Category: KOLUMN Magazine

Alongside two politically charged new songs, Wonder hints at first new album since 2005 — Ben Beaumont-Thomas, The Guardian Stevie Wonder has released two new politically charged songs – his first new music in four years – and hinted at his first new full-length album since 2005. Speaking at a livestreamed press conference, Wonder announced […]

In the “Zora & Me” trilogy, Bond and co-author T.R. Simon use a fictionalized version of Hurston’s childhood to take young readers on a fun journey. — Evette Dionne, Shondaland Zora Neale Hurston is one of the most-taught women in American literature, so it’s unsurprising that there’s an entire ecosystem around her name and likeness: […]

Jo Ann Allen Boyce and 11 other students desegregated their high school in Clinton, Tennessee. Then the riots came. CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL * CLINTON, TENNESSEE * 1956 — Adam Harris, The Atlantic The dress jo ann allen boyce had picked out for her first day of school, August 27, 1956, was beautiful: a black top and […]

TOPLINE Researchers have documented the first case of Covid-19 reinfection in the U.S., casting further doubts on the idea of a natural herd immunity and raising the prospect of more serious second infections. — Robert Hart, Forbes KEY BACKGROUND Though reinfections with Covid-19 are exceptionally rare — there are cases reported in Hong Kong, Belgium, the Netherlands, […]

— Jessica Mosley, Black Enterprise Tanieka Vance Randall is a registered nurse, bestselling author, international speaker, and the creator/CEO of the revolutionary natural hair care line, Tee’s Hair Secret. She’s always had a passion for helping others, which led her to pursue a nursing career. In 2011, two weeks away from finishing nursing school, she faced […]

— BILL LOHMANN, THE NEWS ADVANCE What seems like a lifetime ago to Danny Morton — it was 1961 — a journalist working as a correspondent for The Richmond News Leader visited the makeshift school Morton attended and made a picture of kids in the classroom. Morton doesn’t remember the details of that day and didn’t even […]

It’s not just Donald Trump and Joe Biden on the ballot, it’s a decision about the country we want. Honor John Lewis and Ruth Bader Ginsburg by voting. — DERRICK JOHNSON, USA TODAY Instead of focusing on the many crises devastating the Black community right now, and although voters are already casting ballots, Republicans are rushing to […]

The Obsidian Collection is collaborating with Google Arts & Culture to ensure the journalism is preserved for many years to come — Axios, Axios Former President Obama praised NBA and WNBA teams and players Sunday who “take a stand for racial justice and encourage civic participation,” as he congratulated the Los Angeles Lakers and Seattle […]