Dakota School makes learning fun and informative for elementary students When COVID-19 forced the nationwide transition to online learning, schoolchildren found themselves at home trying to transition to the concept along with their parents. Ten-year-old Dakota Adeyemi was in a similar situation, but managed to keep herself busy by searching for Black history on the Read More…
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An Animated Journey From the South Bronx to South Korea
His new project about African samurai Yasuke will appear on Netflix this spring By Paul Wachter LeSean Thomas is the creator, producer and director of Yasuke, an anime series about a Black samurai. Fabian Parkes The protagonist of Netflix’s new anime series, Yasuke, is a true historical oddity: an African who entered 16th-century Japan with Read More…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. From a Positive Youth Perspective
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” Dr. M. L. King, Jr by Kaliyah Frasier, 12 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was an American Baptist Read More…
African American Virtual Museum Tours Now In Progress
submitted by Alonzo Hardy Even though Africans/African Americans history is now being housed in museums, the tyranny they had to endure; even from the government itself, and they are still enduring can never be recorded. However, there are many prominent stories, places, events, land markers, and can be seen through these Virtual Museum Tours that Read More…
Los Angeles Chargers Sign Jessie Lemonier to Activate the Crowd
Lemonier has appeared in four games for the Bolts this year after signing as an undrafted free agent out of Liberty. A former athlete at Ventura (Calif.) College, he transferred and played two seasons (2018-19) at Liberty to close out his collegiate career. Lemonier totaled 135 tackles (74 solo), 20.5 sacks and 29 tackles for Read More…
“MelaninPeople” – A Social Media App for the Black Community
Created by Adeyinka Adegoke, MelaninPeople is a social networking app designed to connect a range of Black and brown individuals, businesses and professionals. Nationwide — MelaninPeople is a social media app that aims to connect Black and brown people within one convenient media network. The platform connects black people worldwide to increase socio-economic awareness and Read More…