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…
Article by media partner Cuisine Noir, the country’s first Black culinary lifestyle outlet since 2009 dedicated to connecting the African…
This Day In History: June 12th Whether you have learned about the case in history class or watched the 2016…
Civil Rights activist, Medgar Evers, was murdered in his driveway. While taking T-shirts (which read “Jim Crow Must Go” on…
Karen Hunter is calling Karmelo Anthony’s 35-year prison sentence a painful example of how the legal system treats Black children.…
Karen Hunter paused her show to address the guilty verdict against Karmelo Anthony, the Black teenager convicted in the fatal…
True visionaries don’t just participate in culture; they entirely rewrite it. The arts world recently lost two of its most…
On this day in 1963, the University of Alabama was officially desegregated. Approximately 63 years ago, students Vivian Malone Jones…
This Day In History: June 11th With the charismatic Adam Clayton Powell Jr. as his predecessor, Charles Rangel had big…
Just days ago, we stood at George Floyd Square in silence, remembering the life of George Floyd and the humanity…
There are few things that still surprise me in this political climate. And yet, again and again, it’s the audacity…