This story was originally published by The 19th. Ten days before the release of her highly anticipated album “Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé shared on Instagram that the project began as a result of feeling unwelcome in…
In October 2023, nearly seven years after the deadly Unite the Right white supremacist rally, the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia, was melted down. Since then, two more major Confederate…
Jobs Growth Defies Expectations” blares a WSJ headline on the front page of the paper’s first-weekend edition of February 2024. The story by reporter Sam Goldfarb goes on to say that “hiring is booming, defying [economists’] expectations…
On Dec. 26, millions throughout the world’s African community will start weeklong celebrations of Kwanzaa. There will be daily ceremonies with food, decorations and other cultural objects, such as the kinara, which holds seven candles….
On Dec. 7, 1941, “the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” 1,177 members of the crew of the USS Arizona were killed…
Blue Lotus Artists’ Collective, a new Downtown gallery dedicated to creating a space for Black artists, will hold its grand opening this Friday. The collective was formed last September, BLAC founder and board president Laura…