Black History

Listen to this articleThirteen years after police fired 137 shots at a vehicle carrying Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams, killing both, and 12 years after Tamir Rice, a preteen playing with a toy gun at Cudell Park, was fatally shot, the city remains under federal oversight, and debates over policing and reform continue. These two… Read more: Two cases continue to shape Cleveland police debate

Listen to this articleRay’Chel Wilson Why remembering the destruction of Black Wall Street is the key to rebuilding. When Loula T. Williams and her husband opened their third theater in Tulsa’s Greenwood District in 1921, they practiced disciplined budgeting principles that still resonate a century later. Historical records show the couple meticulously tracked expenses and… Read more: Black History Month: Lessons from Black Wall Street

Listen to this articleAn Explainer for Young Readers Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil rights leader who advocated for equality and justice during the 1950s and 1960s. He worked to end racial segregation and discrimination against Black Americans through nonviolent protest and civil disobedience. King led a movement that challenged laws… Read more: Martin Luther King Jr.: Civil Rights Leader and Advocate for Justice

Listen to this articleBy MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press Writer ATLANTA (AP) — A historical marker from the site of a 1918 lynching that was repeatedly vandalized in recent years is now safely on display in Atlanta in an exhibit that opens Monday. It memorializes an event that some people in rural southern Georgia have tried hard to… Read more: Bullet-pocked marker memorializing 1918 lynching goes on display in Atlanta

Listen to this articleAssata Shakur, a prominent Black liberation activist and longtime political refugee, died Sept. 25 in Havana, Cuba, at 78, according to a statement from Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported by the Associated Press on Sept. 26, 2025. To the U.S. government, she was considered a dangerous terrorist; to many of her… Read more: Assata Shakur, Racial Justice Activist and Political Refugee Died, Dont Tell Anyone