NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 23: Dolores Huerta speaks onstage during the 2026 TIME100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 23, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for TIME) The pioneering activist co-founded the United Farm Workers, fought […]
Howard University’s 2026 Homecoming proved that when the Bison come home, Washington, D.C., becomes the center of Black culture, fashion and celebration. Held October 11-18 under the theme “Wildest Dreams,” this year’s festivities brought students, alumni and visitors together for a week rooted in legacy, […]
New York Beacon The Caribbean has lost one of its greatest musical treasures. Slinger Francisco, the legendary calypsonian known around the world as The Mighty Sparrow, died on September 27, 2026, in New York at the age of 91. His family said he passed away […]
More Than an Entertainer, Mighty Sparrow Was a Satirical Storyteller Who Captured the Humor, Struggles, Politics, Romance and Everyday Experiences of Caribbean Life. “Even tho I feel’n homesick, even tho I tired roam, just give me the calypso music, Brooklyn is me home”
In the new chapter of “A Different World,” the character Amir offers something long overdue in Black queer representation: normal, integrated existence. Here is an open letter to show creators Felicia Pride and Debbie Allen on why his storyline matters: Dear Felicia Pride, Debbie Allen, […]
Before Toni Morrison became a Nobel Prize-winning author, she wrote a gripping novel about a young Black girl who believed having blue eyes would make her beautiful. More than 50 years later, “The Bluest Eye” is at the center of a book ban controversy in […]
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