During the Great Migration, Black Americans migrated to innovation centers such as Detroit, Chicago, and Silicon Valley in search of economic opportunities, building wealth and changing lives.
Tag: Washington D.C.
Posted inOpinion
Trump’s EO Blitz: Deportation Flights Halted, ICE Raids Underway, and TikTok Ban Foiled
Donald Trump has been signing a flurry of Executive Orders, including one to deport undocumented immigrants, while also attempting to rewrite history with his ‘Day of Love’ narrative and changing the name of Mt. Denali back to Mt. McKinley.
Posted inEducation
Reading Books by Black Authors to Kids? Only if Parents Say OK
By Aziah Siid Originally appeared in Word in Black Florida, it seems, is at it again. Some parents in the Sunshine State are outraged that their children’s school is asking them […]
Posted inHomepage
From Dallas to D.C, Eddie Bernice Johnson Remembered as the People’s Champion
By Marlissa Collier The year 2024 took an early turn from celebration to somber as the news spread that Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, a Texas political titan, had passed early […]
Posted inHomepage, National
President Biden Proclaims January as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month
The heightened awareness of human trafficking comes on the heels of an HBO documentary that finally spotlighted the world of the Black and Missing Foundation, headed by Washington, D.C., based sister-in-law’s Derrica and Natalie Wilson. The film, BLACK AND MISSING, pulled back the curtain and explored how systemic behaviors and attitudes stem from centuries of deeply rooted racism.