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Dub-Poetess Sufia Giza Honors Indigenous Peoples’ Day With “Echoes of Freedom”

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Indigenous author, historical researcher and dub-poetess Sufia Giza first entered the media spotlight with her 2018 book, Moundbuilders of Ancient America: A Legacy Reclaimed, which explored her ancestral roots and the legacy of ancient mound-building cultures. Now, Giza will mark Indigenous Peoples’ Day with the October 12 premiere of her “Quantum Nonsense” […]

William L. Johnson, Karen Abercrombie, Tonea Stewart and Tee Ashira Star in ‘Where Is Your Faith?’ Prime Video and YouTube Movies

White Supremacy Is On-Brand for America: White South Africans In, Black and Brown Refugees Out

Ancestral Nana is back—with a history lesson we can’t afford to ignore. From the Black Codes and Jim Crow to fast-tracking white South African “refugees” while rejecting Black and Brown asylum seekers, Nana connects the dots between America’s past and its present. She’s here to say what needs to be said: This isn’t new. It’s […]

Georgia Black Women’s Roundtable Launches “Overload the Polls” With Early Voting Push, Free Rides to Vote and Election Protection

‘Underground’ Premiere Shatters Records as the Most-Watched Program in Nearly 18 Years on WGN America

Los Angeles, CA – On the heels of rave reviews, the premiere of WGN America’s critically acclaimed hit series “Underground” shattered records as the most-watched program in nearly 18 years on the network, since the Cubs vs. Cardinals game on 9/8/1998 where Mark McGwire famously hit his 62nd home run beating Roger Maris’s single season […]

William L. Johnson, Karen Abercrombie, Tonea Stewart and Tee Ashira Star in ‘Where Is Your Faith?’ Prime Video and YouTube Movies

U.S. Census Bureau Facts: Black History Month: February 2016

Washington, DC – To commemorate and celebrate the contributions to our nation made by people of African descent, American historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week. The first celebration occurred on Feb. 12, 1926. For many years, the second week of February was set aside for this celebration to coincide with the birthdays of […]

Georgia Black Women’s Roundtable Launches “Overload the Polls” With Early Voting Push, Free Rides to Vote and Election Protection