Black History Month pushed institutions to recognize overlooked Black leaders and achievements. The observance of Black History Month led to curriculum changes and expanded understanding of American history. Source: Katherine Johnson – Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Black History Month has become a cornerstone of American cultural life, but its impact goes far beyond a […]
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Source: Jason Armond / Getty Let’s stop pretending we weren’t warned. Back in 2024, when the National Association of Black Journalists rolled out the stage and microphone for Donald Trump, rank-and-file members and leaders said exactly what would happen next. Critics said you cannot platform a man who has built a political career on humiliating, […]
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Black History Month’s origins are rooted in resisting erasure of Black history and contributions. Source: Galina Pilina / Getty Every February, Black History Month arrives with a familiar rhythm: school assemblies, corporate statements, large-scale events, curated playlists, and social media tributes honoring Black excellence. For many Black people, it’s a time of pride, reflection, and […]
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Black History Month started in 1926 as a way to challenge the erasure of Black history in education. Source: JDawnInk / Getty This year marks the 100th anniversary of Black History Month. As we reflect on our stories, this centennial is not only a moment of celebration but a call to urgency, a reminder that […]
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Source: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / Getty Movement for Black Lives has issued a response to the recent arrests of Don Lemon and the demonstrators who took part in an anti-ICE protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, where a local ICE director serves as a pastor. As we previously reported, Lemon has said repeatedly that he was […]
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Source: Douglas Sacha / Getty When Black people speak, there has always been a cost. That truth sits at the center of the recent arrests of four Black journalists—Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, Trahern Crews, and Jamael Lundy—by the U.S. Department of Justice on Jan. 30, 2026. All four were reporting from a church in St. […]
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Source: Fox 9 Minneapolis YouTube / Screenshot The arrests of Black journalists, Georgia Fort and Don Lemon, offer a chilling reminder that freedom isn’t free. According to the Star Tribune, Fort was released late Friday afternoon after a federal judge rejected the government’s claims that she committed a crime warranting her continued detention. “As a […]
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Source: Douglas Rissing / Getty Welp, after weeks of resorting to propaganda and victim-blaming in hopes of spinning the killings of Minnesota citizens and protesters at the hands of violent, trigger-happy immigration agents, it appears that the federal government has finally been shamed into doing its job. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced […]
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Source: SOPA Images / Getty Organizers nationwide are calling for a “no work, no school, no shopping” economic blackout on Friday, along with a series of “ICE Out” protests throughout the weekend. According to The New York Times, protests began at 8 a.m. in Minnesota outside the B.H. Whipple Federal Building, with a march to […]
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Source: Stephen Maturen / Getty The Trump administration’s distortion of laws like the KKK Act and FACE Act in targeting Black organizers in Minneapolis is a part of its broader effort to realign the American status quo back toward white supremacy and elite control. Combined with efforts to roll back other civil rights protections and […]
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Source: Stephen Maturen / Getty It’s quite possible that the Trump administration has finally flown too close to the sun, regarding its latest narrative of observably false propaganda against the latest victim of a killing by immigration cops in Minnesota. When 37-year-old Alex Pretti was gunned down by ICE agents while trying to protect a […]
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Angela Davis earns warm applause from her audience in the University Hall during a meeting held in honor of her visit to Bulgaria. | Source: Bettmann / Getty Iconic Black power activist Angela Davis is known for many things, but being at a loss for words is not one of them. The celebrated scholar and […]
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Source: Boris Smelov Facebook video / Screenshot ICE shot and killed another person on the street in Minneapolis today. The New York Times reports the shooting happened near West 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue, near a Glam Doll Donuts location. Video posted to Facebook shows the shooting from a close distance. Trigger Warning: Although you […]
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Source: WAFB YouTube Video / Screenshot Depending on how you look at it, Raheem Howard either has the best or worst luck. On two separate occasions, Howard has had his life threatened by incompetent Baton Rouge police officers. Earlier this week, Baton Rouge police released body camera footage of an incident last year where Howard […]
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Source: Douglas Rissing / Getty Voting Rights, elections, and the power of people to define themselves remain as important in 2026 as they were in 2006, 1982, and 1965. And once again, our right to fair representation and exercise of political power hangs in the balance as the Supreme Court considers the future of Section […]
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Source: Star Tribune via Getty Images / Getty Over the weekend, protesters in St. Paul, Minnesota, walked into Cities Church, a Southern Baptist church, during Sunday service and chanted “ICE out” and “Renee Good” in protest of violent and volatile immigration agents, who have been terrorizing the Twin Cities, and Pastor David Easterwood, who reportedly serves […]
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Source: UCG / Getty At this point, it’s clear that neither Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) nor the Trump administration that enables the agency cares at all about how increasingly unpopular they’re becoming with most Americans — they just keep pushing the line deeper and deeper into all-out authoritarianism. The constant protests, the civil unrest, […]
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Source: Anadolu / Getty Here’s a simple truth: ICE and Border Patrol are engaging in racial profiling. The Trump administration, specifically the Department of Homeland Security, continues to deny that immigration cops are stopping and detaining people based on their skin color and accent, and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has even scolded reporters for suggesting […]
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Source: Jack Manning / Getty As videos of armed members of the new Black Panther Party re-emerging in public circulate on social media, a familiar question has begun to float online, especially in white progressive spaces: “Can white people join the Black Panther Party for Self Defense?” It’s a question that immediately raises a deeper […]
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Source: Caroline Munsterman / Getty When the Trump administration signed the so-called “Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act,” the mainstream media conversation remained narrowly focused on debates over fat content, calories, dairy farmers, and school lunch menus. But for Black people, milk has never been just . . . milk. It has always been bound […]
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Source: Craig Barritt / Getty Dear Ms. Colvin, I write to you in the space where grief sharpens memory and love becomes instruction.In the hush where our elders leave us, where our ancestors make room, and where we reckon with the many mistakes we have made as our heroes go on to glory. You left […]
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Source: Universal History Archive / Getty America honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. every January with words we admire and actions we avoid. Folks quote his dream but ignore his warnings. They celebrate the speech while overlooking the moral mandate. This country nods and smiles at “I have a dream” and turns away from the […]
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Source: Express / Getty Every year, people always trot out the same old tired tropes and quotes in a weak effort to pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., almost always ignoring his call for economic and racial equity. Many get stuck on a dream or what they think they know about him. But […]
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When a president attacks a movement that was led by a global icon days before his life is celebrated, it’s by design. Because while Donald Trump might not be able to walk in a straight line anymore, he hasn’t forgotten how to keep Black America in his crosshairs. A week before the national holiday honoring […]
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Source: Anadolu / Getty Imagine a world in which kidnappers ride around in unmarked cars, carry large guns normally used for war, and have federal authority to stop, detain, and deport people without any legal due process. In this world, even those with access to power are equally vulnerable as the poor. On Monday, a […]
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Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty UPDATED: 2:55 p.m. ET, Jan. 15, 2026 — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. may very well be the most iconic African American figure ever. The clergyman, activist, and Civil Rights Movement leader managed to impact race relations during one of the most turbulent periods in America. His tireless devotion to […]
Read MoreSource: GoFundMe / GoFundMe On Dec. 31, 2025, Keith Porter Jr. was outside his Northridge, California, apartment, where he was reportedly firing a rifle in the air to celebrate the new year. An off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer decided to treat Porter as an “active shooter” threat. Instead of calling the actual police, […]
Read MoreDid you know the United States has created more laws than any other nation in recorded history? The Le[e]gal Brief with Lee Merritt, Esq. is a weekly series that examines those laws and their impact on Black America. Each week, Lee Merritt will break down the law through statistics and history. This week’s episode of […]
Read MoreSource: Anadolu / Getty A significant number of Americans are rightfully outraged after an ICE agent fatally shot Minnesota resident Renee Nicole Good on Wednesday. Instead of acknowledging the tragic nature of the events or holding the ICE agent accountable, the Trump administration has unleashed a torrent of lies and begun a smear campaign on […]
Read MoreSource: Stephen Maturen / Getty Not two full days have gone by since it was reported that the Trump administration had begun deploying some 2,000 federal agents, including ICE agents, to Minneapolis, escalating his immigration crackdown in the city in what is also purported to be the Trump administration’s response to the fraud scandal in Minnesota — […]
Read MoreSource: sakhorn38 / Getty The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office in Memphis, Tenn., has issued an arrest warrant for a man, not because he committed what any reasonable person would consider an actual crime, but, seemingly, because he exposed the conditions he experienced in a jail where he had already been detained. According to WREG Memphis, Derrick […]
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