist and a bigot, willing to play on the worst tendencies of this country for applause or votes. It was one thing when we knew of him that way as a reality TV star. It […]
Shaun King analyzes Donald Trump’s track women with women and praises the strength of women everywhere. Listen below. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.
Harry Belafonte celebrated his 90th birthday on March 1, reaching a milestone age where many would be glad to relax and look back fondly on their achievements. However, the veteran entertainer, actor and activist is hardly resting on his laurels as he continues his global humanitarian work while using his fame to bridge generational gaps. […]
entered the social justice arena in a heartbreaking way. She has firsthand experience with the scourge of gun violence. The New York City native, now 36, lost her son’s father, Jason Ryans, to gun violence. Her son was a toddler at the time. That and the fact that her parents were founding members of Al […]
When I’m traveling on the road, speaking at colleges and universities around the country, I get several questions over and over again, no matter where I am in the country. The one question I might get more than any other goes a little something like this, “Shaun, I am bothered by injustice, I am bothered […]
For the past two years, as I’ve traveled the country, spoken on college campuses, and even right here on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, I’ve frequently made the point that it is hard to know a moment in history in when you’re in it. On an average day where you are stressed about work, school, […]
