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Founder of first Black-owned US outdoor gear shop: ‘We’re more than the narratives out there’
Jahmicah Dawes smashes stereotypes with his store, which sells outdoor gear to the residents of his small Texas town
Read More‘A perverse part of me likes to delve into what’s off-limits’: Somaya Critchlow on her taboo-breaking art
One painter’s art reclaims the Black female form as sensuous and deserving of attention as it always has been.
Read MoreBaltimore’s Price Rite Marketplace set to close next month
The closure of one West Baltimore store highlights the plight of Black and other vulnerable residents living in a food desert.
Read MoreAnnual gift and art show returns to steer holiday shoppers to Black entrepreneurs and artists
Shoppers can head to the annual BZB holiday market in Washington D.C. to purchase crafts and art from dozens of Black makers.
Read MoreMissouri 19-year-old can’t watch her father’s execution, judge rules
Khorry Ramey’s request to see her father, Kevin Johnson, executed has been rejected by Missouri courts because of her age.
Read MoreBronzeville District street in Milwaukee renamed for Black pioneer Dr. William Finlayson
Milwaukee residents may notice a new street sign marking Dr. William Finlayson Street in honor of an important Black OBGYN.
Read MoreThe Pioneering Black Sci-Fi Writer Behind the Original Wakanda
Without Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins’s science fiction books, the land known as Wakanda would not exist. Yet few know her name.
Read MoreBlack voters in Louisiana ‘embarrassed’ by state’s failure to pass anti-slavery amendment
Changes in an anti-prison labor bill confused Louisiana voters, who ultimately decided not to pass the measure earlier this month.
Read MoreWhat Herschel Walker’s Candidacy Means to Black America
Hershel Walker’s candidacy as a Black man and republican was difficult for some voters, perhaps leading to the runoff election.
Read MoreThe Rise of Black-Owned Birth Centers
A new birthing center in Chicago aims to improve Black maternal and infant health, which currently lags behind white health outcomes.
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