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Fears of renewed FBI abuse of power after informant infiltrated BLM protests
The FBI used an informant to infiltrate a Black Lives Matter protest and instigate violence. This sparked concern that the federal agency is using its power to oppress and intimidate minorities, something it already has a history of doing.
Read MoreBefore today’s black sports journalists there was the great Sam Lacy
Samuel Harold “Sam” Lacy (October 23, 1903 – May 8, 2003) was an African-American and Native American sportswriter, reporter, columnist, editor, and television/radio commentator who worked in the sports journalism field for parts of nine decades. Credited as a persuasive figure in the movement to racially integrate sports.
Read MoreADL Report Shows Widespread Impacts of Kanye West’s Antisemitism
The Anti-Defamation League is following the fallout from rapper Kanye West’s antisemitic social media posts since late 2022.
Read MoreCalifornia’s New Equity Multiplier Still Fails Black Students
The Equity Multiplier, a new source of funding for California’s public schools, will only reach 6% of Black students.
Read MoreRihanna rises and shines during Super Bowl halftime performance — and reveals she’s pregnant with second child
Rihanna’s halftime Super Bowl concert also served as an announcement of the singer’s second pregnancy.
Read MoreLawsuit seeks white woman’s arrest in Emmett Till’s 1955 kidnapping, lynching
Family members of Emmett Till are demanding the arrest of Caroline Bryant, the woman whose accusation led to the boy’s lynching.
Read MoreGOP election tactics no surprise to Wisconsin’s Black voters
Recent revelations about Republican election strategies targeting minority communities in Wisconsin’s biggest city came as no surprise to many Black voters.
Read MoreOldest schoolhouse for Black children in the country moved to Virginia museum
The oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children in the U.S. was moved a half-mile Friday to Colonial Williamsburg, a Virginia museum that continues to expand its emphasis on African American history.
Read MoreWhy one woman plants crops to fight oppression
Eva Dickerson is intent on battling and revealing food inequalities for what they are: a way for some people to retain control.
Read MoreBlack History Month scrutinized amid conservative backlash to race in education
As teachers conduct their Black History Month curriculum amid the conservative backlash against certain lessons on race, some worry about the future of the annual celebration as well as its place in education.
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