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Colin Kaepernick Voted Most Courageous Player by 49ers
San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who defied professional footballâs usual fear of confronting racial unrest, was voted the 49ersâ most courageous and inspirational player by his teammates, the NFL club announced Friday, the New York Daily News reports. Kaepernick, who knelt during the national anthem in protest against police brutality this season, was…
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Donna Brazile Says Obama Response to Russia âInsufficientâ
Donna Brazile, interim chairperson of the Democratic National Committee, said that the Obama administrationâs retaliatory measures against Russia for hacking Democratic groups are âinsufficient,â according to The Hill. Brazile and the DNC definitely have skin in this game, since it was DNCÂ emails that were hacked and released, forcing DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to resign,…
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19 States Will Increase Minimum Wage in 2017
Indeed, 2017 will be a great reprieve for many who are happy to see 2016 go, and it will be especially sweet for some of Americaâs lowest-paid hourly workers. Nineteen states will ring in the year with an increase in the minimum wage. Increasingly, states have had to step in where the federal government has…
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What Will 2017 Bring for Black People? We Have 5 Guesses
So The Root asked me, âHey, L, do your best and think about whatâs gonna happen in 2017.â And I was like, âBet!â As Iâve said before, I may not be Negrodamus, but Iâm damn sure Negrodamusâ play cousin, so Iâm pretty sure that these are not the only things that weâll see in 2017.…
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If Youâre a Black Man Mad About Serena Williamsâ Engagement, I Have Questions
Pardon me. I need to preface what you are about to read with a ⊠not so much an explanation, but a statement of awareness of how it may be received. If you are a person, male or female, who ascribes to Hotep and ankh-right beliefs, you will probably be pissed before the end of…
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Black Billionaire Will Pay for Education of Kidnapped Chibok Girls
An African-American billionaire has offered to sponsor the education of 24 girls from the Chibok, Nigeria, community, including the 21 girls who were released from Boko Haram captivity in October, reports Forbes. Private-equity titan Robert Smith will pay for the young women to attend American University of Nigeria in Yola and will pay for tuition,…
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Obama Cuts Guantanamo Population to 40 Prisoners
As part of what seems like a whirlwind of activity in the last few weeks of his presidency, President Barack Obama has told Congress that he plans to resettle as many as 19 detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to the Chicago Tribune.The outlet reports that despite this move, about 40 inmates will remain at…
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Ring in the New Year With These Flavors of the Diaspora
Here we are, at the last installment of the series bringing the African Diaspora to your holiday table. Where we started and where we end is a celebration of who we are as individuals and as a collective. Iâve learned a lot about my personal food history and how it is connected to other Pan-African cultures.…
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Cop Who Killed Walter Scott to Be Retried for Murder in 2017
The former North Charleston, S.C., police officer charged in the murder of motorist Walter Scott will be retried March 1, reports CNN. A state judge declared a mistrial in the case earlier this month after jurors could not unanimously reach a decision to convict Michael Slager. Although Slager was caught lying about the April 4,…
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How to Hire a Professional Genealogist You Can Trust
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on January 30, 2015. For this weekâs column, we decided to address an option for going forward when you have taken your family tree research efforts as far as you can take them on your own. How Do You Find a Professional Genealogist You Can Trust? Maybe youâve…
