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Photo: Getty Images For another year, Black Americans were at the forefront of 2024’s most impactful news stories. Comedian Katt Williams set the tone in January with a candid and explosive interview with Shannon Sharpe, making remarks that many believe foreshadowed the defining moments of the year. “All lies will be exposed,” Williams told Sharpe. […]

Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a white Ford F-150 pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Matthew Hinton/AFP via Getty Images by Sara Harmouch, American University The deadly Jan. 1, 2025, attack in New Orleans serves as a reminder of the persistent threat to the U.S. from individuals […]

Former President Jimmy Carter has decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care. AP Photo/John Bazemore, File by Lori Amber Roessner, University of Tennessee “I am a farmer, an engineer, a businessman, a planner, a scientist, a governor, and a Christian,” Jimmy Carter said while introducing himself to […]

Mamie Till-Mobley watches the body of her son, Emmett, being lowered into his grave. Robert Abbott Sengstacke/Getty Images JANUARY 1 1804—Jean Jacques Dessalines pro­claims the independence of Haiti from France. The island nation, after the United States, becomes the second independent republic in the Western Hemisphere. The chief slogan of his in­dependence speech was “Live […]

    As Black America and other minority groups brace for hostility and uncertainty under the incoming administration of Donald Trump, the death of former President Jimmy Carter has reignited an appreciation for a leader who championed equality, justice, and humanity over self-interest and division. Carter, who died at 100, leaves a legacy rooted in […]

In this March 23, 2010, file photo, President Barack Obama reaches for a pen to sign the health care bill in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)Most Obamacare applicants for 2025 are from states that voted for President-elect Donald Trump, whose allies have suggested he will attempt to […]

In 2024, Black Americans encountered a series of political events that tested their resilience and commitment to justice. From court rulings affecting civil rights to landmark political milestones, 2024 was a year of challenges and pivotal achievements. Presidential Election and Kamala Harris’s Historic Nomination Vice President Kamala Harris made history as the first Black woman […]

President Jimmy Carter, right, surrounded by journalists after announcing he was lifting the travel ban on Cuba, Vietnam, North Korea and Cambodia, March 9, 1977. AP Photo/file by Robert C. Donnelly, Gonzaga University Former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29, 2024, at age 100 at his home in Plains, Georgia, was a dark […]

by Roy Betts HBCUs have long been pillars of educational excellence and economic engines, driving prosperity in their communities and across the nation. Despite these contributions, chronic underfunding threatens their ability to sustain this impact.    “Transforming Futures: The Economic Engines of HBCUs” underscores the urgent need for equitable and sustainable funding to ensure HBCUs can […]

Photo: Getty Images Body camera footage showing the fatal beating of a handcuffed Black man in a New York prison has been released, the Associated Press reports. Robert Brooks, a 43-year-old inmate at the Marcy Correctional Facility, was pronounced dead at a hospital on December 10, just one day after he was assaulted by correctional […]