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Maitland Keiler at the Alonzo A. Young, Sr. Enrichment & Historical Center in Royal. “Our people went through something to get this land,” Keiler said. (Malissa Williams, Saúl Martínez)

As Juneteenth approaches, Black Florida community renews preservation bid

Residents, who are mostly descended from enslaved people, want their community on the National Register of Historic Places.

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The Death of Ananda Lewis: A Warning for Black Women

Over 300 children and adults are currently on a waitlist to receive heart surgery in the US, some of whom may die whle waiting.

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A Mecca for Black History Turns 100

The usually quiet library welcomed a joyful celebration and recognition for a century of honoring Black culture and history.

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Summerfest Juneteenth Celebration: First ever in Milwaukee

The partnership brings together two of the city–and state’s–biggest festivals this summer, combining music and Black culture.

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Justice vs. ‘Just Us’: Should Black People Care About ICE?

Some in the Black community have looked the other way while ICE agent have mostly focused on detaining certain groups, including Latinos.

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Sly Stone Believed Everybody Is a Star: The Massive Legacy of an Avant-Funk Revolutionary

Rob Sheffield examines the recently departed Stone’s unique musical style, including his inspiration and those musicians he later inspired.

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Black Entrepreneurs in Charlotte Launch $3.7M Campaign to Build Innovation Center

Entrepreneurs in Charlotte, North Carolina, are coming together to build a creative hub designed to support and uplift small Black businesses no matter the industry.

Fabienne Rene and Andrice Boncoeur. (Courtesy International Cardiac Alliance)

Trump’s ban stalls lifesaving treatment for Haitian children who need to travel for surgery

Over 300 children and adults are currently on a waitlist to receive heart surgery in the US, some of whom may die whle waiting.

Synthetic braids may not be safer than chemical relaxers according to new research (Michael Starkie/Unsplash)

Many Black women consider synthetic braids safe. A study found toxins in all the brands it tested

While many Black women have swapped out hair relaxers for braids, they may be unaware of the risks posed by VOCs in these products.

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Judge weighs government’s request to unseal records of FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr.

Newly released FBI records uncover the extent of government surveillance and attempt to discredit Martin Luther King Jr. during the height of the civil rights movement.

Jheanelle K. Wilkins, the current chair of Maryland's Black Caucus (Orangeblue222, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

Maryland’s Black Caucus Leadership: Driven by Faith and Service

Delegates Jheanelle Wilkins, Stephanie Smith, Karen Toles, and Melissa Wells are blending politics and purpose.

The current exhibition at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" is organized into 12 conceptual and chronological groupings. On display here is the "Heritage" category blending African dress with Western tailoring traditions. (Adrianna Newell for NPR)

A look at the Met Museum’s exhibition on Black dandyism

The museum’s latest exhibit, which inspired the 2025 Met Gala, pays homage to the fashion of Black dandies.

June 2ndtHistory Colored

Why The History of Segregated Facilities Matters in the Trump Era

America has come a long way since the institution of segregation, a system of enforced separation based on race, that lasted well into the 20th century. It involved laws, policies, and social customs that kept Black and white Americans apart in public spaces, schools, transportation, housing, and more.

Tulsa's Mayor Nichols Speaks to a crowd (Monroe Nichols/Facebook)

Tulsa’s new Black mayor proposes $100M trust to ‘repair’ impact of 1921 Race Massacre

Mayor Nichols does not call the payments “reparations” because it’s a loaded term, and the approach will focus on racial repair generally.

“19 Black New Orleanians’ heads were dismembered and shipped to Leipzig University”

19 Black New Orleanians’ heads were dismembered and shipped to Leipzig University in Germany for research.

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Coping Strategies for Black Women Facing Job Loss, DEI Rollbacks

Licensed therapist educator Dr. LaToya S. Gilmore offers ways Black women can deal with the financial and identity hits caused by job loss.

Tamara Lanier, who sued the school for access to her ancestor's photos (Sidni M. Frederick, photographer for The Harvard Crimson, MIT, via Wikimedia Commons)

Harvard relinquishes possession of slave photos after years-long dispute

A descendant of the subject of some photos has allowed Harvard to keep ownership in as long as the photos became publically available.

A statue currently at Mepkin Abby (Race2Beach - Sara Dean, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

Trappist abbey’s meditation garden honors enslaved people who once worked the land

What was once a plantation is now a Catholic Abby overseen by the first Black Catholic bishop in South Carolina.

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Charles Rangel, former longtime N.Y. congressman who represented Harlem, dies at 94

Charles Rangel, the Democratic former congressman from New York who championed his Harlem community on Capitol Hill for almost five decades, died Monday, his family said.

BLM protests like this one in Grand Rapids left activists physically and mentally traumatized (
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They were shot by police at the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. ‘I came home a different person’

Thousands of activists protested after George Floyd’s murder, and many of them bear the scars five years later.

Protesters walking along Delmar Boulevard in 2020, after the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. (Lawrence Bryant/Reuters)

May 25, 2020: Remembering when George Floyd’s murder ignited Milwaukee and the nation five years ago

Kenosha, Wisconsin was just one city where a protest against police violence made headlines after George Floyd’s murder in 2020.