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Harper Lee’s unpublished stories are not ‘thrilling’ – but offer insight into a literary legend

Harper Lee with actor Mary Badham (‘Scout’ Finch), on the set of To Kill A Mockingbird in 1961. Leo Fuchs/Getty Images by Paul Giles, Australian Catholic...

Pharaohs in Dixieland – how 19th-century America reimagined Egypt to justify racism and slavery

In the American South, ancient Egypt and its pharaohs became a way to justify slavery. Stefano Bianchetti/Corbis via Getty Images by Charles Vanthournout, Université de Lorraine When...

In spite of anti-DEI pressures, top corporations continued to diversify in 2024: new research

Times have changed. George/Getty Images by Richie Zweigenhaft, Guilford College Despite the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision banning affirmative action in college admissions, and mounting pressure on corporations...

A boycott campaign fuels tension between Black shoppers and Black-owned brands – evoking the long struggle for ‘consumer citizenship’

A California Target store photographed on Jan. 18, 2025. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images by Timeka N. Tounsel, University of Washington Some Black consumers may be breaking up with...

To Be Equal: Tennessee State’s historic foray into hockey could break barriers

National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman (left), Tennessee State University (TSU) Athletic Director Mikki Allen (center) and TSU president Glenda Glover share a moment...

Nikki Giovanni, iconic poet and voice of the Black Arts Movement, dies at 81

Giovanni rose to prominence during the 1960s as a fierce voice in the Black Arts Movement, alongside literary giants such as Amiri Baraka, Audre...

They botch our names because of who we are

Writer Atiya (pronounced Ah-Tie-Yah) Irvin-Mitchell stands for a portrait in her neighborhood of Squirrel Hill on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource) Americans...

Racism is such a touchy topic that many US educators avoid it

University of Missouri students at a 2015 rally to demand the college president’s resignation amid allegations of racism on campus. AP Photo/Jeff Roberson – we are...

The racist ‘one-drop rule’ lives on in how Trump talks about Black politicians and whiteness in America

Donald Trump watches a video of Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign rally in Las Vegas on Sept. 13, 2024. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images by...

Charlene Crowell: Black retirees growing older and poorer

by Charlene Crowell As Americans live longer, the ability to remain financially independent is an ongoing struggle. Especially for Black and other people of color...

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