Tag: black men
Jordan Neely, NYC Subway Rider Choked to Death, is Mourned at Manhattan Church
By DEEPTI HAJELA, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — In the polarizing wake of Jordan Neely’s chokehold death at the hands of a fellow New York City...
Detroit Enclave Built on Auto Industry Struggles Under $20M Water Debt
By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press
HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (AP) — Kevin Houston scanned the Michigan street where his fixer-upper and older homes bridge gaps between...
Yes, Black Women Can Be Mermaids
By Nadira Jamerson, Word in Black
When Halle Bailey was announced as the new face of “The Little Mermaid,” white supremacists immediately flooded the internet...
Ballmer Group Awards $42.5 Million to Help More Than 100 Black-Led Groups Expand
By SARA HERSCHANDER, of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy
A new grantmaking effort funded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his wife...
Anti-Migration Operation on French African Island of Mayotte Stirs Tensions, Exposes Inequalities
By GREGOIRE MEROT, Associated Press
CHIRONGUI, Mayotte (AP) — Facing a migration quagmire on the French island territory of Mayotte, off Africa’s east coast, France’s...