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Dr. Van Johnson’s Battle Against Racial Injustice: The Legal Lynching of a Black Psychiatrist in Anderson, Indiana

Van Johnson and the memoir that tells his tragic story, Framed and Profiled (Photo Provided). BHM Our Ancestors: Honoring the Pioneers – Stories about our...

Joy Reid Warns Fascism Is ‘Already Here’ During Last Broadcast Of Show

Photo Credit: Getty Images Joy Reid called out "fascism" in America during the final broadcast of her MSNBC primetime show that was canceled by the network. On...

Grammy-Winning R&B Singer Roberta Flack Dead At 88

Grammy Award-winning singer Roberta Flack has died, per PEOPLE. She was 88. Flack died on Monday (February 14) surrounded by family members, according to a press release obtained...

NBA Star Anthony Edwards Goes Viral After Telling Obama ‘I’m The Truth’

Photo Credit: Getty Images NBA superstar Anthony Edwards is going viral over his confident exchange with former President Barack Obama. In a clip from Netflix's new series Court of Gold, Edwards was...

How ‘Black Men Smile’ Is Highlighting Black Joy Amid DEI Attacks

Photo Credit: Getty Images #BlackMenSmile is celebrating its 10-year anniversary amid DEI attacks spurred by President Donald Trump's administration, per NBC News. A decade ago, Carlton Mackey founded Black Men Smile as the internet...

Malcolm X: 60 Years Later, the Fire Still Burns

By Mustafa Ali This article was originally published on Word In Black. Sixty years since the bullets flew inside the Audubon Ballroom, the echoes of Malcolm X’s...

Nearly 50% Drop in Black Cancer Deaths, Yet Stark Disparities Persist

Photo Credit: Getty Images The American Cancer Society’s new report, Cancer Statistics for African American and Black People, 2025, brings some good news and hard...

Trump’s Funding Freezes and Clawbacks: Illegal, Stupid, Dangerous

Public Domain Photo “Panic, confusion, and anger.”  That’s how BlueGreen Alliance president Jason Walsh described to CNN the state that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant awardees...

Jerry Butler, Soul Legend and Former Cook County Commissioner, Dies at 85

Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons They called Jerry Butler the “Iceman” for his cool, velvety voice. But the world-renowned singer, songwriter, producer, and lifelong Chicagoan embodied...

The Economics of Emancipation

By Jesse Jackson Jr. and Dr. Michael B. Jones Emancipation of the January 6 Insurrectionists When Donald Trump pardoned 1,500 American citizens, fulfilling a campaign promise...
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