Sitemap - 2025 - What I'm Reading
Tax targeting Gullah-Geechee, over 1,000 nonprofits drop DEI language, I'm on TikTok!
Carl Carlton, "Bad Mama Jama" and "Everlasting Love" singer, dead at 72
Best Black history books of 2025, Kentucky State shooting, Battle of the Real HU
Major civil rights erasure, Megan Thee Stallion wins defamation case, new BET president
University of Alabama shuts down student magazines for Black students, women students
Happy holidays, 'We Ain't Buying It!' campaign, RIP Mother Fletcher
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Big donations for HBCUs, medical racism, Sonny Rollins at 95
Tremane Wood clemency, digital Blackface is back, Jesse Jackson hospitalized
Election Day's historic wins, Teen Vogue massacre, "Michael" teaser
I’m at AfroTech, Sonya Massey murderer found guilty, DOJ probing BLM
As SNAP benefits come under threat, a Detroit farmer is stepping up to help fill the void
Sonya Massey murder trial begins, Misty Copeland's final show, RIP Michael Days
Voting Rights Act in danger, RIP D'Angelo, VIBE layoffs
A new museum honors the ties that bind Black communities to horse culture
Trump fires Black officials, Tish James indicted, Drake lawsuit dismissed
The Root under new ownership, Sean Combs sentencing, NABJ-WaPo meeting
Assata Shakur dies, TSU pushes MAGA out, Karen Attiah update
Assata Shakur, political activist and ex-Black Liberation Army member, has died
Trey Reed latest, Karen Attiah firing, Jay-Z’s casino dream struck down
Civil rights photographer Cecil Williams steals the show during NY Fashion Week
HBCU threats, Kamala Harris book excerpt, EBONY Power 100
Disasters destroyed their homes. Then the real estate ‘vultures’ swooped in.
Lisa Cook latest, Tuskegee’s newest licensed pilot, RIP Joseph McNeil
Amy Sherald on censorship, NAACP sues Texas, Funk Flex fake out?
Caroline Wanga steps down as president and CEO of ESSENCE Ventures
Black women workforce exodus, Target CEO out, RIP Vivian Ayers Allen
Trump aide leading Smithsonian overhaul says museum 'overemphasizes' slavery
Trump’s D.C. takeover, Smithsonian ‘review,’ RIP Danielle Spencer
Danielle Spencer, 'What’s Happening!!' star, has died
Columbia & Brown bow down, BET suspends award shows, RIP Rahaman Ali
Black gymnastics team asks for help, Chris Smalls release, Destiny's Child reunion
Activist Chris Smalls released from Israeli custody
Inside Colorado’s famous resort for Black Americans
Venus Williams' inspiring run, boycott continues, RIP Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Malcolm Jamal-Warner, "The Cosby Show" star, dies at 54
Trump administration prepares to drop seven major housing discrimination cases
Black press pivots, Jabari Peoples' killing, Beyoncé music theft
A viral post claimed Black families are having fewer reunions. There's just one problem.
Essence Fest mess, Sean Combs sentencing date, RIP Mama Mosie Burks
LL Cool J, Jazmine Sullivan pull out of Philly July 4 concert due to workers strike
Sean Combs verdict, Big beautiful disaster for Black Americans, RIP Walter Scott
Flint finishes replacing most lead water pipes
HBCU grants cut, Sean Combs closing arguments, RIP Lynn Hamilton
Alabama voters banned prison slavery — but prisoners say it hasn’t stopped
A Black outdoor nonprofit is giving out scholarships to teach you how to swim
Happy (belated) Juneteenth, a talk with Wes Moore, Tyler Perry sued
Baby of Adriana Smith, a mother declared brain-dead, was delivered
HBCUs walk a tightrope, You go Coco, RIP Sly Stone
Grammys add ‘traditional country’ category following Beyoncé's win
Sly Stone, legendary funk-rock musician, has died
Black neighborhoods underwater, "Sinners" streaming, RIP Niko McKnight
Trump's education secretary avoids answering if she knows Ruby Bridges
Tulsa’s first Black mayor announces $105M reparations plan for descendants of 1921 Race Massacre
Five years after George Floyd, new Clipse coming, RIP Charles Rangel
DOJ drops police reform efforts, Kid Cudi takes the stand, 'Forever' hype
Cassie takes the stand, Southern accent fading, RIP John Edwards
Dr. King’s attorney honored, T.D. Jakes steps down, RIP Alexis Herman
The NMAAHC 'purge,' NAACP prez disinvited, Shannon Sharpe steps away
Examining the Target boycott, Black Maternal Health Week, Uncle Charlie tour
Visiting Uncle Tom’s plantation
Black Milwaukee voters reject Musk, NMAAHC director resigns, ESSENCE Fest
Black men and college, FAMU fights for funding, “Last Friday” update
UMich rolls back DEI, Black Panther cubs, RIP George Foreman
A scholarship program helped boost diversity at U of M. Trump’s DEI crackdown just killed it.
Attack on Education Department, Black satire, Jess Hilarious speaks out
College confusion, BLM mural removed, RIP Junior Bridgeman
My first story for ContrabandCamp, Bloody Sunday, RIP D’Wayne Wiggins
MSNBC cancels Joy Reid, Trump fires top general, RIP Roberta Flack
Civil rights orgs sue Trump, A$AP Rocky verdict, Marla Gibbs honored
Podcast: Nebraska's first Black state poet wants to bring art to unconventional spaces
Education Dept. threatens to pull federal funding from schools that don't dump DEI
Black writers react to Kendrick, Sonya Massey settlement, PBS and DEI
Issa Rae, Shonda Rhimes withdraw from Kennedy Center amid Trump takeover
Fans love Kendrick Lamar’s use of the American flag during Super Bowl half-time show
Black church wins Proud Boys trademark, Tulsa reparations plan, RIP Harry Stewart
Trump’s chaotic week, DEI blamed in DC crash, brawl in Thornton Township
Ohio official drops out of MLK Day lunch after being told he can't mention DEI
Air Force reverses decision to pull course with Tuskegee Airmen following backlash
DJ Unk, the Atlanta hype man known for the snap hit 'Walk It Out,' has died
Trump’s takeover, Tulsa survivors speak, RIP Barry Michael Cooper
Reatha Grey, the social media star known as Rose of Retirement House, has died
‘This is a call to action’: Tulsa race massacre survivors express frustration with DOJ report
Rappers cozy up with MAGA during Trump inauguration festivities
Tulsa race massacre report, TikTok's fate, RIP Sam Moore
Black residents mourn lost homes, history as wildfires scorch Altadena
California fires, NAACP Image Awards nominees, RIP Mr. CIAA
60 years after assassination of Malcolm X, a lawsuit aims to uncover the truth
These programs help Black students graduate. A federal complaint claims they’re discriminatory.