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(Original Caption) 10/30/1967-Atlanta, GA: Dr. Martin Luther King (R), his wife, and King's brother, Rev. A.D. King, answer newsmen's questions at the airport as the civil rights leader departs for Birmingham to begin serving a five-day jail sentence in connection with the 1963 demonstrations in the Alabama city.

Beyond Racism, Materialism, and Militarism

by Dedrick Asante-Muhammad January 16, 2026January 16, 2026

HBCUs Matter: MacKenzie Scott Is Making a Real Difference

by St. Louis American January 15, 2026January 16, 2026

Divine Nine at a Crossroads: Preserving Legacy in Changing Times

by Houston Defender January 14, 2026January 14, 2026

HBCU Dreams Are Being Priced Out

by Julienne Louis-Anderson January 12, 2026January 12, 2026

U.S. imperialism abroad might seem distant and irrelevant to Black Americans, who have problems of their own. But the author argues that the fates of Venezuelans and Black Americans are intertwined, and not just through Black and brown peoples' global struggle for liberation.

Why Venezuela’s Crisis Matters to Black America

by Rann Miller January 12, 2026January 12, 2026

A group of people lying in the grass, smiling.

We Are the New Adults: Let’s Build Community

by Houston Defender January 12, 2026January 12, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS, UNITED STATES - JANUARY 8: Protesters gather in Minneapolis after 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good fatally shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minnesota, United States on January 8, 2026. (Photo by Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)

This Is the America Black People Have Always Known

by Liz Courquet-Lesaulnier January 8, 2026January 8, 2026

From punishing slaves who learned to read and write to the Black-white achievement gap, K-12 education in America was never built for Black children. Instead of depending on schools to change, Black parents should take matters into their own hands and educate — and affirm — Black education themselves.

Black Children Aren’t Broken. America’s Education System Is

by Sharif El-Mekki January 6, 2026January 7, 2026

Smoke and Stack, the twin roles Michael B. Jordan played in “Sinners,” were two different people, with a separation so clean I often forgot it was just one actor.

Timothée Chalamet, Michael B. Jordan, and the ‘Tell’ of Awards Season

by Liz Courquet-Lesaulnier January 6, 2026January 6, 2026

The dismantling of affirmative action in college admissions has had an unforeseen consequence: fewer white men are getting into college. Less educated white men are President Donald Trump's core constituency; a policy that creates more of them plays into the hands of the age-old "pickpocket" strategy of conservative elites.

D.E.Irony: Fewer White Men in College Keeps MAGA in Power

by Rann Miller December 23, 2025December 23, 2025