#MeToo Founder Tarana Burke to Keynote National Conference “Facing Race 2018”...
by Xakota Espinoza via colorlines.com Social justice activist, author, and founder of the #MeToo movement, Tarana Burke, will be delivering a…
View ArticleBronx Students Protesting for Change Declare Victory After Three-Day Lockout...
According to bronx.news12.com, after days of students protesting for change at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in Bronx, NY, their lockout…
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West Virginia Mayor Resigns After Co-Signing on Racist FB Post About Michelle...
First Lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama (photo via essence.com) A petition calling for Mayor Beverly Whaling’s termination has garnered over 24,000 signatures. article by Rachaell Davis...
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Tedx Speaker Dena Crowder Offers 6-Minute Guide on Transforming Trauma (WATCH)
Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. George Floyd. Three people we have recently witnessed dying violently, people who died solely because as African Americans, their lives are not valued in this country....
View ArticleActivist Zyda Culpepper Mellon Brilliantly Explains How White Colleagues,...
Good Black News is grateful to brilliant young woman Zyda Culpepper Mellon for taking the time to put her thoughts and feelings on current events sparked by the brutal killings of Ahmaud Arbery and...
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“Dear Lori”: My Black Answers to Even More Questions About White Privilege
by Lori Lakin Hutcherson, GBN Editor-in-Chief Before I get started with the Q&A, I’m going to share some backstory behind why I’ve decided to create this “Dear Lori” column for Good Black News:...
View ArticleVIDEO: “Michelle Obama’s Closing Argument” on Why It’s So Critical to Vote (A...
“The one thing this President is really, really good at is using fear and confusion and spreading lies to win.” Released today, in a blistering, no-nonsense, direct video to the American people,...
View ArticleThe American Medical Association Declares Racism a Public Health Threat in...
New policy adopted by physicians at the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Special Meeting of its House of Delegates (HOD) recognizes racism as a public health threat and commits to actively work on...
View ArticleEleven Years Ago Today: Good Black News Was Founded
GOOD BLACK NEWS proudly celebrates its eleventh anniversary today, March 18, 2021. GBN initially launched in 2010 as a Facebook page (read the story behind GBN’s creation here), and in 2012, we created...
View ArticleCalifornia’s State Board of Education Unanimously Approves Ethnic Studies...
California’s State Board of Education yesterday unanimously approved a model curriculum of coursework in K-12 schools to guide how the histories, struggles and contributions of Black, Asian, Latino and...
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