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Who Knows What an HBCU Is? About 60% of High Schoolers Don’t
A report from the United Negro College Fund said high schools need to do more to introduce students to HBCUs.
Opal Lee, grandmother of Juneteenth, gets her own Barbie doll
Activist Opal Lee is an icon being honored by Mattel with a Barbie doll, who wears her signature outfit and is ready to march.
Oscar Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Breaks Record With 16
Sinners,’ a 1930’s era horror fantasia grounded in Black culture, earned a record‑breaking 16 Academy Award nominations
Park Service removes slavery exhibit at Independence Park in Philadelphia
Park staff dismantled an exhibit about Washington’s slave ownership amid a wider push to remove information on racism, sexism and climate change.
Welcoming Tawanda Mutasah as AJWS’s new President and CEO
Zimbabwe-born Mutasah has worked for organizations around the globe, mostly recently Oxfam America, in his quest for human rights.
The most dangerous man in America’: how Paul Robeson went from Hollywood to blacklist
Paul Robeson’s refusal to condemn the Soviet Union led to his isolation by white America and Black institutions.
5 Things to Know: Surprising Facts About Martin Luther King Jr.
Here are five lesser-known facts about the life and legacy of the venerable Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Sweet thing: a personal look at a photographer’s Cuban slavery heritage – photo essay
Artist Jorge Luis Alvarez Pupo uses sugar, which his ancestors were forced to cultivate, as part of his medium when depicting them.
Dr King and Our Authoritarian Crisis
While we recognize Martin Luther King Day, we must also recognize what the political environment we live in means for equality and justice.
Bernice King continues to carry her father’s legacy, but along her own path
Bernice A. King run’s the nonprofit that bears her fathers name and recognizes his life and work every year on Martin Luther King Day.
Claudette Colvin, Whose Defiance Helped End Bus Segregation, Dies at 86
Colvin was just 15 when she was arrested for not giving up her bus seat in 1955, becoming a plaintiff in a case that helped end segregation.
Why Afro-Venezuelans Oppose U.S. Intervention in Venezuela
Those people who are the most at risk from unstable politics and economics are hesitant to celebrate the USA’s intervention.
Where to Find Black-Owned Bookstores Across the U.S.
Black-owned bookstores offer culturally rich reads that big retailers often miss delivering connection and stories worth supporting.
This Is the America Black People Have Always Known
Renee Nicole Good’s killing is part of a system Black Americans have long warned the country about.
How Black hair care grew Black power
One businessman from Chicago helped to spearhead the Black beauty industry by targeting the right consumers.
Vigil for Dr. Janell Green Smith highlights national crisis in Black maternal health care
The certified nurse midwife who fought for Black maternal healthcare died days after giving birth to her first child according to the obituary.
The New History of Fighting Slavery
A new book dives into José Antonio Aponte and his portraits of those enslaved in Cuba that showed their humanity–and ability to resist.
‘It doesn’t look African’ – challenging stereotypes at Tate Modern
Modern works by artists at Tate Modern show that Africa art exists beyond the stereotypes of masks, and one tour guide is here to showcase it.
These Israeli artists are searching for home — at America’s only Catholic historically Black university
The project, which was intended to bring together Black and Jewish students, took off but faces future uncertainty.
