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The enslaved man who popularised mac and cheese
The food that graces many American tables, especially those of Black families at Thanksgiving, has evolved from a dish by a chef at Monticello.
The Climate Insurance Crisis Is Crushing Black Homeownership
As natural disasters increases, so due insurance premiums in the areas most likely to be hit that are often heavily populated by Black folks.
Barn Where White Men Murdered Emmett Till to Be Preserved as a ‘Reverent, Sacred Site’
The Emmett Till Interpretive Center announced the purchase, made possibly by a donation, from the property’s previous white owner.
Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre, dies at age 111
Fletcher had previously stated that she thought about the 1921 massacre every day for more than 100 years.
Jordan Peele’s ‘High Horse: The Black Cowboy’ doc sheds light on an erased part of history
The new docu-series investigates the history of cowboys and the racism that has shaped how we view cowboy culture.
‘Why won’t you help me?’ Pregnant women and their babies endure inhumane conditions in jails
Lack of proper medical care in prison during pregnancy and labor lead to injuries and sometimes death for mothers and their children.
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
By Tara Copp and Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika — an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and the deaths of more than 400,000 U.S. troops who died fighting in World War II — as a hate symbol, according to…
Statue to ‘remarkable’ woman who escaped slavery
The statue honors the woman who escaped slavery in Virginia and eventually found her way to North Shields, England.
How Dr. Ben Chavis Defined America’s Environmental Racism
Dr. Chavis, who is currently the president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, was honored for his role in the environmental justice movement
Chicago mother says she gave birth on highway after hospital sent her home
Wells’ husband posted a video of her being turned away from the hospital before she gave birth in the car on the way to another hospital.
Immigration arrests in Charlotte have sparked fears, leading businesses to close
ICE raids akin to clear racial profiling and extreme militarization on our streets, instilling fear and tearing apart communities.
Billionaire MacKenzie Scott makes more historic donations to HBCUs
This recent $200 million donation adds to Mackenzie Scott’s previous $70 million donation to HBCUs earlier this year.
Jesse Jackson’s Health Struggles Highlight the Impact of His Civil Rights Leadership
Jackson’s allies point out his 66 years of activism, with even age and COVID failing to slow him entirely.
U.S. WWII cemetery in the Netherlands removes displays about Black troops
The displays’ removal comes amid American parks and museums being forced to remove information about race by the Trump administration.
Virginia’s probe into public universities’ displacement of Black neighborhoods no longer theoretical
The report is investigating properties that were acquired from Black neighborhoods to expand the college and families who were impacted.
Baby Formula Recalled After Product Sickens 15 Infants
Botulinum found in ByHeart Baby Formula forces nationwide product recall.
Crime dropped after Trump sent officers to Memphis. Not everyone is happy.
Trump sent troops into Memphis, claiming high crime rates, but while he calls it a success, it’s exacerbating some issues.
Africa Is Rising. The World Shouldn’t Turn Its Back.
Africa faces a major population surge as global powers retreat from aid and investment, causing the need for Black self-reliance.
Black Women Sweep Local Elections in Small Towns
Where Black Americans see politicians failing to represent them, they’re running for–and winning–local positions.
This Date in History: The Wilmington Massacre of 1898
White supremacists interfered with Black voters and overthrew the elected multiracial officials in what’s called the only successful American coup.
Jimmie C. Gardner, exonerated after 27 years in prison, forms foundation for social justice
D. Kevin McNeir, The Afro In 1990, Jimmie C. Gardner, now 59, was a member of the Chicago Cubs Minor League team in Charleston, W.Va., pursuing his lifelong dream of playing professional baseball. But after two elderly White women falsely accused him of sexual assault and robbery, he was arrested, convicted and sentenced to 110 years…