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2026 BET Awards Recap: Winners, performances and more

By Black Information Network Culture's biggest night is officially underway. The 2026 BET Awards kicked off Sunday (June 28) at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, withDruski hosting...

This Week In Black History June 24-June 30, 2026

• June 24 1854—Anthony Burns, one of the most celebrated fugitive slaves in American history, is captured by deputy U.S. Marshals in Boston. But at...

Juneteenth’s real meaning is written on the plates of smoked meats, potato salad and watermelon

by Bobby J. Smith II, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign “Visiting Comanche Crossing on Juneteenth felt like freedom,” my father said as we pulled into Booker...

Pepper pot stew was survival food for the poor and a path to freedom for Black women in early Philadelphia

by Carolyn Zola, California State University, East Bay Americans typically commemorate the nation’s birthday with hot dogs and hamburgers. Instead, I think we should mark the...

Juneteenth reminds us of Black Americans’ long struggle for education following end of slavery

by Rodney Coates, Miami University The abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass is known for many things, but perhaps among the most significant is his views...

This Week In Black History June 10-June 17, 2026

• JUNE 17 1775—Blacks fight in two of the ma­jor battles of America’s war of inde­pendence from England—the battles of Bunker Hill and Breeds Hill....

Idris Elba knighted by King Charles in recent investitures ceremony in Windsor Castle

by Dollita OkineFace2FaceAfrica.com King Charles held an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on June 2, where he honored several high-profile figures, including actor Sir Idris...

‘Dawn of the Dead’ fans pay tribute to Romero thriller before proposed Monroeville Mall demolition

For perhaps the last time on location, zombie fans gathered for the annual fest celebrating George A. Romero’s horror classic “Dawn of the Dead.” “Pittsburgh's...

‘Black Women in Opera A Tribute to the Pioneers’

DAPHNE AUSTIN, AMANDA NEATROUR. (PHOTOS BY J.L. MARTELLO) St. James AME Church, 444 Lincoln Ave., East Liberty, hosted a “Black Women in Opera: A Tribute...

This Week In Black History June 10-June 17, 2026

• June 10 1760—Several sources list this at the birthday of Richard Allen—founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Other sources give his birth date...

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