News

Taylor residents want to rebuild African-American center lost to fire
The Dickey-Givens Community Center, an African-American Community Center that burned in a fire in Taylor on Sunday, needs to ...
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 ...
Over 35 years later, African American Museum of Dallas continues Black history classes
The African American Museum of Dallas is hosting its yearly Freedom Schools, teaching Black history to North Texans. Students ...
Why these Black Americans say they're never coming back to the U.S.
From Mexico to Ghana to Greece, Black Americans who moved abroad say they are finding more freedom, affordability, better ...
19th Century ‘Afric-American Picture Gallery’ Brought To Life At Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Almost Unknown, The Afric-American Picture Gallery,” on view at the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, presents—for the ...
How Indigo Became The Signature Shade At The Heart Of Black Fashion
Four cultural stewards of sustainability unpack how indigo embodies Black fashion’s legacy of labor, innovation, and enduring ...
Black voter support for Trump is sinking, polls show
A survey by the The Economist/YouGov conducted between July 4 and July 7 also found a dip in support among Black voters for Trump. It found that 15% of Black voters approve of the way Trump is ...
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 ...
Max releases ‘Sinners’ with Black American Sign Language. So, what is BASL?
Ryan Coogler’s vampire horror movie starring Michael B. Jordan is now accessible for the members of the Black deaf community.
Despite DOGE cuts and Trump executive orders, Philadelphia’s art organizations continue to center the stories of Black Americans
"Our visitors need to recognize themselves and their culture in our galleries," said William R. Valerio, CEO of the Woodmere ...
Mamdani Once Claimed to Be Asian and African American. Should It Matter?
Zohran Mamdani’s responses on a 2009 college application were criticized by his mayoral rivals. The blowback was dismissed by ...
The Root on MSN4d
‘Sinners’ Releases in Black American Sign Language. Here’s What That Means
The deaf community was plagued by racial segregation, so Black Americans decided to create their own rendition of the ...