Dutch king apologizes for the monarchy’s role in global slave trade
The King of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander, on Saturday apologized for his ancestors' role in perpetuating a global slave trade that…
Black Politicians Speak Out on Affirmative Action Decision Fallout
With the stroke of a pen, on Thursday, the Supreme Court rolled back decades of work pushing equity in higher education.…
Black leaders condemn Supreme Court’s student loan decision
Leading Black civil rights groups including the NAACP condemned the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn President Biden’s student loan debt…
Black Lives Matter once unified America. Now, its chapters are divided on progress
In the summer of 2020, following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the movement for Black lives galvanized racial…
Black Educator Creates Program Teaching Kids to Read in 40 Hours
A Black educator named Rosa Higgs has made reading easier for Black students in America. She created the Phonics workbook series “Read…
Major New Project to Document the Cultural Impact of UK Record Stores & Black Music
A major new project that explores the cultural impact of UK independent record stores, specializing in Black music from 1950…
Advance school choice, because Black minds matter, too
Earlier this month, we celebrated the new federal holiday of Juneteenth, to celebrate the newfound freedom our people gained after…
One of the world’s largest festivals of Black culture is devoting a day to Nollywood for the first time
For the first time, Essence Fest – which has been celebrating African American culture in the United States for more…