In “Blood Brothers,” Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith lift the curtain on the provocative history surrounding Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X’s complex bond.
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The Black Journalist and the Racial Mountain
It’s not what the wider world says about black writers that should concern them, so much as what they say about themselves.
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Stuck in ‘Ghetto’ – KOLUMN Magazine
In his new book, Mitchell Duneier explains why there is nothing natural about a ghetto.
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What Black Americans Say About ‘Black-on-Black’ Gun Violence – KOLUMN Magazine
We understand that police violence and gun crimes are two parts of the same systemic problem. If only news media saw that, too.
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Race, Civil Rights and Photography – KOLUMN Magazine
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders relied on the power of photographs to persuade and to motivate.
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The Eisner Nominated “Black Death in America” by Tom King and John Paul Leon – Free Download
Death in America” is an Eisner nominated short story that originally appeared in the Vertigo CMYK: Black issue. Written by Tom King with art by John Paul Leon it follows the true story of Henry Louis Johnson, an African-American soldier in World War I who was held up as a war hero but died in poverty.
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End-of-Life Decisions Are More Challenging for Black People – KOLUMN Magazine
Fueled by religious beliefs and mistrust of the medical system, the lack of end-of-life planning has long-lasting financial consequences.
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Some Police Departments Now Give Awards to Officers for Showing Restraint, But Is That Enough to Stop the War Against Black People?
At a time when the fatal shooting of unarmed Black men has placed police patterns and practices under the microscope, a handful of police departments are employing a new tactic — awarding officers for showing restraint on the job.
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Deeply Rooted: The Complex Equation of What Makes You Black
After taking a 23 and Me DNA test to explore her roots, EBONY Senior Editor Jamilah Lemieux gets some surprising news about her heritage.
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Young, Black, and Watching Roots
Roots, the novel by Alex Haley, appeared on bookstore shelves in 1976; the mini-series debuted to record audiences a year later. Unflinchingly honest, it launched a necessary discourse on the brutality of slavery and the way its repercussions continue to shape the lives of black Americans.
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