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Exploring claims of African ancestry among US presidents, from Jefferson to Obama, with DNA evidence and historical context.

Professor Keisha Blain explains how the federal government is being weaponized to continually erase Black History from public spaces. 

For more than a century, Black media has been the heartbeat of Black storytelling in America. Long before headlines, broadcasts, or timelines existed, our stories lived through oral tradition. History was passed from elders to children in living rooms, churches, barbershops, and community gatherings. These spoken narratives preserved culture, survival, and resistance at a time […]

Sheriff Bilal didn’t mince words or cower before the Trump administration; she said it with her chest: ICE is not the law.

Trump Declares Christmas Eve And December 26 As Federal Holidays For 2025 President Donald Trump has issued an executive order declaring Christmas Eve (December 24) and December 26 as federal holidays for 2025. This decision means federal agencies will be closed, and employees will be excused from duty on these days, in addition to the […]

On June 17, 2015, Dylann Roof opened fire in Charleston, South Carolina's revered Emanuel AME church, killing 9 people.

Nottoway Plantation, Fort Branch Museum, and the Kalorama mansion are all relics to white supremacy, and white people are grieving their demise.

A white man walked into a bar in Mississippi and started yelling the n-word at Black patrons. Police are investigating his subsequent beating as a hate crime.

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WASHINGTON–The office of former President Joe Biden confirmed on Sunday that he is being treated for prostate cancer. “Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms. On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group […]

As the Morehouse Commencement celebration approaches, Dr. Marlon Millner shares why he believes Dr. Cornel West is the perfect keynote speaker for the ceremony.

VATICAN CITY – On Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, the Vatican announced with deep sorrow the passing of Pope Francis at the age of 88. The first Latin American pontiff, born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, breathed his last at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta. His death marked the end of a transformative […]

TikTok may avoid a ban yet again, as former President Donald Trump has stated that a deal to sell the app to a non-Chinese company is expected to be finalized before the new April 5 deadline.