DreamFi: Ben Crump’s Bet on Black Financial Freedom
Attorney Ben Crump has spent three decades in American courtrooms fighting for the rights of Black families — suing banks for discrimination, securing landmark settlements, and becoming one of the country’s most recognized civil rights attorneys. Now, he believes the courtroom alone cannot finish the job. Hence, he’s turned to a new arena, becoming co-founder…
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The True Story Of Memorial Day: How Newly Freed Black Charlestonians Honored Fallen Soldiers
The Washington Race Course and Jockey Club in Charleston, South Carolina, once stood as a symbol of antebellum wealth and leisure. During the final year of the Civil War, Confederate forces converted it into an open-air prison camp for captured Union soldiers. At least 257 prisoners of war died there, turning the site into both…
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“The Black Economy Is Under Attack”: Pressley, Civil Rights Leaders Sound Alarm on Jobs and Voting Rights
WASHINGTON — As black unemployment climbs amid threats to voting rights, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Color of Change, the NAACP, the Urban League, and other civil rights activists declared a state of emergency on the Black Economy on Capitol Hill this week. Rep. Ayanna Pressley said that the Black Economy is plagued by an economic…
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Keisha Lance Bottoms is Democrats’ pick in high-stakes Georgia governor’s race
Keisha Lance Bottoms won the Democratic gubernatorial primary in Georgia, avoiding a runoff and setting up a chance to make history. Bottoms served as the mayor of Atlanta from 2018 to 2022 and then led the White House’s public engagement efforts under President Joe Biden, who has backed her campaign in a rare post-presidential endorsement. …
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Jasmine Clark is poised to be the first Black woman Ph.D. scientist in Congress
LILBURN, Ga. — When state Rep. Jasmine Clark launched her campaign for Congress on a mission to enact generational change, she didn’t realize she could also make history. Now, she’s poised to become the first Black woman Ph.D. scientist to serve in Congress. If she wins, she’ll be representing Georgia’s 13th Congressional District. “Whenever you’re…
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‘No Representation. No Recruitment. No Revenue’: NAACP Calls For Boycott Of Southern College Sports Programs Over Voting Rights
The NAACP has proposed a boycott calling on Black student-athletes, recruits, fans, and alumni to withdraw their support from major public universities in states currently moving to dismantle the Voting Rights Act. Unveiled Tuesday, the campaign, “Out of Bounds,” urges Black athletes and their communities to “withhold athletic and financial support” from universities in states…
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UPrep Tackles the Black Male Education Crisis Through Leadership and Career Training
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — At a time when many educators and policymakers are sounding the alarm over declining educational outcomes for Black male students, the University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men (UPrep) is answering the call to invest in the future of Black and Latino boys. The Rochester-based public charter school is building a model…
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Louisville Unveils First Statue Honoring A Black Woman, Celebrating Legal Pioneer And Civil Rights Activist Alberta Odell Jones
On Friday, May 15, 2026, a new statue honoring civil rights advocate and legal trailblazer Alberta Odell Jones was unveiled in downtown Louisville. Jones was Kentucky’s first African American prosecutor and the state’s first female prosecutor. Located at the Brandeis Hall of Justice Plaza on West Jefferson Street, the statue marks a historic milestone. It…
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Charles Booker Wants to Make History in Kentucky; But Says His Campaign Is Bigger Than Politics
For most of his life, Charles Booker has known only one political reality in Kentucky: Mitch McConnell holding power in Washington. Booker was just two weeks old when McConnell first took office. Now, the Louisville native is attempting to do something many once considered impossible — replace one of the most powerful Republicans in modern…
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“Blackity Black”: Theatre North returns to the stage with George C. Wolfe’s The Colored Museum
TULSA, Okla. — More than three decades after George C. Wolfe first introduced audiences to The Colored Museum, the groundbreaking satire on Black identity, trauma, survival, and joy is returning to Tulsa at a moment many say feels painfully familiar. Presented by Theatre North and directed by Tulsa artist Stephanie Alecia Rose, the production will…
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