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 ...

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 ...

In 1865, enslaved Americans were freed. President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was supposed to mean the end of enslavement, but slavery still dominated in Confederate states during the Civil ...

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.' ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 1865, following the end of the Civil War, Union leaders gathered a group of Black ministers in Georgia. They decided that newly freed enslaved families could claim up to 40 acres of land. Almost ...