In a new television commercial set against the backdrop of the roaring 1920s, Cheadle plays a mysterious character committed to getting to the snacks. “We had a lot of fun with this concept,” he told Blavity. “It was collaborative, and I got to work with creative. It wasn’t something that was just jammed in. We […]
Opal Lee, the 97-year-old civil rights activist who was forced to leave her family’s Texas home 80 years ago when a racist mob damaged the property, has now received the same land as a gift. Lee is receiving the land from Habitat for Humanity, which builds affordable housing in communities across the U.S. The Texas […]
Ujamaa Farmer Collective, a nonprofit organization in West Sacramento, California, recently secured a $1.25 million grant from the state to help existing and aspiring Black farmers obtain the land needed to expand their businesses. Black farmers Nelson Hawkins, Nathaniel Brown and Keith Hudson launched the initiative in 2021. According to Black Business, “BIPOC farmers in the United States […]
Land ownership has been the holy grail of financial stability and generational wealth for Black families since post-slavery times. Prime Video’s Silver Dollar Road introduces the Reels family of North Carolina, whose family legacy was jeopardized due to unjust and unfair practices. The 65-acre stretch of marshland known as Silver Dollar Road was the family’s crown jewel […]
The fight to preserve the CPO in St. Helena represents an effort to halt a decades-long process by which much of the Gullah-Geechee land has been repurposed over decades. Most famously, Hilton Head — the South Carolina island where hundreds of Gullah-Geechee people had lived since the Civil War — was converted into a popular […]
Bomani is back in Ghana for the 23rd Journey of a Lifetime in tropical West Africa. Celebrating 17 Years of Africa for the Africans Tours & Investments from 2006-2023. These are highlights from our Ghana May 24 – June 5, 2023, Repatriation & Investment Tour. This is paradise in the tropics from Accra to Gyaahadze […]
As a new generation of activists demands an end to racism, A Place to Land reflects on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and the movement that it galvanized. Winner of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for ChildrenSelected for the Texas Bluebonnet Master List Much […]
“This is a dangerous book.”—Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Freedom Dreams Fifty years ago, a single bullet robbed us of one of the world’s most eloquent voices for human rights and justice. To the Promised Land goes beyond the iconic view of Martin Luther King, Jr., as an advocate […]
How did we get our start? Founded to empower children through play, Li’L Gen believes childhood at its best includes growth, safety, and lots of fun. That’s why we designed our products to provide all three. What makes our products unique? We know that play-based learning is crucial to early […]
Developer drops land purchase in historically Black town — A developer on Friday ended plans to purchase a 100-acre (39-hectare) property from the local school system in a historically Black town in Florida following a public outcry that the deal threatened the cultural heritage of the community made famous by Harlem Renaissance writer Zora Neale […]