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The Conscience, the Coalition and the Contradiction
The Congressional Black Caucus has spent more than
Let It Burn. The 1985 MOVE Bombing
The MOVE bombing was televised in real time—an A
Nancy Green, Aunt Jemima, and the American Talent of Neglect
Nancy Green helped turn “Aunt Jemima” into an
The Voice That Made Romance Sound Monumental
Peabo Bryson carried Black balladry from Southern
Ethel Waters Show, and the Black History of Being Seen
The first Black performer to front her own TV prog
The Second Line Is What Happens When People Won’t Disappear
After exclusion, disaster, and redevelopment, New
Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man,” and the American Art of Looking Away
Ellison’s own comments about the novel’s signi
The Revolution Had a Reading List
How Drum and Spear Bookstore transformed a Washing
When the Shield Is Missing
In Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak, frontline work
The Witnesses of Greenwood
For generations, Black Tulsans carried the memory
The Conscience, the Coalition and the Contradiction
The Congressional Black Caucus has spent more than half a century translating Black political power into federal policy—while absorbing the compromises, criticisms, and constrain
Let It Burn. The 1985 MOVE Bombing
The MOVE bombing was televised in real time—an American neighborhood turned into a war zone, and a national conscience that still can’t decide what it saw.
Nancy Green, Aunt Jemima, and the American Talent of Neglect
Nancy Green helped turn “Aunt Jemima” into an American icon—then disappeared into an unmarked grave, her life reduced to a smile on a box.
The Voice That Made Romance Sound Monumental
Peabo Bryson carried Black balladry from Southern soul circuits to Disney’s global stage, proving that tenderness could be both intimate and imperial.
Ethel Waters Show, and the Black History of Being Seen
The first Black performer to front her own TV program arrived in a medium that barely existed—and exposed the limits America was already trying to impose.
The Second Line Is What Happens When People Won’t Disappear
After exclusion, disaster, and redevelopment, New Orleans’ most enduring parade tradition remains a disciplined insistence on community in public.
Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man,” and the American Art of Looking Away
Ellison’s own comments about the novel’s significance—especially around the time of the National Book Award—frame it as an experiment, not simply a message.
The Revolution Had a Reading List
How Drum and Spear Bookstore transformed a Washington storefront into one of the most influential intellectual centers of the Black Power era.
When the Shield Is Missing
In Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak, frontline workers face PPE gaps, thin testing capacity, and the consequences of a U.S. retreat from global health.
The Witnesses of Greenwood
For generations, Black Tulsans carried the memory of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in their voices. Long before Oklahoma acknowledged the destruction of Black Wall Street, survivors
How New Yorker Howard Bennet fought to make Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a national holiday
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. This ended the life of one of the 20th century’s most revered and influential figures.
How New Yorker Howard Bennet fought to make Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a national holiday
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. This ended the life of one of the 20th century’s most revered and influential figures.
Business
Black entpreneurs and business leaders who help shape and drive our economies.
Where the Neighborhood Reads Aloud
Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books is a Germantown storefront built like a living room—part café, part bookstore, part civic commons—where Marc Lamont Hill’s public intellectua
The Hot Dog Gospel In OKC
Monte’s Gourmet Dogs serves friendship first—and then, if you’re lucky, the best gator étouffée you didn’t know you needed.
The Crown Makers: Historic and Contemporary Black-Owned Milliners
The Crown Makers: Historic and Contemporary Black-Owned Milliners
Rooms of Our Own
Black hoteliers across the United States are quietly remaking the hospitality industry—one Brooklyn brownstone, Virginia horse farm and Mississippi inn at a time.
Brewing Black Futures: How Five Black-Owned Cafés Are Redefining American Coffee Culture
From Oakland to Chicago, these entrepreneurs are stitching community, culture and commerce into every latte — proving that for many Black business owners, a café is more than ju
Inside the Quiet Dismantling of America’s Only Minority-Business Agency — and the Entrepreneurs Left Stranded
The Quiet Dismantling of America’s Only Minority-Business Agency AND the Entrepreneurs Left Stranded Share fb tw ln pin fb tw ln pin By KOLUMN Magazine The first sign that someth
Where the Neighborhood Reads Aloud
Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books is a Germantown storefront built like a living room—part café, part bookstore, part civic commons—where Marc Lamont Hill’s public intellectua
The Hot Dog Gospel In OKC
Monte’s Gourmet Dogs serves friendship first—and then, if you’re lucky, the best gator étouffée you didn’t know you needed.
The Crown Makers: Historic and Contemporary Black-Owned Milliners
The Crown Makers: Historic and Contemporary Black-Owned Milliners
Rooms of Our Own
Black hoteliers across the United States are quietly remaking the hospitality industry—one Brooklyn brownstone, Virginia horse farm and Mississippi inn at a time.
Brewing Black Futures: How Five Black-Owned Cafés Are Redefining American Coffee Culture
From Oakland to Chicago, these entrepreneurs are stitching community, culture and commerce into every latte — proving that for many Black business owners, a café is more than ju
Inside the Quiet Dismantling of America’s Only Minority-Business Agency — and the Entrepreneurs Left Stranded
The Quiet Dismantling of America’s Only Minority-Business Agency AND the Entrepreneurs Left Stranded Share fb tw ln pin fb tw ln pin By KOLUMN Magazine The first sign that someth
Art
This month, the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) in Montgomery is recognizing Claudette Colvin in visual fashion through its acquisition of “Rooted”, an artistic tribute to the civil rights pioneer by Traci Mims, the talented multi-genre artist represented by Black Art in America.
History
