The Washington Post: Activist who spotlighted African American history found dead in trunk of car, police say
Sadie Roberts-Joseph’s sister remembers her as a woman who made things better — who led neighborhood trash cleanups and house repairs, who launched a local group to fight drugs and violence, who founded an African American history museum because, as Roberts-Joseph liked to tell everyone, “If you don’t know where you came from, it’s hard to know where you’re going.”
Refinery29 Unbothered: The Next James Bond Film Is Getting Its First Black & Female 007
The internet may have wanted a Black Bond, or a female Bond, but it looks like we’re getting both. And neither. Lashana Lynch has been tapped to play the new 007 in the upcoming Bond 25 film, the Independent reports. While Lynch, who recently played Maria Rambeau opposite Brie Larson in Captain Marvel, will reportedly be playing the new agent 007, the character James Bond is still expected to be portrayed by Daniel Craig.
Blavity: New York Officially Bans Race-Based Hair Discrimination With CROWN Act
The state of New York has joined California as the second state in the nation to ban race-based hair discrimnation. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed the historic piece of legislation on Friday, The Hill reports. The law, S.6209A/A.7797A, amends the state’s Human Rights Law and Dignity for All Students Act that will include protections for Black people.
Blackpress USA: Blacks Seven-Times More Likely than Whites to Be Wrongfully Convicted of Murder
From their very first interaction with the police, to being arrested, booked, charged, convicted, and sentenced, Black people are discriminated against and disproportionately criminalized at every stage of the criminal justice system,” according to the Innocence Project report, #BlackBehindBars: Sparking a conversation on the Black wrongful conviction experience in the U.S.
The Crisis: David Johns is Inviting Us In
As executive director of the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), David Johns works to end racism, homophobia and LGBTQ+ bias. It’s a battle with high stakes — one he was uniquely prepared to fight. “As a Black boy growing up in Inglewood, being gay was not a possibility,” Johns said. “I had same-sex desires, but it was not something I could have acted on in any way, shape or form.”