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As Juneteenth approaches, the Grammy Award-winning Sounds of Blackness offers Twin Cities audiences a stirring soundtrack for Freedom Day: “Juneteenth…
I stayed up this time to watch. I lost my voice yelling at the television in those final minutes when…
This piece was originally published on NewsOne, June 11, 2026. In May 1916, in Waco, Texas, 17-year-old Jesse Washington was convicted of murder…
Leading the performance is conductor Kedrick Armstrong, newly named music director of the Oakland Symphony — the ninth in that…
True visionaries don’t just participate in culture; they entirely rewrite it. The arts world recently lost two of its most…
Just days ago, we stood at George Floyd Square in silence, remembering the life of George Floyd and the humanity…
The Karmelo Anthony case, racial trespass, and why Black youth are punished for saying their bodies belong to them. The…
Hey Y’all, I’m writing to you while riding the rails from NYC back to DC. This week I attended a…
HBCU Spelman College announced roboticist Dr. Ayanna Howard as their next president this weekend. Announced in an official release, the…
Karen Hunter said she returned from Tulsa changed. After taking Egunwale Chief Amusan’s Real Black Wall Street Tour, Hunter told…
Greetings from the Rockefeller estate in Pocantico, NY. I’m staying here for a couple of days for a conference called…