How the murder of Timothy Coggins was finally solved.
A Brutal Lynching. An Indifferent Police Force. A 34-Year Wait for Justice. By Wesley Lowery, GQ GRIFFIN, Ga. — In the final weeks of her life, Viola Coggins-Dorsey saw into…
How a century-old recording revealed the lost world of African-American cantors
By Henry Sapoznik In over 40 years of working with historic sound recordings, there has only been one record in which I had an irresistible burning interest and passionate curiosity…
You Want a Confederate Monument? My Body Is a Confederate Monument
The black people I come from were owned and raped by the white people I come from. Who dares to tell me to celebrate them? By Caroline Randall Williams, The…
Soledad 3 a.m. raid on 200+ Black prisoners
Soledad guards in riot gear at 3 a.m. July 20 snatched 200+ Black prisoners from their bunks, brutalized them, crammed them into the kitchen for hours, zip-tied, unmasked By Tasha…
Black Men Guard Black Woman’s Home From Racist White Neighbors on Long Island, NY
By Derek Major, Black Enterprise After a Black woman claimed she was being harassed by her neighbors, a group of Black men have begun providing security overnight to ensure her…
‘The timing is right for reparations’: Cities propose reparations amid nationwide unrest
By Deborah Barfield Berry & Nicquel Terry Ellis , USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Against the backdrop of protests across the country over police shootings of unarmed Black people and racial…
Keeda Haynes Wants To Give A Voice To Her Community
Haynes, a public defender who is running to be the next U.S. representative for Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District, believes it’s time for a fresh perspective. By Breanna Edwards, Essence Keeda…
Thank You For The Symbolic Gestures But Black People Need Reparations
By Janice Gassam, Forbes America is finally waking up from its 400-year slumber and an honest acknowledgement of racism is happening. The public’s opinion on Black Lives Matter has shifted…
Wayne County prosecutor to release list of untruthful cops
By George Hunter, The Detroit News Detroit — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy plans to regularly release to the public the names of police officers who are unable to testify…
Emma Sanders, 91, Dies; Challenged Segregating of Democrats
She was one of the “unofficial” slate of Black Mississippians who sought to displace the nonrepresentative all-white delegation at the 1964 Democratic National Convention. By Sam Roberts, The New York…