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Winners of the Jr. Achievement Awards.

UW System, Alliant Energy recognize outstanding students, teachers for 2022

Several winners of the UW and Alliant Energy Erroll B. Davis, Jr. Achievement Awards represent the talented Black student community.

Eve Williams survived a brutal attack by her husband who left her for dead (Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/Report For America)

Stopping Domestic Violence in the Black Community

Christina Jones recently spearheaded a conversation about domestic violence in the Black community and how to better support survivors.

Students work in a classroom at Beecher Hills Elementary School in Atlanta on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022.  (AP Photo/Ron Harris, File)

Massive learning setbacks show COVID’s sweeping toll on kids

COVID has only further increased racial inequalities in education according to a new report from the Associated Press.

Pharrell Williams speaks onstage at the Storytellers panel discussion during the 2022 Tribeca Festival. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)

Pharrell Williams returns to his native Virginia to award $2.5M to Black and Latinx entrepreneurs

Singer Pharrell Williams will announce the winners of $2.5 million in grants in his home state as part of the Black Ambition program.

Systemic racism fills prisons with Black Americans, many of whom cannot vote about issues that impact them.

Locked Out: Millions of Voters Are Disenfranchised Ahead of Midterm Elections

With the midterm elections just a few days away, some Black people are barred from voting because of their criminal backgrounds.

Novelist Ernest Gaines at home in San Francisco in April 121977. (AP file)

Louisiana native and author Ernest Gaines to appear on U.S. stamp

The U.S. Postal Service continues its Black Heritage series with a postage stamp featuring author Ernest Gaines.

Rihanna is known for her dramatic looks and catchy music (Courtesy of Amazon)

Rihanna Returns to Music With ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Original Song

Musician Rihanna’s newest single will be featured on the soundtrack for Marvel’s upcoming Black Panther: Wakanda Forever film.

1921 Graves Public Oversight Committee member Brenda Alford, center, hugs state archaeologist Kary Stackelbeck, left, and forensic anthropologist Phoebe Stubblefield at Oaklawn Cemetery searching on Wednesday. (Mike Simons/Tulsa World via AP)

Exhumations resume for DNA to ID Tulsa Race Massacre victims

Work has resumed on exhuming remains belonging to victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre to identify them via DNA.

Philadelphia Phillies celebrate after winning the baseball NL Championship Series in Game 5 against the San Diego Padres on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

No U.S.-born Black players expected on World Series rosters

As Houston and Philadelphia’s baseball teams head to the world series, the diamond won’t don’t the number of Black residents of those cities.

Angelica Ross in West Hollywood, Calif., on Aug. 9, 2019. (Rodin Eckenroth/ FilmMagic file)

‘Chicago’ star Angelica Ross’ history-making role kicks the door wide open for inclusion

Broadway star Angelica Ross has paved the way for other trans actors to take the stage after she played the lead role in Chicago.

Agnes Moss founded the National Black Movie Association in 2019 to help find and provide resources to young Black storytellers and film students. (Maya Darasaw for MadWorks Photography)

From dream to screen, the National Black Movie Association is a nonprofit born of necessity

Agnes Moss has a vision for the the National Black Movie Association, which has gained momentum since its inception.

A man wearing a Proud Boys shirt fights with protesters ahead of an event featuring far-right group Proud Boys' founder Gavin McInnes at Pennsylvania State University. (Leah Millis/Reuters)

Penn State cancels Proud Boys founder’s speech, citing the threat of violence

After backlash, Penn State has rescinded an invite to Gavin McInnes, the founder of the Proud Boys who was slotted to speak at the school.

The New York Time's award-winning 1619 Project will continue with read-alongs from prominent authors and activists.

’1619 Project’ publisher launches series of readalongs

You can now listen to chapters of The 1619 project book by Michelle and Leslie Alexander to gain a better understanding of the content.

Without, colonialism Africans would not have been forcefully removed from their homelands, which were subjugated by colonizers. (SmallmanA/Pixabay)

Are Black people better off in America than in Africa?

People often ignore the racism behind the idea that Black people are better in America than they would be if they remained in Africa.

Stacey Abrams, Chris Jones, and Val Demings are just three Black candidates running in the upcoming election (Megan Varner/Getty Images ; Stephen Swofford/The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP ; Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images file)

Here are the Black candidates who could make history on election night

Next month, dozens of Black candidates’ names will appear on polling ballots across the country. These candidates are ready to make history.

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Adidas ends partnership with Ye over antisemitic remarks

Adidas ended a partnership that helped make the artist formerly known as Kanye West a billionaire and lent the German sportswear an edgy appeal.

The Duchess of Sussex has faced racism during her time in the spotlight (MAX MUMBY/INDIGO/GETTY)

Meghan Markle discusses the ‘angry Black woman’ stereotype with Issa Rae and Ziwe

Meghan Markle continues to use her privilege to discuss racial issues, including stereotypes that appear in the media and online.

The Knoxville News Sentinel reported last year that police department leadership tried to conceal an officer’s racist comments and deter a Black officer from making a complaint about the incident. (Caitie McMekin / USA Today Network)

Almost every Black officer at this Tennessee police department says they’ve experienced discrimination

Racism impacts Black people who work for police departments as well as the citizens who deal with officers.

Charles Gaines with his piece Moving Chains in "Charles Gaines: The American Manifest, Moving Chains" on Governors Island. (Photo by Timothy Schenck, courtesy of Creative Time).

It Took Eight Years, an Army of Engineers, and 1,600 Pounds of Chains to Bring Artist Charles Gaines’s Profound Meditation on America to Life. Now, It’s Here

Charles Gaines’ vision for an art exhibition that examines the role capitalism and other forces have on American society has come to fruition.

Wisconsin incarcerates Black people at nearly 12 times the rate of white people, according to a new report by The Sentencing Project.(Courtesy of The Sentencing Project)

Is the percentage of Black inmates in Wisconsin seven times higher than the percentage of Black citizens in the state?

Results of The Sentencing Project’s newest report show just how dire the situation is for Black men in Wisconsin.

Former Minneapolis police officer J. Alexander Kueng in Minneapolis on June 29, 2020. (Kerem Yucel / AFP via Getty Images file)

Former Minneapolis officer pleads guilty in George Floyd killing

Another of Derek Chauvin’s police compatriots, J. Alexander Kueng, has pleaded guilty in the 2020 death of George Floyd.