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Britain’s first black voter was in 1749, 25 years earlier than thought, and ran a pub
British historian Dr. Gillian Williamson accidentally discovered a Black voter who was previously unknown to history.
Read MorePrisoners Deserve to Survive Natural Disasters, Too
Incarcerated people are vulnerable during natural disasters such as the recent hurricanes, and Kim Kelly argues their lives have value.
Read MoreWhy the Black Panther Party’s Vision for Education Still Matters
The Black Panther Party had a vision for education that remains unmet but just as important for today’s Black students.
Read MoreSimple Steps to Make Voting Easier
From vote-by-mail to making Election Day a national holiday, voting rights advocates are engaged in myriad efforts to increase voting access.
Read MoreWhy Black Kids Need the Education Dept. — and Why Trump Wants it Gone
Trump and others on the right see the Education Department as a wasteful, “woke” bureaucracy interfering with local control of schools.
Read MoreLots of medals. Lots of skin colors. See the connection?
You can’t have it both ways. You can’t cheer on Team USA without cheering on the diversity that makes Team USA great.
Read MoreCarrie Mae Weems Awarded 2024 National Medal of Arts
Artist and photographer Carrie Mae Weems is the first Black female visual artist to receive the prestigious honor of a National Medal of Arts.
Read More‘I felt this film was my duty’: director Mati Diop on Dahomey, about the return of looted African treasures
French-Senegalese film-maker Mati Diop speaks on her new award winning film, Dahomey. Told through the point of view of an African mask, Diop’s film illustrates the return of looted items from Dahomey, now Benin, by the French government.
Read MoreIn “The Message,” Ta-Nehisi Coates delivers a fiery secular sermon
Ta-Nehisi Coates released a collection of essays, including several about his recent trip to the war-torn West Bank.
Read MoreHumanity and history: a Q&A with “Nat Turner in Jerusalem” director Tyrone Phillips
Tyrone Phillips talks to reporter Robert Chappell about the importance of telling this historical narrative through a Black lens.
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