Black People – Page 92

An Open Letter to Welcome Home Brittney Griner

When Griner was imprisoned in Russia, letters were her main form of communication with home. Our columnist offers one last letter to mark her return to the United States.

By Kurt Streeter

Black People Deaths (Obituaries) Memphis (Tenn) Nineteen Hundred Sixties Rhythm and Blues (Music) Stax Records Stewart, Jim (1930-2022)

Jim Stewart, Unlikely Entrepreneur of Soul Music, Dies at 92

His background was in country music. But Stax, the label he founded with his sister, achieved a level of success with Black artists that rivaled Motown’s.

By Bill Friskics-Warren

Black People Content Type: Personal Profile Margo Miller Philanthropy

In Appalachia, Margo Miller Leads from “a Place of Courageous Joy”

Ms. Miller’s work has made her one of the most powerful people in philanthropy in a rapidly evolving region that has long been marred by stereotypes.

By Tariro Mzezewa

Black People Colleges and Universities Football (College) Historically Black Colleges and Universities Jackson State University Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings Sanders, Deion University of Colorado

Deion Sanders Leaving Jackson State to Coach Colorado Is No Surprise

His move to the University of Colorado is understandable in the college football world, but that doesn’t mean it can’t hurt given the pledges he had made to his historically Black institution.

By Kurt Streeter