As the nation prepares to mark Juneteenth, the day the last enslaved people in the United States learned of their freedom in 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, Black Americans are taking stock of what that freedom has meant in practice. And for many, the answer is sobering. In a recent BET special commemorating […]
Across the United States, dozens of Black Americans have reported receiving disturbing text messages inviting them to “pick cotton at the nearest plantation.” The messages, sent from anonymous numbers, began appearing just hours after the contentious presidential election concluded earlier this week. One recipient, Monèt Miller, a 29-year-old publicist from Atlanta, described her shock upon […]
Black Americans spent an average of $47,953 to sell their homes since 2022. They could have made an extra $50,000 by using different strategies, according to a report by Clever Real Estate. The survey, conducted in May 2024, included 1,014 people who sold homes between 2022 and 2024, including 91 Black Americans. In 2024, the […]
