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'I want to make people happy' - Reinildo on Black Cats switch
"I'm excited to meet the team, to fight, and to give everything for the club. I want to help, to give power to my team-mates, ...
What, to Black people, is the Fourth of July?
As we celebrate Fourth of July, Americans - especially Black Americans - have a complex relationship with the flag and our ...
No, Black people may not be joining all of your protests. But they are still resisting
I actually was one of those Black women that said, ‘To hell with it. You do what you want. It’s your issue. You created it,’” ...
Black Americans who moved abroad say they're happier outside the U.S.: ‘It is truly a more fulfilling, richer life'
While the U.S. has made progress toward racial equality since periods like the Jim Crow era, Black Americans still routinely ...
3 beaches where Black Americans found and fought for freedom in a racist world
Many Americans are flocking to the country’s beaches this weekend to celebrate the Fourth of July. These sandy retreats hold ...
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Afro Aloha Podcast uplifts Black voices and stories
Amy Benson, founder of the company Afro Aloha, launched the podcast in 2023 after finding out there were none in the state ...
‘The Gilded Age’ Season 3 Delves Into a Hidden Part of History: “There Was a Black Elite Living in Newport”
During the lead up to The Gilded Age Season 2’s release on HBO, co-showrunners Julian Fellowes and Sonja Warfield were ...
Black New Yorkers rage over Zohran Mamdani’s ‘African American’ claim: ‘He’s a fraud’
A slew of black Big Apple residents fumed Friday over mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani’s claim on an Ivy League college ...
Trailblazing Black journalist Sarah-Ann Shaw loved her Roxbury library. Now it bears her name.
The Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library was renamed the Shaw-Roxbury Branch Library at Nubian Square, in honor of ...
Kelly Osbourne Is Engaged! Sid Wilson Proposes to the Star During Her Dad Ozzy Osbourne's Final Black Sabbath Show
Kelly Osbourne and Sid Wilson are engaged after the Slipknot rocker proposed to the former 'Fashion Police' host during her ...
Faces of freedom come alive through Black history storytelling effort
The Midwest Underground Railroad Network and Chicago Association of African American Storytellers are presenting freedom ...
“We Mistake Visibility For Power”: Black Leaders At ESSENCE Fest 2025 Call For Strategy Over Symbolism Amid Civil Rights Rollbacks
Nikole Hannah-Jones and Rashad Robinson warn that viral moments and representation aren’t enough to withstand civil rights rollbacks—and call for new models for lasting impact.