The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they ...

From rejecting muted colors in favor of bold, expressive hues to curating books and art that honored my heritage, each design ...

Chavis, who was the National Director and a key organizer of the march, is featured alongside Rev. Al Sharpton, journalist Michael Cottman, and professor Emerita Angela Davis. The episode details ...

The level of censorship at the university became a matter of public embarrassment on February 3, during a keynote lecture by the distinguished activist and academic Angela Davis. Davis was ...

And I was the little red, black, and green wearing afro. I had my hoop earrings like Angela Davis and I was gonna save the world even as a kid. So I grew up to work in corporate America.

Viola Davis Viola Davis is a prolific actor best ... It's for the women that stand beside me, Jada Pinkett, Angela Bassett, Vivica Fox, and it's for every nameless, faceless woman of color that ...

As a child, I visited the Black Panther Party headquarters in Baltimore, learned Black history, and saw Angela Davis, with her full-blown Afro, as the most beautiful woman ever. Images of Panther ...

Staceyann Chin reflects on writing, identity, performance, activism, and the complexities of family, history, and resistance.

She visited Angela Davis during her imprisonment in 1970 ... “In the 70s, I mean, she had an afro, she had braids, so even if she didn’t say it, she was in an industry where they weren’t as accepting ...

Subscribe to the MPR News with Angela Davis podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify or RSS. Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation. March 25, 2025 • From its ...