Tag: African-American
Deval Patrick, Managing Director, Bain Capital enters the 2020 Presidential Race
Changing Our Narrative
Deval Patrick, the former governor of Massachusetts, has announced he is running for president in the 2020 race. Patrick made it official...
Urban Neighborhoods: The Lines Between Race and Class Are Blurring
By: Richard Florida
America’s cities have changed considerably over the past half century, in ways that challenge and confound our theories for understanding them.
Back in...
NATIONHOOD REAFFIRMED
By: Rev. Gerald D. Adams
The time has come again to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of people of African descent to the ongoing life...
Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles Prepare for their 10th...
Reel Urban News Exclusive
By Michael Reel
The Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles will bring its music to the Music Center’s Walt Disney...
A 21st Century Father’s Day: Michael Moody and Benjamin Patterson Celebrate...
Father's Day 2018 Exclusive
By: Michael G. Reel
To discuss the meaning of Father's Day, 2018, Reel Urban News spoke with educator Dr. Michael Moody and...
Black History – Absolutely!
Every February, America turns aside to honor the history of African Americans. Invariably the question arises concerning the need for this time of remembering and...
Tavis Smiley finds new life at the Word Network
Tavis Smiley has announced a bevy of new projects, including a new television series, less than a month after being ousted by PBS amid...
Them That’s Got Shall Have
America’s unholy alliance with violence is nothing new. Unless you learned your history from cowboys and Indians movies, you know that our country was...
The Father of Kwanzaa, Dr. Maulana Karenga and his wife, Tiamoyo...
Reel Urban Images Photo Exclusive:
Dr. Maulana Karenga, Founder of Kwanzaa, the African American holiday celebrated from December 26 to January 1, was recently captured in a...
LAPD’s William “Bill” Scott to head the San Francisco Police Department
A Black deputy police chief from Los Angeles was selected on Tuesday to head up the San Francisco Police Department, months after the city’s...