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Netflix’s ‘The Piano Lesson’ Is A Haunting Adaptation — And Not In A Good Way
The latest adaptation of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” on Netflix has mixed reviews on its portrayal of ancestry haunted by slavery.
Scholars Thought White Women Were Passive Enslavers. They Were Wrong.
A growing body of research has debunked the persistent argument that white women were rarely involved in the active buying and selling of enslaved people.
HYFIN Announces 3rd Annual Blackity Black Holiday Market, Strengthening Milwaukee’s Black Business Community
November 30th will hold the 3rd Annual Blackity Black Holiday Market in Milwaukee. The market will showcase over 40 Black-owned businesses and will coincide with Small Business Saturday.
Local artists land on 2025 Grammy nomination list with Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar
2025 could mean Grammys awards for Beyoncé, who released a county music album this year, and rapper Kendrick Lamar.
Columbus Black leaders organize counterprotest after neo-Nazi march in their city
Members of the Ohio chapter of civic group 100 Black Men took to the streets of Columbus after a white supremacist march.
Malcolm X’s family sues FBI, CIA and NYPD for $100m over his murder
The family of Malcolm X filed a $100m federal lawsuit on Friday that accuses the FBI, the CIA and the New York police department (NYPD) of allowing his murder.
How This Black 80-something Granny Made the Cover of a High-Fashion Magazine and Has Become an Instagram Fashion Queen
A grandmother in rural Zambia has become a style icon and internet sensation.
Black Twitter helped define the internet — so where will the exodus from X lead?
With Elon Musk as the helm, conservative politics and egomania have taken over Twitter, alienating longtime users.
The Biggest Surprise at the Met’s Egypt Show? Live Performance
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is set to open its new exhibition “Flight Into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876 — Now” this weekend. The exhibit has nearly 200 works made largely by African American artists looking to define their cultural history after the violent severance from their African roots through the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Director of new SPLC Georgia state office ‘there to listen,’ forge bonds
An office in Atlanta’s westside is part of the SPLC’s new strategy to work with community groups on issues that impact them.
Howard women’s soccer wins first NEC conference title, qualifies for NCAA tournament
The AFRO highlights Howard University’s women’s soccer team as they make history by participating in the NCAA tournament for the first time
Aldis Hodge takes on the newest version of detective Alex Cross for TV
Actor Aldis Hodge will play Alex Cross in Amazon Prime’s upcoming series based on James Patterson’s books.
Rest as Resistance
Tricia Hersey calls on history and guides by example in her new book about the importance of rest in a demanding world.
‘Beautiful pots enhance humanity’: Magdalene Odundo on her quest to make the perfect pot
Kenya born artist discusses her artistic journey from being raised on apartheid orientated education to her rise to the mainstream for her ceramic pots.
This Date in History: Nat Turner Confesses to Leading Slave Rebellion
It took over two months to Nat Turner to confess to leading a rebellion that resulted in over fifty lost lives.
The Black press democratized America
Ahead of another Trump presidency, the historic Black press can serve as a guiding light for practicing journalism in pursuit of a healthy democracy — or, at least, survival and community.
Justice Department says Mississippi Senate paid a Black attorney less than her white colleagues for years
A current lawsuit alleges that a staff attorney of the state was paid less than her white peers and didn’t receive increases like them.
For Black Women, ‘America Has Revealed to Us Her True Self’
The complex relationship between Black women and the political landscape of the United States, particularly in the context of recent events and elections.
Black people are receiving racist text messages about picking cotton ‘at the nearest plantation’
Anyone who receives a similar text message is advised to report it to the authorities as the investigation continues.
