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Confessions II: why Madonna still matters

by Joel Gray, Sheffield Hallam University Every time she releases a new album, journalists and social media commentary insist that Madonna is over. They are...

Fawn Walker-Montgomery: Karmelo Anthony—It’s always been about race

For the Black community, what happened to Karmelo Anthony has caused a paradigm shift in our collective consciousness. Conversations around jury duty, who we...

30 years after ‘Reasonable Doubt,’ Jay‑Z’s career embodies hip‑hop’s biggest contradictions

by Jabari M. Evans, University of South Carolina “Reasonable Doubt” was not the first rap album I ever owned. But Jay-Z’s debut was the first...

Power, pleasure and patriarchy: why The Polygamist on Netflix is captivating viewers

Grace Khunou, University of South Africa The Polygamist is a Netflix series that has soared up the streaming platform’s charts and triggered a global conversation...

This Week In Black History July 1-7, 2026

• July 1 1863—Walter Francis White is born in Atlanta, Ga. For nearly 25 years White was one of the most influential Black leaders in...

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...

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