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The Long Black Versus The Americano: An Age Old Debate

Jeffrey Epstein's accountant of 22 years raised alarm bells at JPMorgan. Now Congress wants answers. Judge says Trump ...
The Root

The Peculiar Story of ‘Trans-Black Woman’ Rachel Dolezal, 10 Years After Her NAACP Scandal

It's been 10 years since Rachel Dolezal was exposed for pretending to be Black. Now, we're diving deep into the scandal that ...
The Root

Rachel Dolezal, 10 Years Later: What Happened to the Woman Who Pretended to Be Black?

It's been 10 years since Rachel Dolezal was exposed for pretending to be Black. Now, we're diving deep into the scandal that ...

african american-women

A new study released today by Duke University finds a new approach for black women to embrace in the battle against obesity.

Expat Diaries: Black Women On What It's Like To Start Over — In South Africa

While South Africa is no stranger to racial tensions, especially with the country’s most famous citizen being the late ...
The St. Louis American

‘Mill Creek: Black Metropolis’ restores a lost legacy

For decades, Mill Creek Valley was dismissed in headlines as a “slum.” In truth, it was a cultural and civic powerhouse—a place where jazz, blues, and ragtime thrived. Black-owned businesses, churches ...

There's a new generation of folk protest singers on TikTok

Amid a 24-hour news cycle and personalized algorithms, a wave of young artists are reviving bold, plainspoken protest music ...
Sacramento Bee

A brief look at Black American history told through 10 food traditions

Visit any region of the United States, and you'll find Black American cuisine with historic and multinational roots. Some dishes are so indelible to American culture that the contributions of African ...
Houston Chronicle

Rediscovery of African American burial grounds provides long-overdue opportunities for collective healing

(THE CONVERSATION) In the course of construction work in 2013, the remains of 36 individuals of African descent were uncovered in the heart of downtown Charleston, South Carolina. They had lain hidden ...
The Grio

Black Harvard alumni invent hair-braiding robot that could transform salons forever

While braids are a popular, universal protective style that has myriad merits and dates back across cultures for thousands of years, getting them is a costly and lengthy process that still takes hours ...
Variety

‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ Review: The Mark Taper Forum Has an Ensemble Comedy Rich and Rewarding Enough to Merit Extensions

Playwright Jocelyn Bioh’s dramatic comedy opens with two of its characters, Marie (Jordan Rice), the 18-year-old daughter of the shop’s proprietor, and Miriam (Bisserat Tseggai), an only slightly ...