Does the Knicks’ NBA Cup Count as a Real Championship?
For the first time since 1973, the New York Knicks can legitimately celebrate winning something that matters. The Knicks are NBA Cup champions, winning the league’s in-season tournament — and…
Orania Survives, but Black Towns Never Get The Change Too
Orania - Across the world, Black prosperity has been met with fear, sabotage, and destruction. Yet in South Africa — a Black-majority nation — Orania, an almost entirely white Afrikaner…
How Social Media Is Silencing Black Voices
Let’s be real — Black culture runs the internet. We create the dances, trends, slang, comedy, music, and challenges. We are the viral moment. But when it comes to visibility,…
Former Black Panther Leader H. Rap Brown Dies at 82
Hubert Gerold Brown — better known to the world as H. Rap Brown and later as Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin — died on November 23, 2025, at age 82.Authorities confirmed that…
Zinger Sole: The AI Artist Born From Hope, and a Different Path
A new kind of artist with a story rooted in resilience, discipline, and the courage to be different. In a world where artificial intelligence is redefining music, creativity, and storytelling,…
The Power of the Black Dollar: Spending Habits
The Power of the Black Dollar: Spending Habits That Build or Break Us For decades, Black Americans have been told to “buy Black,” “support the culture,” and “build our own.”But…
Salt-N-Pepa Music Pulled from Streaming Platforms
Salt-N-Pepa — Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton — helped define hip-hop in the late 1980s and early ’90s. From "Push It" to "Shoop," their records broke barriers for women in…
From Harlem to Hollywood: The Journey of Ving Rhames
A Harlem Foundation Born Irving Rameses Rhames on May 12, 1959, in Harlem, New York. Ving grew up in a neighborhood that taught him the value of toughness and authenticity.…
Assata Shakur: The Revolutionary Spirit Lives On
The Woman Behind the Name Assata Shakur, born Joanne Chesimard on July 16, 1947, in Jamaica, Queens, grew up during an era when racial injustice defined daily life for Black…
Black Resilience in the Age of Shutdowns and AI
Introduction: Hard Times Never Broke Us Every few decades, America faces another crisis — and somehow, the story always sounds the same: layoffs, shutdowns, and fear. But for Black America,…