New Jersey 40 Acres and a Mule (FAM) Fund announces its first investment project with a ground breaking ceremony in Newark on Tuesday, August 24, 2021Get Photo Jahmad Jenkins speaks as his mother ...

We’ve all heard the story of the “40 acres and a mule” promise to former slaves. It’s a staple of black history lessons, and it’s the name of Spike Lee’s film company. The promise was the first ...

The promise of "40 acres and a mule", is often thought of as a broken one. But it turns out, some freed people actually received land as... Some freed people actually received '40 acres and a mule.' ...

As the Civil War was winding down 150 years ago, Union leaders gathered a group of black ministers in Savannah, Ga. The goal was to help the thousands of newly freed slaves. From that meeting came Gen ...

Black landowning farmers continue to face enduring challenges acquiring and keeping land, a key contributor to the nation's racial wealth gap. A new CBS Reports documentary examines the impact of this ...

“Juneteenth” marks the second American Independence Day. What does that Mean? Let’s get to it. In 1865, enslaved Americans were freed. President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was supposed to ...

Spike Lee’s wife may have persuaded him to move to the Upper East Side a few years ago, but it’s good to know that the film director most associated with Brooklyn hasn’t completely abondoned the ...

During these times of trials and tribulation, some people especially turn to sources of inspiration. With Apple TV+’s upcoming docuseries Dear…, hopefully, audiences can get a little bit of that. From ...

Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime performance was packed with hidden messages — and Spike Lee is celebrating it. On Monday, Feb. 10, the legendary director commended the "Not Like Us" rapper's ...

Residents of Evanston, Illinois, filed into the Evanston Township High School Auditorium for the reparations committee’s regular meeting on Jan. 11, 2024. People braved the cold winter weather to wait ...