Betty Tyson, a Black woman who spent 25 years in a New York prison for a 1973 murder before being exonerated of murder, died at the age of 75. Tyson died Aug. 17 at a Rochester hospital following complications from a heart attack, her sister said, according to a report

The 60th anniversary of the March on Washington For Jobs And Freedom will bring together a gathering of Black civil rights leaders and a diverse interfaith coalition of allies, brought together by The Drum Major Institute and the National Action Network. On August 28, 1963, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Ahead of Women’s Equality Day, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser tapped dynamic partners like BLACK GIRLS ROCK to support leadership, community engagement, and sisterhood in the nation’s capital. This intentional partnership with the global women’s empowerment movement paves the way for an expansion like no other. In a press release, Natasha

In 1936, Victor Hugo Green published The Green Book, which helped guide Black people who traveled through the Jim Crow South more than 80 years ago. It directed them to head in the right direction to destinations that were safe for them. Now, as an ode to that particular guide,

Savannah, the oldest city in Georgia, is making history. The city council voted to rename a downtown square in honor of a Black woman, Susie King Taylor. According to KXAN, after nine months of the square remaining unnamed while City Hall received recommendations for a new name, Taylor was selected

There was some unexpected dialogue reflected on the prompter for one evening anchor. “Coming up right now, we have the story of two young journalists who just so happened to find love in the same industry,” Local 3 News anchor Cornelia Nicholson read aloud during a recording for a promotional

Season three “Love Is Blind” contestant Bartise Bowden is calling cap on the “permanent jewelry” he got with his ex-fiance, Nancy Rodriquez. The former couple were seen getting 14-karat gold bracelets permanently welded onto their wrists at Dallas-based jewelry store Mod + Jo, just five days before their wedding, as a

Pronghorn, a standalone investment brand on a mission to cultivate the next generation of entrepreneurs in the spirits industry, announced its fourth round of angel investments in three spirits brands. Pronghorn has invested in Abisola Whiskey, Los Hermanos Tequila 1978, and Alexander James Whiskey. The investments celebrate the rise of

The quickest way to become broke when you have money is to spend like it will always be there, and that’s where folks make mistakes. Yet, CMG Records honcho Yo Gotti has a different mindset. The rapper and businessman recently appeared on Big Boy’s Neighborhood on Power 106 in Los Angeles. During

In a concerning turn of events, a disheartening message seems to reverberate in Texas schools – standing up for a Black student might cost you your job. According to WFAA, a lawsuit was filed in Dallas County stating that a counselor was forced to resign after reporting that a teacher