Sitemap - 2026 - What I'm Reading

Lonnie Bunch retiring from Smithsonian, exploring hanging deaths, ‘P-Valley’ returns

Black men and yoga, Guilty verdict in Tupac murder, Black writers conference Sept. 5

Power restored in Gary, Karen Attiah’s victory, RIP Michael Wright

Michael Wright, actor known for his roles in ‘The Five Heartbeats’ and ‘Sugar Hill,’ has died

HBCUs experience major growth, Karmelo Anthony update, “A Different World” trailer

NAACP joins legal fight for answers in Nolan Wells’ death

Hello from the NABJ Convention in Atlanta

Black voters and Michigan, Fade in the water anniversary, Howard U. buyouts

The first Black woman to lead the CDC will face an uphill battle in restoring trust

Howard reinstates hundreds, Mumia Abu-Jamal appeal, Jovita Moore mural returns

Tuskegee students sound off about dress code policy: ‘You barely see anyone in a bonnet’

Education Department limits civil rights investigations into racial disparities in schools

'Black Panther 3' sets release date, unveils new key addition to cast

Nolan Wells autopsy, latest on redistricting, Oprah and Keke sit down

Public health improvements stall amid Trump’s DEI crackdown

March on Washington, Fawn Weaver fired, RIP Hal Williams

Harriet Tubman museum closes after thieves break in, steal donation box

Nolan Wells update, Harriet Tubman and $20 bill, RIP George E. Johnson

George E. Johnson, pioneering Black hair care entrepreneur and Afro Sheen creator, has died

Black folk infiltrated a 'White and Proud' Facebook page. Hilarity ensued.

Capital B's Black oral history archive, Danny Glover reveals Alzheimer's, RIP Tony Brown

Tony Brown, groundbreaking journalist and host of "Tony Brown’s Journal," has died

Oklahoma rodeo photoessay, N.O. sickle cell victory, Peabo Bryson homegoing service

Happy Juneteenth, Black museums need help, RIP Tay Keith

Here’s a (mostly) exhaustive list of Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S.

Trump's twisted Education Dept, Black men mental health panel, Karmelo Anthony verdict

Smithsonian chief's last hurrah?, Serena's back, RIP Peabo Bryson

Black men tune out mainstream media, Pope apology over slavery, RIP Sonny Rollins

Knox County Schools takes 'Roots' off banned book list, restores to libraries

Sonny Rollins, legend of the jazz saxophone, has died

NPR Music pays homage to BET for Black Music Month with Tiny Desk lineup

Historic Black church in Virginia will fund Black student council at Mizzou, pastor says

NAACP's new campaign, new W.E.B. Du Bois doc, 'white grievance reparations fund'

NAACP urges Black athletes, donors to avoid Southern schools amid voting rights fight

The word ‘Black’ has disappeared from a set of bills aimed at addressing Black maternal health

Thousands descend on Alabama to protest attack on Black Americans’ political power

Voting rights fallout, Hartbeat chaos, RIP Clarence Carter

Blavity Media Group shutting down 21Ninety, Home & Texture brands

GOP redistricting rampage, new Obama profile, 20 years of 'B'Day'

Attack on Voting Rights Act, Saint Aug's bankruptcy, Allyson Felix comeback

Supreme Court puts a 'bullet' in the Voting Rights Act

Harvard's slavery research debacle, my WHCD event, Behind Kanye's comeback

Lunch with Mr. Tendernism, NAACP sues Elon, RIP Cerina Fairfax

Supporting Black farmers, Ye blocked in the UK, Black nonprofits report

Financial promises made to Black nonprofits in 2020 faded quickly, new report shows

Victor Glover makes history, CBCF sued over scholarships, nominated for a Webby

Lawmakers pass Kentucky State University makeover after some changes are made to bill

Underground Railroad museum sues, HBCUs and Black wellness study, 'You, Me & Tuscany'

Oscar winner Michael B. Jordan, AI Black History, RIP Kiki Shepard

Kiki Shepard, legendary "Showtime at the Apollo" host, has died

Target boycott back and forth, Charles Burton spared execution, Oscars weekend

One of the oldest Black museums is going viral with a new social media series

Black bookstores report, CBS News shakeup, RIP Bernard LaFayette

For the first time, we now know how many Black-owned bookstores exist in the U.S.

BAFTA N-word outrage, Megan Thee Stallion takes Broadway, RIP Joanne Bland

Mississippi’s Black voters brace for elections ruling that could gut Supreme Court clout

RIP Jesse Jackson, Philly slavery exhibit restored, Jill Scott Tiny Desk

Jesse Jackson, longtime civil rights leader and presidential candidate, has died

Underground railroad in NYC, Black newspapers close, FAMU admits 'mistake'

Black History Month, NABJ hosts town hall, 'Sherri' canceled

Don Lemon arrested, Sonya Massey killer sentenced, RIP Ms. Shirley

Richard Smallwood’s Celebration of Life service draws generations of gospel lovers

“Sinners” makes Oscars history, slavery exhibit taken down, RIP Gladys West

Gladys West, trailblazing mathematician who helped develop GPS, has died

What Black youth need, Morris Brown president out, RIP Claudette Colvin

Claudette Colvin, a civil rights pioneer who refused to give up her seat on bus, has died

What’s missing from the online discourse about the viral Jacksonville Jaguars interview

A year later in Altadena, Venezuela oil in Black communities, family of Keith Porter speaks

Happy New Year, racist AI fakes, RIP Richard Smallwood