Tag: Black
Rep. Chris England elected first black to lead Alabama Democrats
Times staff report
Representative Chris England, of Tuscaloosa, was elected Chair of the Alabama Democratic Party on Saturday, becoming the first African-American to hold the...
Starbucks to close over 8,000 stores on Tuesday for anti-bias training
The Associated Press
Starbucks will close more than 8,000 stores nationwide on Tuesday to conduct anti-bias training, the next of many steps the company is...
Birmingham residents, groups commemorate 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s death
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Outside, recordings of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches blared over speakers in front of Birmingham Civil...
Ramsay HS Alum, DeJuana Thompson, Shines as Global Political Strategist
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
At age 35, DeJuana Thompson has done enough to last a lifetime. And she’s just beginning.
Thompson is partner with ThinkRubix...
Journalism Program Explores Black Students’ Experiences
By Tiffany Pennamon
diverseenducation.com
The Nation recently launched a student journalism program that provides training and mentoring opportunities for black student journalists while giving them a...
Poll: Americans Avoid Planning For Serious Illness
By Melissa Bailey
Kaiser Health News
“I’ll deal with it tomorrow. The perpetual tomorrow.”
That’s what one person told a pollster, encapsulating how Americans avoid planning ahead for...
This urban charter school increased its black and Latino STEM graduates...
By Stuart Miller
The Hechinger Report
NEWARK, N.J. — Tahiv McGee spent Fridays during his senior year of high school at Rutgers University-Newark, where he worked...
Simone Askew is first black woman to lead West Point cadets
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Making history.
Simone Askew is making history as the first black woman to lead the Long Grey Line at the...
Police in US more likely to arrest minorities during traffic stops
By Tom Abate
Northstar News Today/New America Media
Researchers analyzing data from millions of traffic stops in the United States have found that black and Hispanic...
First black chief pilot at major U.S. airline retires
By David Koenig
Associated Press
DALLAS (AP) — Nobody at Southwest told Louis Freeman he would be the first black pilot in the airline’s history when...