Breaking News! History in the Making
Bill to provide descendants of slavery preference in college admissions moves forward
While some call the proposed bill a form of race-baiting, proponents recognize how descendants of enslaved people can benefit from it.
Bayard Rustin’s Legacy Will No Longer Be Erased
An archive is working to preserve and educate about the legacy of the queer civil rights activist and leader.
Don’t Trust RFK Jr.? Here’s Where to Find Reliable Vaccine Information
The Secretary of Health and Human Services lacks knowledge of health and medicine, but answers can be found elsewhere.
He was born to a US citizen soldier on an army base in Germany. Now he’s been deported to Jamaica, a country he’d never been to
Jermaine’s father, a naturalized citizen, passed before he could correct documents that mistakenly say his son is Jamaican.
Black Kids Are 2x More Likely To Drown. This Organization is Offering Free Swim Lessons.
Outdoor Afro aims to help Black children become strong swimmers so they can safely get a break from the summer heat.
Oak Bluffs: The Legacy of Black Martha’s Vineyard and Black Artists
While many people think of Martha’s Vineyard as white, one neighborhood has been the refuge of the Black community, especially artists.
In New Orleans, Essence Fest Is a Celebration — but Not Always for Black Locals
Although the event celebrates Black culture, New Orleans’ Black residents do not necessary reap the rewards of their city hosting it.
Who preserves the homes of Black literary giants?
Nneka M Okona wonders about the homes of Langston Hughes and Toni Morrison, where art and history were made, after their deaths.
Inside prison walls, here’s how a book program is changing lives
Reginald Betts, who discovered how hard it was to find books in prison, helped spearhead this project to provide prisoners with books.
Confederacy group sues Georgia park for planning an exhibit on slavery and segregation
The state park, which has the largest Confederate statue, plans an educational exhibit about white supremacy and its connection to slavery.
Can College Prep Programs Survive Trump’s War on DEI?
The Education Department has warned colleges that they will lose funding for any admissions programs that “favor one race over another.” The Trump administration has gone after several prestigious colleges for promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
Ireland’s ‘untold black history’ focus of exhibition
A new exhibit reveals the often untold Black heritage of Northern Ireland throughout time, from Vikings to World War II.
Plaques on slave trader statues reveal wrongdoings
Revealing The City’s Past is a community-led project that helps visitors to London reinterpret statues of historic figures who owned slaves.
‘The Ancestors Were Speaking’: My Pilgrimage to Ghana
As a point of origin in the transatlantic slave trade, Ghana has preserved forts and dungeons where countless enslaved people were bought and sold ahead of the harrowing Middle Passage.
Amid attacks on DEI, a US nonprofit offers reparations, education and healing: ‘We’re looking to fill the gap’
Thanks to support from donors, one Louisiana organization can help some descendants of enslaved people while other support is stripped.
How one father developed a doula program for dads
Joshua Liston-Zawad, who sought a way to be more involved when his wife gave birth, started a program to help other dads to the same.
PPFA Patient: Women’s Health Care Hangs in the Balance
As Congress considers the president’s budget bill, millions fear life without access to health care.
‘A dog cemetery would not be treated like this’: the fight to preserve Black burial grounds in the US
The Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition has been fighting to preserve local cemeteries from new developments for nearly a decade.
Inside HIV Activists’ Plan To Save Lives as Trump Guts Federal Funding
Cedric Sturdevant founded Community Health PIER to reduce health disparities in the Mississippi Delta in the wake of HIV funding cuts.
Colossal Polluter: NAACP Moves to Sue Musk in Memphis
Ahead of an anticipated lawsuit, the NAACP and Southern Environmental Law Center are filing a complaint with the Environmental Protection Agency. They allege that the Colossus’s electric power plant, which produces enough electricity to power a small city, is making a bad situation worse for the neighborhood’s Black residents.
