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Don’t Trust RFK Jr.? Here’s Where to Find Reliable Vaccine Information

The Secretary of Health and Human Services lacks knowledge of health and medicine, but answers can be found elsewhere.

In New Orleans, Essence Fest Is a Celebration — but Not Always for Black Locals

Although the event celebrates Black culture, New Orleans’ Black residents do not necessary reap the rewards of their city hosting it.

Who preserves the homes of Black literary giants?

Nneka M Okona wonders about the homes of Langston Hughes and Toni Morrison, where art and history were made, after their deaths.

Ireland’s ‘untold black history’ focus of exhibition

A new exhibit reveals the often untold Black heritage of Northern Ireland throughout time, from Vikings to World War II.

A former plantation becomes a space for healing, art and reparative history

A collaboration between Wallace Center for Arts and Reconciliation and art studio 1504 teaches about history and facilitates conversations.

As DEI disappears from major retailers, Shop Red Bag gives Black-owned brands a new home

Candi Carter’s website Shop Red Bag connects marginalized shop owners and activist buyers while big retailers are rolling back DEI initiatives.

The “Beautiful” Budget Bill Is Pretty Ugly for Black Americans

The deep cuts to federal government programs that Congress is considering will hurt millions–especially in Black communities.

School May Be the Only Doctor Some Black Kids Ever See

If the GOP’s Big Beautiful Bill Act is passed, cuts to Medicaid will result in slashed school-based health services, putting health at risk.

Norwalk students receive full scholarships to historically Black college: ‘Truly a gift’

Two high school students will head to Livingstone College this fall, thanks to a scholarship to the historically Black school.

Trappist abbey’s meditation garden honors enslaved people who once worked the land

What was once a plantation is now a Catholic Abby overseen by the first Black Catholic bishop in South Carolina.