Ar-Razzaq mosque in Durham receives Historical Marker as NC’s first and oldest Muslim community
More than 70 years since its founding, the Ar-Razzaq Islamic Center is officially being recognized by North Carolina with a Highway Historical Marker as the…
Villages of Hayti closed DHA
DURHAM, N.C. — A long-awaited redevelopment project in Durham’s historic Hayti neighborhood is finally moving forward. After years of delays, the Villages of Hayti has officially…
At Expo Chicago, a crew of collectors bond over Black art
For one group of collectors, Expo Chicago is not just an art fair but a family reunion. On Thursday afternoon, they trickled into Navy Pier’s…
Segregation, racism stifle economic mobility for many in the Black community
For nearly a decade, researchers with Opportunity Insights, a nonprofit think tank based at Harvard University, have studied economic mobility to identify factors that lead…
Black history lecture series looks at how leaders shaped Marion
April 11, 2026, 5:01 a.m. ET Each week, Marion Technical College shares MarionMade! stories of our many wonderful people, places, products and programs in the greater…
HAITIAN BRIDGE ALLIANCE MOURNS THE TRAGIC KILLING OF YASMIN EASMAN IN FORT MYERS AND REJECTS WEAPONIZATION OF VIOLENCE TO TARGET IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION – The Bridge
April 10, 2026 Media Contact: media@haitianbridge.org San Diego, CA. — The Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) expresses its deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Yasmin…
R&B in the Park returns to West Fresno’s Kearney Park this spring
What’s at stake? The organizers say they wanted something at the scale of downtown’s Tequila Fest, created for Fresno’s Black community. Their first R and…
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is investing in Black communities. Black New Yorkers are taking notice
A new poll shows that 80% of Black New Yorkers say Mamdani is uniting the city, which has long seen racial inequality in wealth, housing,…
The Iron Fist of Development: How Traore Built What Decades of Aid Couldn’t
Under the leadership of Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso has launched bold development initiatives aimed at transforming national infrastructure and housing. The program highlights a shift…
United Against Hate: Why the Black and Jewish Communities in America Must Stand Together
Through Spill the Honey, civil rights veterans and filmmakers are working to rebuild Black-Jewish solidarity at a time of rising antisemitism and racial tension In…
