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Children’s books with Black main characters down 8% in a year, study shows

October 4, 2026

Only 150 of 2,189 titles published in UK for young children last year focused on minority ethnic, disabled or neurodivergent characters. (Anyefru, Wikimedia)

Just 47 of the 2,189 books published for under-10s in 2025 featured a Black main character (Anyefru, Wikimedia)

With more attacks on democracy, ‘Black journalism has never been more necessary’

October 2, 2026

Black journalists face a crisis of trust and layoffs while fighting to report truth amid rising attacks on Black and Brown communities.

At The CBC Conference, Black Women Sound The Alarm On Jobs And Economic Security

September 28, 2026

At the Congressional Black Caucus Conference, leaders and advocates sound the alarm on job loss and economic instability facing Black women.

Only 3% of US sickle cell patients receive red blood cell exchange for disease, researchers find

September 27, 2026

Newborn Screening for sickle cell disease using HemoTypeSC rapid test kit. (Ibrahim Achiri, Wikimedia)

Various factors block sufferers of disease from receiving treatment that is effective and has widespread availability. Fewer than 3% of patients have been recorded receiving a red blood cell exchange even though 91% of surveyed providers report access to it.

Milwaukee Museum Returns Pots by Enslaved Artist David Drake to Family

September 26, 2026

The family has agreed to loan one of the pieces to the Milwauke Art Museum, which helped bring attention to Drake’s work.

Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump releases data from Nolan Wells’s cellphone

September 25, 2026

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump responded to a grand jury’s response not to indict by releasing information that suggests otherwise.

“Good” School, or Failing One: Black Parents’ Impossible Choice

September 25, 2026

Third grade students at the Northwest Elementary school works on a math exercise.

For three generations, my family has wrestled with the same question: How long do you wait for a system that isn’t giving your child what they need? From Jim Crow Mississippi to private school, homeschooling, and an elite public school, education for Black children has always come with a price.