A deeper look at the representation issues Jay-Z talked about in his Grammys speech
While accepting an honorary Grammy, Jay-Z criticized the Recording Academy for ignoring Black artists, including his wife, Beyonce.
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Journalist Michele Norris reveals America's 'Hidden Conversations' about race
Norris wanted to see how Americans view race, so she asked people to share their thoughts in six words. Eventually, the project grew, garnering some 500,000 million entries from 100+ countries.
The message matters to young Black voters weighing Biden-Harris ticket
South Carolina votes in the first Democratic primary of 2024. While Biden and Harris run virtually unopposed, how voters talk about issues that are important to them could offer clues for November.
Sara Hill becomes first Indigenous woman to serve on federal bench in Oklahoma
Federal courts in Northern Oklahoma have gotten busy since 2020, when the Supreme court ruled half the state is Tribal land. Now a Cherokee woman is joining the federal bench there.
Target pulls Black History Month book that misidentified 3 civil rights icons
The magnet book mixed up W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington and Carter G. Woodson. Target said it will no longer sell the book in stores or online and that it notified the publisher of the errors.
The NAACP publication that was once a major source of news, poetry and essays
W.E.B DuBois started The Crisis magazine as an organ of the NAACP. At it's most popular time it took on politics, essays and the writings of creatives like poet Langston Hughes.
Trump and his supporters continue to take jabs at Nikki Haley's identity
As the Republican field has narrowed to two, racist attacks against former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley have been ramping up. They come from former President Donald Trump and his supporters.
Hallmark recasts 'Sense and Sensibility' and debuts other Austen-inspired films
This month, the network debuts Loveuary, a quartet of films inspired by the creativity and fandom of Regency-era novelist Jane Austen, including Sense and Sensibility with a mostly Black lead cast.
The fight over banning menthol cigarettes has a long history steeped in race
Black smokers make up menthol tobacco's largest market, and have the highest rates of lung cancer. But the fight over banning menthol is a complex and divisive issue in the Black community.
6 books to help young readers learn about Black history
Five authors, librarians and book shop owners suggest turning to literature to help teach kids about Black history, culture and themes for this Black History Month.