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This Week In Black History September 24-30, 2025

Courier Newsroom - September 24, 2025

SEPTEMBER 24 1957—President Dwight Eisenhower orders federal troops into Little Rock, Ark., to prevent angry Whites from interfering with the integration of the city’s...

This Week In Black History August 27-September 2. 2025

Courier Newsroom - August 27, 2025

August 27 1963—African American activist and intellectual giant W.E.B. DuBois dies in Accra, Ghana, at the age of 95. Born in Great Barrington,...

How bachata rose from Dominican Republic’s brothels and shantytowns to become a global sensation

The Conversation - July 29, 2025

Once viewed by elites with disdain, bachata has become popular worldwide. Erika Santelices/AFP via Getty Images by Wilfredo José Burgos Matos, Lehman College, CUNY What began...

In Reframing Blackness, Alayo Akinkugbe challenges museums to see Blackness first

The Conversation - July 26, 2025

A visitor at The New Black Vanguard: Photography Between Art and Fashion at the Saatchi Gallery in London. Imageplotter Wanja Kimani, University of Cambridge In Reframing...

This Week In Black History July 2-8, 2025

Courier Newsroom - July 3, 2025

LT. CHARLES HALL JULY 2 1777—Vermont becomes first U.S. territory to abolish slavery. By 1783, New Hampshire and Massachusetts had followed Vermont’s lead. The abolition...

7 queer African works of art: new directions in books, films and fashion

The Conversation - June 6, 2025

Detail of journal cover courtesy The Thinker/University of Johannesburg by Gibson Ncube, Stellenbosch University and Andy Carolin, University of Johannesburg Queer African creatives have been making...

The hidden power of cultural exchanges in countering propaganda and fostering international goodwill

The Conversation - May 30, 2025

Five U.S. hip-hop artists traveled to Harare, Zimbabwe, in 2024 to perform for audiences and collaborate with local artists as part of the State...

En Vogue makes first-ever appearance on “The Jennifer Hudson Show” May 15

Courier Newsroom - May 13, 2025

Iconic Group Celebrates 35 Years of “Born to Sing” and Announces European Tour Washington, D.C. – May 8, 2025 – Considered one of...

Ernest Cole: the South African photographer at the center of a powerful and heartbreaking film

The Conversation - April 25, 2025

Ernest Cole’s photos of a racist South Africa resulted in exile in the US. There he found more of the same. Ernest Cole/Magnolia Pictures by...

This Week In Black History April 23-29, 2025

Courier Newsroom - April 24, 2025

APRIL 23 1856—One of the greatest inventors in American history, Granville T. Woods, is born in Columbus, Ohio. During his life he received 65...

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