Kentucky state Rep. 阿提卡·斯科特, the state’s only Black female legislator, was among 24 people arrested Thursday by the Louisville Metro Police Department during Breonna Taylor protests, the Democratic lawmaker confirmed to CNN after her release from custody Friday morning.
‘Love Island South Africa’ cast is announced — 仅 3 Black contestants
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The makers of "Love Island South Africa" are facing criticism after announcing a predominantly White line-up for the show. The latest spin-off of the reality dating show-turned-cultural-phenomenon premiered on Sund...
How one documentary reframes the history of Black women
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Black women are the mules of the world, Zora Neale Hurston wrote in 1937. 多于 80 多年后, Hurston's words in "Their Eyes Were Watching God" still ring true, but one filmmaker is on a journey to both expose...
Golfers wore red and black in honor of Tiger Woods during Sunday’s play
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Golfers wore red shirts and black pants during the WGC-Workday Championship on Sunday in honor of golf legend Tiger Woods, who is hospitalized after a serious car accident last week. Woods responded on Twitter to th...
Baseball legends honored in MLB’s Black History Month art series
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Major League Baseball celebrated Black History Month this year by merging America's favorite pastime with art. The MLB commissioned 10 artists to celebrate the careers of legendary Black baseball players, in an effo...
The 78th Golden Globes get off to an awkward start amid controversy, while honoring Black stars
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The 78th Golden Globe Awards got off to an awkward start, seeking to address controversy regarding the organization behind the ceremony, while experiencing technical glitches amid a pandemic-dictated format. This ye...
Two men arrested after Florida-Georgia manhunt that left deputy critically injured
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Two men have been arrested following a manhunt on Saturday that crossed from Florida into Georgia and left a deputy in critical condition, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The GBI said preliminary i...
Taylor Swift won’t reschedule postponed ‘Lover Fest’ 表演
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Taylor Swift won't reschedule "Lover Fest" shows that were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The star took to social media on Friday to announce the move, which affects shows postponed in 2020 直到 2021. 该...
These Black transgender women are fighting housing insecurity for LGBTQ people in the South
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Kayla Gore wants transgender people of color in the South to have a fighting chance. 在 2016, she and her friend Ellyahnna C. Wattshall were working at a local community center in Memphis, 田纳西州, when they noti...
Keep your eye on Kentucky’s voting plans
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约书亚. 道格拉斯(Douglas)是肯塔基大学J的法律教授. 大卫·罗森伯格法学院. 他是《 "Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting." Find him at www...
NYC education chancellor steps down, to be replaced by first Black female chancellor
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Richard Carranza, chancellor of New York City's public schools system, will step down in March, he announced at a news conference Friday. Carranza will be succeeded by Meisha Ross Porter, a former teacher and school...
His rescue at a London protest inspired Michelle Obama and Prince Harry. 现在, Patrick Hutchinson is turning his moment into a movement
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Know someone who inspires you? Click here to nominate them as a CNN Hero. It was a moment caught on camera -- a heroic act that thrust Patrick Hutchinson, a London father and grandfather, into the limelight. Last s...
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, renames 2 dorms for Black civil rights leaders
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Two dorms at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will now bear the names of two Black civil rights leaders in the state "whose fight for equity and social justice transformed the state's higher education system ...