At 56, the hip-hop eminence and TV star can slip into Russian, stun arenas and delight executives. With Q-Tip as a producer, he’s returning to his first love: rap. By Melena Ryzik, The New York TimesPhoto, LL said his partnership with Q-Tip on his new album was invigorating, and he hopes to collaborate again. Dana […]
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Journalist withheld information about Emmett Till’s murder, documents show
William Bradford Huie’s newly released research notes show he suspected more than two men tortured and killed 14-year-old Emmett Till, but suggest that he left that out when it threatened his story. By Gillian Brockelln, The Washington PostPhoto, J.W. Milam, left. and his wife, join Roy Bryant, far right; and his wife, Carolyn Bryant, in […]
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President Biden designates Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument to commemorate civil rights history
On the 116th anniversary of the Springfield Race Riot, President Joe Biden signed a proclamation establishing the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument in Springfield, Illinois. By Stacy M. Brown, The AFROPhoto, Homes at 12th Street and Mason Street burned during the 1908 Springfield Race Riot. Photo, Cities And Towns Collection, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library […]
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Pack Lunch, Drop Kids Off, Skate, Work
These moms have found a community while picking up the sport, falls and all. Photo Essay by Josh E. Katz, Written by Melissa Guerrero, The New York TimesPhoto, Soyoung Camardi, from left, Nagisa Landfield, Leila Noelliste, the coach Liv Collins, Sue Yee Hubbard and Shannon South. On a chilly, windy morning in March, Nagisa Landfield’s […]
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Segregation Academies Still Operate Across the South. One Town Grapples With Its Divided Schools.
Seventy years after Brown v. Board, Black and white residents, in Camden, Alabama, say they would like to see their children schooled together. But after so long apart, they aren’t sure how to make it happen. By Jennifer Berry Hawes, photography by Sarahbeth Maney, ProPublicaPhoto, A segregated classroom at Boykin Elementary School in Wilcox County, Alabama, […]
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A Teen’s Murder, Moldy Walls: Broken Promises Haunt Public Housing
$115 billion is needed for public housing repairs is stalled in political mire. Meanwhile, tenants pay the price. By Fred Clasen-Kelly and Renuka Rayasam, KFF Health News, Word In BlackPhoto, In April 2024, an inspection of Yamacraw apartments conducted by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, which oversees taxpayer-supported public housing nationwide, found 29 “life-threatening” deficiencies […]
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Elizabeth Catlett—the artist who was seen as a threat to the US—gets her due with touring show
The survey of the American Mexican sculptor and printmaker will show how activism and art went hand in hand By Benjamin Sutton, The Art NewspaperPhoto, The Art Newspaper In the spring of 1970, Elizabeth Catlett, the American Mexican artist and activist, was forced to deliver her address to the Conference on the Functional Aspects of Black […]
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Meet the Black Teenager Fighting Cancer —With Soap He Invented
Fascinated with chemistry since childhood, Heman Bekele’s invention won him a $25,000 youth science prize and TIME Magazine’s 2024 Kid of the Year. By Jennifer Porter Gore, Word In BlackPhoto, A lifelong science aficionado at just 14, Heman Bukele won TIME Magazine’s Kid of the Year for developing a promising treatment for skin cancer. Credit: TIME Magazine […]
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‘Time Poverty’ Can Keep College Students From Graduating
Time poverty leads to overwork and research shows Black women have on average 24 fewer hours per week to devote to their studies. By Claire Wladis, CUNY Graduate Center, Word In BlackPhoto, Adobe Images Many college students don’t have enough time for their studies. This “time poverty,” as we call it, is often due to inadequate […]
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Black Leaders Championing Environmental Equity in Detroit
Detroit is witnessing a powerful movement driven by Black leaders dedicated to tackling environmental inequities head-on. By Ebony JJ Curry, Michigan Chronicle (Word In Black)Photo, Markus Spiske/Unsplash Detroit is witnessing a powerful movement driven by Black leaders dedicated to tackling environmental inequities head-on. These trailblazers aren’t just talking about change; they’re making it happen. By […]
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