7+ hour, 48+ min ago  (662+ words) It's often called the voice of the human soul. It was a means of rebellion for Phyllis Wheatley, Langston Hughes, and Nikki Giovanni. And it's the bedrock of rap music, often called "the CNN of the street." Poetry, the art…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (782+ words) At an archives in Charleston, South Carolina, one day last month, a group of high school students sat around a table, newspaper clippings scattered before them. The articles, some decades old, described what a legendary community of formerly enslaved Black…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (788+ words) But now, anti-hunger advocates, and grocers who serve customers using Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits, are pushing back on one change in particular: limits on what kinds of foods SNAP recipients can buy. SNAP recipients in five states " Colorado, Iowa,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (963+ words) By D. Kevin McNeir "We are claiming victory," Bryant said. "And we, the faith-based component within this movement, are grateful for the accomplishments made so far. We have other work that requires our attention. Still, this generation needed to see victory…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago  (730+ words) A yearlong boycott of the retailer Target led by Black faith leaders officially ended March 11, with organizers saying the campaign succeeded in forcing a national conversation about corporate commitments to diversity and economic equity. "We asked for four things more…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (834+ words) Real talk: I only ever took home a finisher's medal " the runner's equivalent of a participation trophy. In the years I don't run, I'm out on Sunset Boulevard at mile 7, handing cups of water and snacks to the thousands of…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1072+ words) On Tuesday, Google apologized for sending what it called an "offensive notification" about the BAFTA Film Awards controversy " a push alert that included the N-word. Completely spelled out. Hard "er" and all. If it wasn't AI, then who exactly wrote…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (474+ words) When the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony kicked off on Feb. 6, some 3 billion viewers around the world watched nearly 2,900 athletes from 92 countries participate in the Parade of Nations." They also saw a considerable number of Team USA's 232 Black members, and two-time…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (572+ words) A bona fide hip-hop superstar, the rapper A$AP Rocky has taken on several professional and personal roles: recording artist and producer, A-list actor, fashion icon, partner to Rihanna, and father of three young children." Now, he's added another one…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (476+ words) The closing of the Richmond Free Press marks more than the end of a newspaper. It marks the quieting of a civic institution. The Free Press reflected that understanding. It was disciplined. It was careful. It did not chase spectacle....