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Tamron Hall Says She Kept Her Pregnancy At...

Many women could relate to the former “Today” host’s reasons for keeping her pregnancy a secret for 32 weeks. Tamron Hall, who surprised fans when she announced she was 32 weeks...

Thirty-Two Black Women Make History at West Point...

View image on Twitter They will become the largest class of Black women to graduate from the academy in its 217-year history. Congrats are in order for the 32 cadets who will...

As Employment Rises, African American Transplants Ride Jobs...

Sam Smith, Brittany Smith and their daughter Erelah outside their Charlotte home. The Smiths moved to Charlotte looking for change and opportunity. They are part of an influx of African...

Harriet Tubman $20 bill won’t be released next...

Treasury secretary denies he is scrapping the design entirely The new $20 bill featuring a portrait of Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist who guided many slaves to freedom, won’t be unveiled in...

Billionaire to graduating students: I'll pay off your...

Republican Rep. Justin Amash Calls For Trump’s Impeachment...

Amash is the first GOP member of Congress to say the legislative body should take that action. Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump after reading the full report from special counsel Robert...

Two African Americans graduate at the top of...

For the time in history at the Junction City School District, two African American females will graduate with two of the highest honors. "This is the first time we have had...

Tamron Hall Says She Kept Her Pregnancy At 48 A Secret Because She Was…

25-05-2019

Many women could relate to the former “Today” host’s reasons for keeping her pregnancy a secret for 32 weeks. Tamron Hall, who surprised fans when she announced she was 32 weeks pregnant with her first child in March, has opened up about why she kept her pregnancy a secret for so long. And it’s for reasons that many women could relate to. The former... Read more

Thirty-Two Black Women Make History at West Point

24-05-2019

View image on Twitter They will become the largest class of Black women to graduate from the academy in its 217-year history. Congrats are in order for the 32 cadets who will make history as the largest class of Black women to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Pointin its 217-year existence, Because of Them We Can reports. The women celebrated their upcoming graduation with... Read more

As Employment Rises, African American Transplants Ride Jobs Wave To Th…

23-05-2019

Sam Smith, Brittany Smith and their daughter Erelah outside their Charlotte home. The Smiths moved to Charlotte looking for change and opportunity. They are part of an influx of African Americans to Mecklenburg County, where the African American population has ballooned by 64% since 2000. Swikar Patel for NPR Brittany Smith grew up mostly in Detroit, earning a master's degree in public... Read more

Harriet Tubman $20 bill won’t be released next year, Mnuchin says

22-05-2019

Treasury secretary denies he is scrapping the design entirely The new $20 bill featuring a portrait of Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist who guided many slaves to freedom, won’t be unveiled in 2020 as has previously been scheduled, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday. Mnuchin, who has generally avoided the issue since taking office, was pressed for an update on the status of... Read more

Billionaire to graduating students: I'll pay off your debt

19-05-2019

Billionaire investor Robert E. Smith earned some stunned looks on Sunday during his commencement address at Morehouse College. He told the graduating students he'd pay off their student debt. "On behalf of the eight generations of my family that have been in this country: We're going to put a little fuel in your bus," Smith sad. He continued: "I've got the alumni over... Read more