U.S. Democracy Needs Black Journalism
The press has long documented violence and helped secure justice. Black journalists have been essential in this work.
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These Unique Black-Footed Ferrets Are on the Edge of Extinction. Trump’s Cuts May Well Do Them in.
Black-footed ferrets, weasel-like animals with distinctive dark bands around their eyes and black feet, are ruthless little ...
Philadelphia continues long history of Black-led protest meetings aimed at fighting racial inequity and prejudice
A packed public meeting at a senior center in January 2025 continues a Philly tradition that dates back to a meeting at ...
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‘A North Star’: How Frances Ellen Watkins Harper inspires The 19th’s fellows
Harper — the “mother of African American journalism” — died at 85. Her legacy continues to point the way forward for the ...
America's first Black lawyer started in Maine. His only known portrait has been missing for decades.
The portrait arrived in Portland in 1873. Its subject, Macon Bolling Allen, was admitted to the Maine bar decades earlier as the nation's first Black lawyer. His picture hung at City Hall for several ...
What Black history has to do with the Cretaceous period
Known today as the “Black Belt,” the southeastern United States was once covered by an ancient sea—one that continues to ...
From satire to serious journalism – how The New Yorker has shaped a century of thought
The magazine has gained a cult following, partly by branding itself as a beacon of intellectualism. Here’s how it has changed ...
Paint it black: London Fashion Week’s designers reflect dystopic doom with distinct lack of colour
As British designers showcase their latest collections, Olivia Petter examines what the dominant trend reveals about our ...
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Dr. Pero Dagbovie discusses the history of Black students at MSU
Dean of MSU’s graduate school Dr. Pero Dagbovie hosted a discussion for his book “Forever in the Path: The Black Experience ...
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This Black History Month, we hail some of the brave women who fought for civil rights [column]
On the last day of January, the day before Black History Month was set to begin, newly confirmed Defense Secretary Pete ...