19 Black families purchased 96.71 acres of rural Georgia land for a ‘fresh start’ with a Black-centric community

The Freedom Georgia Initiative After Ashley Scott, a realtor from Stonecrest, Georgia, and her friend Renee Walters found 96.71 acres of land for sale in rural Georgia, the two successfully lead 19 families through the collective purchase. Scott told Insider that this tumultuous year had left her feeling "distraught" and "looking for ways and opportunities to make a change and to...

Are reparations coming? Sheila Jackson Lee reintroduces bill to benefit African Americans

Are Black people finally going to receive the reparations activists have talked about for decades? In her first act of the 117th Congress, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) this week reintroduced legislation that would fund a commission to study and develop proposals for providing reparations to African Americans. "The commission shall examine slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the...

African American Economics: Real Facts

Black families are more confident about achieving the American Dream than the general population. However, African Americans fall short on executing life-changing measures such as accumulating wealth, being better prepared for retirement and building up savings. Here are a few facts (and advice) about African American economics: Some 84% believe the American Dream means financial security; 78% in not living...

Shay Hawkins: Biden and Dems falsely claim they’re entitled to Black vote, ignoring Trump’s pro-Black policies

closeVideoIt’s election season, so once again Democrats are pandering for Black votes. Their latest gimmick is for presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden to very publicly consider — and perhaps select — a Black woman to be his running mate.In a move to pander for the votes of women, former Vice President Biden earlier promised that he would only consider...