Josh Hokit says he meant that Michelle Obama "knows how to deal with adversity" and "how to work hard like a man when times get tough."
Angie Baez was previously identified as the woman in a Knicks jersey who was captured on camera dumping out one of the special-edition trash cans onto the ground before walking away with it.
Supreme Court rulings limit religious, voting rights for minorities, with concerns over enforcement and impact
WNBA highlights: Liberty-Aces Cup final, Atlanta's surge, Dallas' young duo shine, Mystics impress on road.
Nina Simone and Same Cooke are two Black artists who decided the message was more important than their commercial success.
From Whitney Houston to Aretha Franklin, producer and record executive Clive Davis had a hand in shaping some of pop and R&B’s biggest names.
Prominent lawyers join appeal of teen convicted in fatal stabbing, challenging jury selection process.
James Dolan sold his roster out by accepting the president’s invite. Now it’s up to the players to decide whether to continue the silent White House boycott.
When Black women exceed expectations, blessings become sources of discomfort, disrupting assumptions about how should possess back amounts of care, comfort, and joy.
Before Kohen Wiley was shot, his mother lifted him up so police officers could see there was a child in the car.
As Big Chief Shaka Zulu explained, when drum machine, lyric, rhythm, and movement lock in, dancers enter trance.
The Bison ONE Newsroom is a groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind partnership between a national media corporation and an HBCU journalism program—a partnership that honors the power of HBCUs as incubators of cultural and political transformation.
'Freedom Table' is a new monthly conversation with organizers, journalists, business leaders, strategists, and culture-makers, hosted by Rashad Robinson in collaboration with NewsOne.
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Each week on Le[e]gal Brief, movement lawyer Lee Merritt gives legal insight on the week's top news topics.
There is a ghost roaming the halls of Pickens County Museum in South Carolina and his name is Willie Earle.
Hundreds of days of sewing, prayer, thought, sacrifice, creative energy, and communal labor gather in the beadwork.
The brilliance of Ryan Coogler's Sinners Surreal Montage is it doesn't treat Black music as a straight line, but rather as a circle.
The Surreal Montage sequence in "Sinners" doesn’t move like a history lesson; it moves the way memory does, vivid, out of order, alive.
The court ruled that the administration can resume carrying out speedy deportations of undocumented migrants throughout the United States. with allowing them their day in court.
Nancy Lacore, a Navy admiral fired by Pete Hegseth, secured the Democratic nomination in the race for Nancy Mace’s House seat in Tuesday’s elections.
A federal judge shut down a Trump admin program intended to restrict what could be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
Cops are just calling any old thing probable cause in order to justify what is essentially just simply stop and frisk.
Daphne Hawkins filed a civil lawsuit alleging her sons were subjected to racial harassment and a racist curriculum, among other things.
At a certain point, you’d think the Missouri state legislature would take the hint, but nope, the state attorney general intends to appeal the ruling.
Baltimore mayor demystifies Black fatherhood with stroller walk, challenging stereotypes with data and personal experience.
Twin sisters Tia and Jasmin Criss, seniors at Cheyney University, to graduate as valedictorian and salutatorian, defying expectations.
As formal Black cultural institutions face unprecedented attacks, a Brooklyn spades tournament is a reminder that some traditions were never theirs to take.
U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle Sooknanan ordered DHS to stop allowing states to use a centralized national database of citizens built for checking immigration status to screen their voter rolls.
Alligator Alcatraz, located in Florida’s swamplands, has been a constant source of controversy due to its allegedly inhumane conditions.
In Boston, two enterprising children who set up a lemonade stand in the city were victims of an armed robbery that was more like a smash-and-grab this week.
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security announced that all detainees were removed from Alligator Alcatraz ahead of hurricane season.
New Orleans community celebrates groundbreaking of $16M+ stadium to serve local high school, students, and residents.
Minnesota's chief federal judge, Patrick J. Schiltz, ruled the DOJ cannot force state officials to take part in Trump's immigration crackdown.
The ROAD to Housing Act passed the Senate 85-5, with the House expected to pass it quickly with similar bipartisan support.
For nearly a week, a cold storage facility in Boyle Heights has been on fire, sparking concerns in Los Angeles over air quality and toxic fumes.
UPDATE — Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 12:35 p.m. EST: We love our Black celebrities. Period. No matter how famous they get or how big the stages become, there’s always a different kind of pride that comes with seeing Black folks win. It feels personal, like their success is proof that we can make it too, […]
While Republican-led state legislatures rushed to draw new congressional maps to protect their House majority, voter anger may derail those efforts.
1-year-old Kohen Wiley killed by police during alleged shoplifting incident, sparking outrage over police accountability.
BLD PWR’s Juneteenth Weekend was so much more than a simple celebration. It was a testament to what can happen when you choose community over status.