This Black History Month is the perfect time to brush up on social justice terms, as the fight for criminal justice reform is still in full swing.

Colin Kaepernick is a polarizing figure to some; but to others, he’s a hero.

Here are five modern-day voting rights heroes everyone should know.

As we celebrate traditional figures like Martin Luther King, Harriet Tubman and Malcolm X — let’s not forget the lesser known people who’ve also had an impact on African American culture today. This year, let’s not only celebrate the brave, inspirational folks who marched for freedom or created inventions that we can’t live without to […]

Statistics show that Black folks are among the most giving people in the country, and have been for a long time despite disproportionate economic disadvantages.

One of the most common ways proposed to help shrink the racial wealth gap has been through homeownership, something that has eluded many Black people throughout American history.

Education is one of the most powerful tools you can have. So it’s no secret that in the history of the United States, there was a time when African-Americans were held back from educational opportunities because of the color of their skin. During slavery, slaves were killed because they knew how to read. After the […]

In 2008 if you were black and living in America you knew that you had a chance to make history and change the scope of the greatest country in the world by voting for Barack Obama.  There are no historical facts that minority voters come out simply to change history but the statistics of voter […]

There are five issues of criminal justice reform that have long needed attention.

Spike LeeToday for Black History Month, we are highlighting the director Spike Lee. Birth Date: March 20, 1957 Hometown: Brooklyn, New York Fun Facts: Spike Lee directed popular films like She’s Gotta Have It, Malcolm X, Black Kkklansman, and Do the Right Thing Spike Lee attended Morehouse College (earning a Bachelor’s degree) and New York […]