AvatarRafael SalazarStoryboardBlack History Month ReadsAvatarCurated byReader's DigestReader's Digest shines a spotlight on stories, trivia, and quotes that celebrate Black History Month.
AvatarRafael SalazarAvatarAvatarBlack maternal deaths keep rising. These doulas want to reverse that grim trendverified_publisherCNNCNN — “Sixteen years ago, I almost died giving birth,” Ebonie Karma Tudor said, recalling the birth of her son. “It was just a really traumatic experience.” It was 2007. Tudor, a Black woman, was 24 years old. During the delivery, she needed two blood transfusions and couldn’t see her son immediately …
AvatarRafael SalazarAvatarAvatarWhat a Black man discovered when he met the White mother he never knewverified_publisherCNNCNN — I don’t remember what I said because I was too shocked to respond. But I remember where I stood when it happened. I was 17, just months away from leaving home for college, when my father called me into his bedroom one afternoon. He was sitting up in bed with his shirt off, his belly spilling …
AvatarRafael SalazarAvatarAvatarWhite homeowner accused of shooting Black teen who went to the wrong house in Kansas City will face 2 felony charges, officials announceverified_publisherCNNCNN — A White 84-year-old homeowner who allegedly shot and wounded Ralph Yarl, a Black teen, after the 16-year-old went to the wrong home to pick up his siblings will face two felony charges, Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson announced early Monday evening. Andrew Lester will face …
AvatarRafael SalazarFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoNational Doctor's Day: 5 Black Physicians That Changed The Worldebony.com - By Team EBONYHappy National Doctor's Day to the men and women who stand on the front lines of the medical industry daily. Providers are a vital part of everyday …
AvatarRafael SalazarAvatarAvatarWhat we know about Irvo Otieno and the 10 people charged in his death at a Virginia mental health facilityverified_publisherCNNCNN — Three of the 10 people facing murder charges in the death last week of a 28-year-old Black man at a Virginia mental health facility were security guards at the hospital who watched and then participated in the fatal smothering, the prosecutor told CNN Friday. The victim’s family wants answers …
AvatarRafael SalazarFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo'I Wanted to be a Trailblazer': Zandra Flemister, the First Black Woman Hired as a Secret Service Agent, Enduring Years of Blatant Racism, Dies at 71atlantablackstar.com - Nicole Duncan-SmithA pioneer in national security who guarded not only the family members of former President Gerald Ford but also former President Jimmy Carter has …
AvatarRafael SalazarFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWho Were the 5 Most Famous Women of the Harlem Renaissance?thecollector.com - Rosie LessoThe Harlem Renaissance was a monumentally significant period in our human history, when Black African Americans found a new and unprecedented freedom …
AvatarRafael SalazarFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo6 Films Directed By Black Women To Stream For Women's History Month - Shadow and Actshadowandact.com - Jordan SimonIn the midst of all the chaos surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, let’s not forget that March is still Women’s History Month. Let’s celebrate by …
AvatarRafael SalazarStoryboardAfrican Heritage Diet as Medicine: How Black Food Can Heal the CommunityAvatarCurated byEatingWellWe’ve been conditioned to think that traditional Black food is not nutritious, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. History and food are a source of empowerment to change the narrative regarding nutrition and health across the African diaspora.
AvatarRafael SalazarAvatarAvatarRepublican senator under fire for racially charged comments at Trump rallyverified_publisherCNN - State of the UnionSenator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) addressed crime and reparations while speaking at a rally held by former President Trump in Minden, Nevada. CNN's Jake Tapper and the State of the Union panel discuss the senator's racially charged comments.
AvatarRafael SalazarAvatarAvatarBody camera video shows a Columbus, Ohio, police officer fatally shooting an unarmed 20-year-old Black man in bedverified_publisherCNNCNN — Police in Columbus, Ohio, have released body camera video that shows a police officer serving a felony warrant fatally shooting an unarmed Black man in bed. Donovan Lewis, 20, died Tuesday after being shot by Police Officer Ricky Anderson, a 30-year veteran with the Columbus Division of Police …