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Order, Fire, and the Cost of a Black Education
From Charleston’s tightening laws to Wilberforce
The Beach They Built for Us
Born from segregation, Atlantic Beach became a Bla
What A Deal Can Mean
He didn’t just acquire companies. He acquired pr
The Loudest Quiet Revolution in Sports
Gibson didn’t march under a banner. She hit thro
The Man Behind the Scoop
In 1897, Alfred L. Cralle solved a small, sticky p
Mother Bethune’s School
Mary McLeod Bethune built a college from scrap lum
The House That Dizzy Built—And the City That Kept It
Hidden behind Georgetown storefronts, a candlelit
Saint in the City
Enslaved in Saint-Domingue, Pierre Toussaint becam
The Teacher Who Built the Ballot
Septima Clark didn’t just teach people to read.
Foxx Unleashed, Wilson Anchored
Redd brought the nightclub’s heat to prime time;
Order, Fire, and the Cost of a Black Education
From Charleston’s tightening laws to Wilberforce’s near-collapse, Daniel Payne’s life reads like a ledger of what it took to make learning nonnegotiable.
The Beach They Built for Us
Born from segregation, Atlantic Beach became a Black-owned resort economy—nightclubs, motels, patios, and music. Then the world changed, and the town has been negotiating its pri
What A Deal Can Mean
He didn’t just acquire companies. He acquired proof—about race, capital, and who gets to be taken seriously in American business.
The Loudest Quiet Revolution in Sports
Gibson didn’t march under a banner. She hit through it—powerfully, precisely, and at a personal cost the record books rarely tally.
The Man Behind the Scoop
In 1897, Alfred L. Cralle solved a small, sticky problem—and quietly changed American dessert culture.
Mother Bethune’s School
Mary McLeod Bethune built a college from scrap lumber and faith—and then walked into the White House as if it had been waiting for her all along.
The House That Dizzy Built—And the City That Kept It
Hidden behind Georgetown storefronts, a candlelit room has spent 60 years turning dinner service into American music history—and fighting to keep the lights on
Saint in the City
Enslaved in Saint-Domingue, Pierre Toussaint became New York’s discreet power broker—bankrolling churches, feeding refugees, and practicing a kind of charity that never asked p
The Teacher Who Built the Ballot
Septima Clark didn’t just teach people to read. She taught them to govern themselves—and helped rewire the Civil Rights Movement from the ground up.
Foxx Unleashed, Wilson Anchored
Redd brought the nightclub’s heat to prime time; Demond made the chaos sing in rhythm, week after week.
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.
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
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.
