Native Son grips you from the very beginning with the bad choices of its 20-year-old main character, Bigger Thomas. Those choices culminate in the murder and beheading of a white female heiress socialite who, along with her communist boyfriend, place Bigger in several racially awkward situations that culminate in the ultimate dilemma that leads to […]
Watch our amazing interview of Linda and Eric Carpenter-Grantham on Eric’s Law and the Autism journey that led to it’s creation. Share Your Story: Linda and Eric Carpenter-Grantham
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During Black Maternal Health Week, advocates across the country are raising awareness about a crisis that continues to impact Black women at alarming rates: maternal health disparities. In the United States, Black women are nearly three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and
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Readers, writers and creatives gathered for the Well-Read Black Girl Festival, an all-day event centered on the theme “The Living Archive: Art, Memory, and Civic Imagination,” celebrating Black women’s voices and creative expression. The festival was held on March 27th at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, where I attended and spoke with attendees
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The Washington Urban Debate League is a DC youth program that is partnered with more than 75 schools across 3 school districts, providing students a space to get involved in debate, which, before it was founded in 2014, was primarily exclusive to private institutions. From an objective perspective, expanding access to debate may seem like
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Instead of relaxing on vacation, Howard University students traveled across the country to volunteer through the Howard Alternative Spring Break program, which was centered on the theme of “Service with Impact.” More than 1,200 students were placed at 23 service sites nationwide. This story follows the 89 students who traveled to New Orleans, where they
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Michael Harriot’s Black AF History is a bold, irreverent, and deeply insightful reexamination of American history that blends scholarship with razor-sharp wit. Harriot doesn’t just retell history—he interrogates it, exposing the contradictions between America’s ideals and its actions. With humor that ranges from laugh-out-loud funny to quietly biting, he dismantles the myths that have long
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At a fitting for the fall showcase of DC Fashion week, I met Angel DuBose for the first time. She was working with a smile on her face after selecting her models to walk in the September show. Beside her was her daughter Jamorra Monae DuBose Morris, the namesake for her brand and her unwavering aide
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Before I came to Morehouse, I didn’t realize how much of myself I had been shrinking. I grew up used to being one of few Black students in certain classes. Nobody ever actually said I didn’t belong (at least not directly to my face). But belonging is not always about what people say, it is
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Growing up, I was a theater kid. I loved movies, the stage, and stories of every kind. I lived down the street from a theater, and I spent my childhood enchanted by art. I loved cartoons as much as Shakespeare, Greek tragedies as much as mythology. Old films have always fascinated me, and I can
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