✕ From the campaign trail to city hall to the pages of early American history, this week’s “What We Need to Know” segment with Sybil Wilkes covered stories shaping Black communities across the country. The recap below breaks down each one.
✕ Across politics, business, and community safety, Black Americans are making history on multiple fronts. From the halls of the U.S. Senate to the NASCAR racetrack to the streets of Birmingham, Alabama, a new wave of progress is taking shape, driven by leaders, entrepreneurs, and communities who refuse to be sidelined. In this edition of What We Need to Know, Sybil Wilkes breaks down four stories that reflect a larger […]
imageBROKER/Ben Schonewille We learn our basics in daycare, social skills in pre-K, the fundamentals in grade school and our first encounters with puberty in middle school. However, the foundation of who we become as adults is deeply rooted in the formative years of high school. With a new semester already underway, many students are working hard to best represent their respective institutions. However, a handful of high schools in America […]
Source: Thomas Barwick / Getty Every family has somebody who knows the stories behind the stories. They remember whose ambition began the family’s legacy, who owned the house where everyone gathered, and who made a way when there wasn’t one. On Martha’s Vineyard, the African American Heritage Trail has spent nearly three decades making sure the island’s Black history is remembered with that same care. Martha’s Vineyard’s reputation as a […]
Getty The sky appeared to be the limit for 21-year-old Morgan Gamble, a Clark Atlanta University senior, former Miss Omega Psi Phi, collegiate softball athlete and even an extra on the recent Netflix revival of A Different World. Sadly, her inspiring story came to an end earlier this week (October 13) when she was killed in a fatal car crash due to a reckless driver who was clocked going 94 […]
Source: kali9 / Getty October 13 is Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about Stage 4 breast cancer, amplifying the voices of those living with the disease, and calling for more research, better treatments, and increased funding. Because when it comes to breast cancer, awareness should go beyond the pink ribbons. It should also include the realities of living with cancer that has spread. According […]
Source: Bri Nunn / Instagram You gotta love a viral Karen confrontation that turns into an epic moment in FAFO history, all because of white people’s Caucasian urge to move into neighborhoods and assert authority that they do not have. Last week, we reported on the viral moment when a white woman who recently bought a house across the street from Huston-Tillotson University, an HBCU in Austin, Texas, shouted to […]
✕ Sybil Wilkes is back with What We Need To Know, delivering stories that touch our families, our wallets and our pursuit of justice, along with a reminder that excellence still makes headlines. Here is what you need to know today.
Source: VioletaStoimenova / Getty On Martha’s Vineyard, a spare bedroom could be both a business strategy and an act of hospitality. For generations, Black homeowners have turned their properties into places where visitors could stay, families could reunite, and entrepreneurs could earn a living. These arrangements helped make summers on the island accessible to more Black Americans while establishing economic opportunities for the people who called it home. The history […]
