Is Kaepernick’s NFL Plea Betrayal or Brilliance?
It’s tempting to cast stones because of Kap’s letter asking to practice with the Jets, but you might want to look at your own NFL sins first.
EDUCATION
We Need to Talk About Preschool Suspensions
Officially, 50,000 preschoolers are suspended annually. But there are a lot of unofficial actions taking place.
Why I Graduated From an HBCU
Alabama State University grad shares why she continues to support HBCUs.
Creating Black Tutors for Black Students
Tutors for Us is teaching Black students the fundamentals of standardized testing strategies.
AFT Leader Fedrick Ingram Talks Teaching Truth in Schools
The 1.7 million-member union’s secretary-treasurer says we need activism and political pressure to ensure schools teach Black history.
American Library Association Reports 20% Increase in Book Censorship Attempts in 2023
Book bans focus on books written by or about people of color or members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Funding Disparities Plague HBCUs: Biden Administration Demands State Leaders Bridge $12.6 Billion Gap
The Biden administration has urged governors in 16 states to rectify the underfunding of historically Black land-grant universities, which has resulted in a deficit of $12.6 billion in funding over the past 30 years.
HEALTH
Can You Tell Fact From Fiction?
Harmful health information is always one click away. Word In Black’s managing director Liz Courquet-Lesaulnier shares our commitment to accurate and fact-based reporting.
Are Psychedelics a Fix for Racial PTSD?
A small group of mental health pros are advocating for the legal use of the substances to help patients cope with being Black in the U.S.
Eating Disorders Do Not Avoid the Black Community
More research is needed to support Black youth struggling with eating disorders.
CLIMATE JUSTICE
Forever Chemicals Flagged as Urgent Health Threat
Research shows exposure to PFAS is associated with hormone-related cancers in women — and they’re in our water supply.
Why Biden’s Climate Corps Needs to Prioritize Black Youth
Activists want the program to correct the injustices of the 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps, which provided jobs but excluded Black folks.
Remote Work’s Climate Benefits Bypass Black Workers
Working from home reduces greenhouse gas emissions, but racism means we don’t all get the opportunity to have a smaller carbon footprint.
Protecting a Way of Life and the Planet
Protecting indigenous people and their way of life in Alaska should demonstrate that we can stand firm to defend more communities on the front lines of climate change against the unabated greed of Big Oil.
Batteries and Black Workers: The Stakes of the UAW Strike
The union is pushing to get workers at electric-vehicle battery factories, putting fair wages at the center of reducing emissions.
Textbooks Still Aren’t Teaching the Climate Crisis
Corporate publishers omit how politics and racism create climate change. Zinn Education Project’s latest effort helps kids learn the truth.
OPINION
Black Resilience: Trauma to Triumph Since 1619
As Robert Smith and Ketanji Brown Jackson recently reflected, honoring the past and embracing the present enables Black folks to shape our future.
Time Is Running Out to Heal Our Nation
Without addressing the root causes of our societal issues, we will continue to struggle for solutions.
Not Just Gettin’ Yours: What if We All Ate Together?
Collective economic progress requires evolving “lift as you rise” to focus on community investment, not just individual success.
Why the CBC Needs to Champion an Economic Justice Agenda
The Congressional Black Caucus gathering is the last chance before the 2024 elections for our leaders to get real about economic inequities.
Why Florida’s Pushing its Sketchy SAT Alternative
The state’s ideologically-driven Classic Learning Test exposes the unscientific,discriminatory history of standardized testing.
Black Women Are Saving Us All
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Georgia election workers Shaye Moss and Ruby Freeman are “steering this nation to safety.”
SOCIAL JUSTICE
When Your Abuser Has the Key to Your Cell
Survivors share their stories about abuse by staff at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla.
Black Travel: How to Get Involved
Travel is proven to relieve stress, enhance creativity, and boost happiness — but barriers to access often leave Black folks missing out on the benefits.
U.N. International Day of Older Persons
The celebration will focus on fulfilling the promises of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for older persons across generations.
A Time to Think: Gun Ownership and Responsibility in America
Gun ownership in the United States has skyrocketed in the past 30 years. And Americans own an estimated 434 million firearms.
African American Communities Present a United Front for Human Rights in Kashmir
Leaders from the Kashmiri American and African diasporas came together in a powerful demonstration of cross-cultural solidarity.
The Current Project Empowers Black Single Mothers
Founder of The Current Project, Alisha Gordon, shares her story about her work in helping Black single mothers.
FINANCE
‘September Surge’: Landing a Job Might Be Easier This Fall
The jury is out on whether the fall hiring frenzy is real, but it’s still a good time to start searching and land a new gig.
Biden Cancels $37 Million in University of Phoenix Student Debt
The Department of Education found the school “misled” and “deceived” students with their 2012 advertising campaign.
Alarming Surge in Student Loan Scams Targets Americans
Scammers are targeting borrowers with student loan-related robocalls, with more than 350,000 student-loan-related robocalls reported in the last two weeks alone.
The Business of Beyoncé: How Bey Is Boosting the Economy
Beyoncé is lifting the economies of the towns she visits on tour.
Tyler Perry Shares Take on Relationships and Income
Critics warn against Tyler Perry’s message that Black women should date men who make less money.
Generation Z Weighs in on the Idea of Generational Wealth
Whether they’re starting a business, having multiple jobs, or going to college to earn a degree, members of Generation Z are working toward building generational wealth.