How Racial Health Disparities Will Play Out in the Pandemic
Dr. Uché Blackstock explains how the coronavirus will affect Black patients, and why that terrifies her. The federal government has…
Calls to boycott the black woman-owned Honey Pot Company backfired spectacularly
After deeming a Target ad for the feminine-product brand “racist,” some people attempted to trash the company online. Target is…
Goodbye, Columbus Day. CPS ends the holiday in favor of Indigenous Peoples Day — and parade organizers call it ‘a slap in the face.’
Columbus Day will no longer be observed in Chicago Public Schools — and the group behind the city’s annual Columbus…
Fannie Lou Hamer | PBS
Fannie Lou Hamer was born in 1917, the 20th child of Lou Ella and James Lee Townsend, sharecroppers east of…
The Cruel Story Behind The ‘Reverse Freedom Rides’
After three days on a Greyhound bus, Lela Mae Williams was just an hour from her destination—Hyannis, Mass.—when she asked…
In 1918, A Black Man Avoided Lynching & Convinced The Mob To Donate To His School.
His passion for his students was so strong that not even tornadoes, financial difficulties, or an attempted lynching could stop…
Goodbye, Columbus Day. CPS ends the holiday in favor of Indigenous Peoples Day — and parade organizers call it ‘a slap in the face.’
Columbus Day will no longer be observed in Chicago Public Schools — and the group behind the city’s annual Columbus…
The Black Girls Cheer Movement Empowers Young Cheerleaders of Color
A movement to empower young black girls is gaining momentum, according to ABC News, thanks to Black Girls Cheer. Sharita…
Calls to boycott the black woman-owned Honey Pot Company backfired spectacularly
After deeming a Target ad for the feminine-product brand “racist,” some people attempted to trash the company online. Target is…
Black church snubs Bloomberg as congregants stand, turn their backs
Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg was snubbed Sunday by numerous congregants at a historically black church in Selma, Alabama.…
The Cruel Story Behind The ‘Reverse Freedom Rides’
After three days on a Greyhound bus, Lela Mae Williams was just an hour from her destination—Hyannis, Mass.—when she asked…
Josephine Holloway cleared path for girls of color to be Scouts
While many things have changed since Holloway launched her first troop in 1924, the essential value of Girl Scouting remains.…
Before Making Military History, She Witnessed One Of History’s Worst Race Riots
Olivia Hooker was a 6-year-old in Tulsa, Okla., when a race riot destroyed her community as well as her own…
79 years of love: Virginia’s longest married couple celebrates another anniversary
A.J. and Lillie Reeves celebrate lifetime together We Were Eight Years in Power Virginia’s longest married couple just celebrated another…
Black Boys Don’t Need More Discipline, They Need Mentors
Black children’s pain is often criminalized or punished rather than treated. When I first met Chris, he was quiet—I could…
Fannie Lou Hamer | PBS
Fannie Lou Hamer was born in 1917, the 20th child of Lou Ella and James Lee Townsend, sharecroppers east of…
In 1918, A Black Man Avoided Lynching & Convinced The Mob To Donate To His School.
His passion for his students was so strong that not even tornadoes, financial difficulties, or an attempted lynching could stop…
Goodbye, Columbus Day. CPS ends the holiday in favor of Indigenous Peoples Day — and parade organizers call it ‘a slap in the face.’
Columbus Day will no longer be observed in Chicago Public Schools — and the group behind the city’s annual Columbus…
Bartender Shannon Mustipher Upgrades Instant Ramen “I hooked it up with mint and basil and fresh scallions.”
Earlier this year, the relentlessly energetic Shannon Mustipher released Tiki, a beautiful book of modern cocktails that’s the first by…
This 103-year-old woman still helps run the pie shop she opened nearly 70 years ago
The family-run business is serving up happiness, one slice at a time. In the tiny town of Monroe, Virginia, something…
Lash Nolen Is Harvard Medical School’s First Black Woman Class President
Lash Nolen is “hungry for justice” and “hungry to see my people win.” Most people call her “Lash,” but LaShyra…
11 charts that track the progress America has made in racial equality — and all the visceral ways we still have left to go
February is Black History Month, when Americans celebrate the achievements of well-known black figures and the progress that has been…
‘Self Made’ Trailer: Octavia Spencer Radiates Strength as C.J. Walker in Netflix Series
Blair Underwood and Tiffany Haddish join the Oscar winner in a lively period piece about a black woman succeeding. After…
Breaking the color barrier: behind the long fight to diversify space
The film Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier dives into the under-reported history of efforts to include people of…
Robert F. Smith on becoming the richest black man in America, what companies get wrong about diversity, and what he’s doing to help mint more black billionaires
Robert F. Smith is the richest black man in America, and one of only four to currently have a net…
‘It sounded like the future’: behind Miles Davis’s greatest album
On the 50th anniversary of Bitches Brew, one of the contributing musicians and the director of a new documentary share…
Author of ‘Decolonial Daughter’ discusses motherhood, racism and her letters to her European son
Brooklyn-born author Lesley-Ann Brown decided to write her book, “Decolonial Daughter: Letters from a Black Woman to Her European Son”…
Don’t pit slavery descendants against black immigrants. Racism doesn’t know the difference.
An anti-African, anti-black-immigrant stance is shortsighted. As we celebrate Black History Month, we should not divide the black community. Should…
6 myths about the history of Black people in America
Six historians weigh in on the biggest misconceptions about black history, including the Tuskegee experiment and enslaved people’s finances. To…
A Curriculum for Black Youth Activism
What is the source of black youth activism? What nurtures it, and how has it evolved over time? Shelter in…
Oprah loves this N.J.-based after school program so much, she just gave it $5M
Judith Griffin was at a loss for words for about 90 seconds when she got the phone call last September.…
‘Tidal wave of voter suppression’ washes over states, lawyer says
“They can do it electronically, they can do it digitally and in ways we never thought about when I was…
Ten “Must Watch” Black History Documentaries
Documentaries can open windows to our past. Through the lens of talented filmmakers, we can re-live iconic moments in history…
Why I’m sick of “woke” culture
The more affluent control the narrative so being “woke” will be hot until the rest of black America gets a…
There Have Been 10 Black Senators Since Emancipation
Elected 150 years ago, Hiram Revels was the first. A few days ago, 300 people gathered in the Old State…
Morehouse College Makes History As The First HBCU To Have A Polo Team
Morehouse College just became the first Historically Black College & University (HBCU) to have a polo team. The Morehouse Polo…
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Niece on Her Uncle’s Legacy and Making Her Modeling Debut
Jean-Michel Basquiat had a singular sense of style, and Lisane confirms that he loved fashion. This season, Coach creative director…
The Rosewood Massacre: How a lie destroyed a black town
From the bruises on her body, it was clear Fannie Taylor had been beaten. The story she told to explain…
They Came Before Tiger Woods: Wake-Robin Golf Club, Inc
For Black History Month, WOL News Talk 1450 AM, WYCB My Spirit 1340 and Praise 104.1 will be taking a…
After 65 Years, the First African-American-owned Travel Agency Continues to Provide Travelers With Unique Experiences
The agency planned Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s trip to Oslo when he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.…
Mariya Russell Is The First Black Woman To Earn A Michelin Star
Russell she says she’s baffled by how long it’s taken for a Black woman to break through barriers. Chicago is…
Escape Route | Lapham’s Quarterly
How cars changed the lives of black Americans. Between the 1920s and the 1960s, automobile ownership changed African American life.…
How Jacob Lawrence Captured the African American Experience With ‘The Migration Series’
New York City has always attracted avant-garde artists. From the energetic Abstract Expressionists to the pioneers of American Pop Art,…
Henry Louis Gates Jr. on what really happened at Obama’s ‘beer summit.’
Henry Louis Gates Jr. is one of a handful of academics who have crossed over into something approaching true celebrity.…
This Ashanti prince became the First Black Mining Engineer in the world in the 1850s
Born on April 24, 1827, Ghana’s Kwasi Boakye is the world’s first black mining engineer. The African-Dutch mining engineer was…
The enslaved black people of the 1960s who did not know slavery had ended
The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 which changed the status of over 3.5 million enslaved African Americans in the South from…
Who people believe rules in heaven influences their beliefs about who rules on Earth, Stanford scholars find
How people visualize God can have real consequences to life on Earth, Stanford research has found. The researchers, led by…
He Was ‘Star Wars’ ‘ Secret Weapon, So Why Was He Forgotten? | The Hollywood Reporter
Ashley Boone Jr., the first black president of a major Hollywood studio, helped make George Lucas’ quirky space opera a…
Nearly 100 Years After Tulsa Massacre, City Plans to Search Cemetery for Victims
In one of the worst instances of racist violence in American history, a group of white people slaughtered black residents…
We Don’t Need To Destroy Gayle King To Preserve Kobe Bryant’s Legacy
The treatment of Gayle King over the last 48 hours is a case study in the inability to critique Black…
Who Really Killed Malcolm X?
Fifty-five years later, the case may be reopened. For more than half a century, scholars have maintained that prosecutors convicted…
Marc Lamont Hill is Against Snoop Dogg’s Comments on Gayle King
“You can have a critique of Gayle King —though folk should actually watch the whole interview— AND hold Snoop accountable…
Saginaw mother and daughter start public transport business | MLive
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Biography of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad
Magical realism meets real life in the acclaimed journalist’s debut novel about American slaves escaping to the north William Still…
LGBTQ Rights Icon Bayard Rustin Granted Posthumous Pardon In California
Rustin, who co-organized the March on Washington in 1963, was jailed for having gay sex nearly 70 years ago. SACRAMENTO,…
Everything you need to know about the cancer cluster in Houston’s Fifth Ward
State authorities have identified a part of Houston’s Fifth Ward as a cancer cluster, a designation found where creosote was…
Rush Limbaugh Seizes a Chance to Violate the N-Word Taboo (2013)
The talk-radio host exploits the racial anxieties of Americans to be provocative, and reaps the rewards even when criticized. Over…
How Reginald Hudlin’s creative risk-taking has shaped black—and pop—culture
Digging into Reginald Hudlin’s résumé is like the most inspiring rabbit hole you could possibly tumble down. Most people know…
A look at the Casual Killing Act of 1669 that made it legal to kill a slave at will
What escapes many people is that the whimsical killing of enslaved Blacks in the U.S. during slavery, and even after…
The 15th Amendment Was Ratified 150 Years Ago, but the Fight to Protect Black Voters Continues
OG History is a Teen Vogue series where we unearth history not told through a white, cis-hetero-patriarchal lens. In this…