Ryan Coogler: 'Fruitvale Station' Director Talks Filmmaking and Oscar Grant

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Ryan Coogler is the writer/filmmaker responsible for the tear-jerking independent feature, Fruitvale Station. The 27-year-old Oakland native with a serious Bay Area accent earned...

10 Ways to Celebrate Mandela Day & 91 Minutes of Mandela Challenge

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USA Today is giving readers ten ways to celebrate Mandela Day, which started in 2009 when civil rights icon and activist Nelson Mandela turned...

10 Ways to Celebrate Mandela Day & 91 Minutes of Mandela Challenge

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USA Today is giving readers ten ways to celebrate Mandela Day, which started in 2009 when civil rights icon and activist Nelson Mandela turned...

Teenagers Temar Boggs and Chris Garcia Rescue 5-Year-Old Girl

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Death and Taxes is reporting that last week two teenage boys helped rescue Jocelyn Roja, a five-year-old girl who had been kidnapped in Lancaster,...

How to Fast for Ramadan When You Medically Aren’t Supposed to Fast

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Writing for Aquila Style Magazine, Fatimah Jackson-Best discusses the challenges of fasting during Ramadan when you can't fast due to health conditions like diabetes,...

How to Fast for Ramadan When You Medically Aren't Supposed to Fast

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Writing for Aquila Style Magazine, Fatimah Jackson-Best discusses the challenges of fasting during Ramadan when you can't fast due to health conditions like diabetes,...

Meet the Sheltons: Couple Helped to Desegregate Atlanta’s Restaurants

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In 1963, America’s Deep South was a hotbed for hopelessness as a result of racial tension. In Birmingham, AL, blacks striving for equality resulted in...

Meet the Sheltons: Couple Helped to Desegregate Atlanta's Restaurants

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In 1963, America’s Deep South was a hotbed for hopelessness as a result of racial tension. In Birmingham, AL, blacks striving for equality resulted in...

Omar Sykes: Memorial Held for Slain Howard University Student

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A memorial service was held in the memory of Howard University student Omar Sykes, who was shot and killed during a robbery while walking...

Donyale Luna: The First Black Supermodel

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Writing for New York Magazine, Keli Goff examines the history of black supermodels in the wake of the recent groundbreaking strides made by black...