Latino Black velvet art exhibit at Michigan Historical Museum
The Michigan Historical Museum is showcasing black velvet paintings and their ties to Latino History in a new exhibit. “Black Velvet: A Rasquache Aesthetic” includes more than 100 black…
Civil Rights Pioneer Claudette Colvin Dies at 86Claudette Colvin, Whose Defiance Helped End Bus Segregation, Dies at 86
Nearly 10 months before Rosa Parks’s famous act of defiance, a 15-year-old Black girl named Claudette Colvin had already refused to surrender her seat on…
Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86
Her arrest was big news in Montgomery, especially in the city's Black community. Many felt that the time was ripe for a mass protest against…
Beth Israel synagogue arson suspect shares burn photo from fire in MS
Updated Jan. 13, 2026, 2:47 p.m. CT A 19-year-old man is accused of arson at the Beth Israel Congregation synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi. The suspect…
Pentagon facing war crime allegations after September boat strike
There are growing questions over the legality of the U.S. military’s strikes on boats in the Caribbean. The New York Times reports the Pentagon used…
“Stolen from Us”: Family Demands Justice for Keith Porter, Black Father Killed by Off-Duty ICE Agent
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: We begin today’s show looking at growing resistance to the…
Thurgood Marshall College Fund delegation attended South African conference to propose transatlantic Black higher education partnerships
A delegation from the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) traveled to South Africa for the Education Association of South Africa (EASA) 2026 Annual Conference. At…
Voices of Impact: SIU Honors Black Alumni Whose Legacies Help Shape the Future | Building A Better Community
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WSIL) — Black history isn’t just something remembered it’s something lived, led, and passed down. That spirit of legacy and leadership will take…
Africatown’s Black History Month celebration February 6 -7, 2026
MOBILE, Ala. — All Things Africatown is set to host its Second Annual OWAMBE Festival during the weekend of February 6 -7, 2026. The festival…
For this Black World War I regiment, battle was on two fronts – DAV
Even in New York, a beacon for Black Americans escaping the post-Civil War South, resistance to Black people serving in uniform persisted. It wasn't … Source…
