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“There have been many race riots reported in this country,” began the Sept. 2, 1899 article in the Atlanta Constitution. “But the Darien affair can be safely said to stand without a parallel in the history of all the troubles.”What was the Darien Affair, and why did it scare the bejesus...Read more

One of the wildest success stories in Black history began with a great slave escape.Born enslaved in 1819, Ben Montgomery was trafficked in Mississippi at 17 years old to live on Joseph Davis’ Hurricane Plantation in now-David Bend, Miss. Davis was a lawyer and a huge book collector...Read more

(Death Row-Interscope; Ruffhouse-Columbia)Like most self-described hip-hop heads who came of musical age in the 1990s, Sept. 29, 1998,...Read more

This article originally appeared on NegusWhoRead on June 8, 2016.Question: What’s the difference between a Ku Klux Klan rally and a Republican meeting?Answer: One has a bunch of racists who are dedicated to the principles of intolerance, Christian nationalism and white supremacy. The other is a Klan rally. Hello?...Read more

(Envato Elements)On Sept. 29, 1683, more than two centuries before a criminal immigrant named Friedrich Trump arrived...Read more

On Sunday, Aug. 17, 1862, the New York Times published a brief blurb titled “Employing the Contrabands.” One month earlier, Congress passed the Second Confiscation Act, granting President Abraham Lincoln permission to “employ as many persons of African descent as he may deem necessary and proper for the suppression...Read more

Kelly Rowland and Method Man in “Relationship Goals.” (Photo by Amanda Matlovich/Prime)Remember the good ol’ days, when a...Read more

(xiquinhosilva/Wikimedia Commons)Medgar Evers didn’t die quietly, and he didn’t die accidentally. He was hunted.On June 12, 1963,...Read more

Today’s Wake-Up Call started with the story of the Black Armed Guard of Monroe, N.C. Robert Franklin Williams was born on Feb. 26, 1925, in Monroe, N.C., to Emma Carter and John L. Williams. During his teen years, Williams’ grandmother, a formerly enslaved woman of Yoruba ancestry, gave Robert the...Read more

ContrabandCamp’s BlackCheck scale uses data, facts peer-reviewed research to assess statements based on truthfulness, accuracy, and the level of racism.On Nov. 19, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, requiring the attorney general to release all documents related to the Department of Justice’s 20-year...Read more

Barely a week into February, you’ve probably already had your fill of Black History Month facts for white people. You know what I’m talking about. To satisfy their corporate Black History Month mandate, news outlets and media companies will offer the tiniest, most sanguine morsels of useless Black history...Read more

“My silences had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you…What are the words you do not have yet? What do you need to say? What are the tyrannies you swallow day by day and attempt to make your own, until you will sicken and die of them,...Read more

In 1917, Ida B. Wells was undoubtedly the most popular reporter in America and perhaps the most famous American woman in the world. As the face of the anti-lynching movement, racial justice and women’s suffrage, Wells was one of the most polarizing political figures of her day. To Black...Read more

Jonathan Majors is finally clearing the air about that befuddling Biblical blowup between him and NLE The Great, formerly known as NLE Choppa, on Kirk Franklin’s Den of Kings podcast, a conversation about faith that ignited like a burning bush. ...read more

Deion Sanders is praising his prime pick, Karrueche Tran, for standing by his side during his cancer battle, even when he gave her the option to leave. According to Complex, Coach Prime, 58, gave his girlfriend, 37, a full permission slip to...read more

Fantasia is not having any of her father’s antics, putting him on blast in a now-deleted Instagram post. After her husband, Kendall Taylor, re-proposed to the singer on Valentine’s Day, Fantasia’s father, Joseph Barrino, accused Kendall of stealing money from her. ...read more

Donald Trump’s couth allergy flared up again yesterday while attempting to eulogize civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson upon news of his passing. Trump’s comments were as backhanded as you would expect, but it doesn’t make them any less grotesque. On this Truth...read more

Source: Amy Sussman / Getty Dominique Dawson is bringing her fashion-forward and culturally grounded costume design work to the animated film GOAT, and we’re here for it. ...read more

As she continues to showcase her ASSets onstage, Cardi B has revealed her plans to make her copious cakes a little smaller after her tour. The rapper couldn’t wait to divulge her plan to remove some of her butt implants after she finishes...read more

Donald Trump would like America to stick its head in the sand and forget that this country has committed generational atrocities against Black people. If he had his way, the only thing that would be publicly mentioned about these United States is...read more

Time doesn’t heal all wounds. America’s Next Top Model alum Tiffany Richardson is going in on Tyra Banks after the show’s creator apologized over their insanely viral moment on the show. Her apology came in Netflix’s new docuseries Reality Check: Inside...read more

Kelly Rowland recently opened up about the meaningful relationships she’s maintained over the years with Beyoncé and Michelle Williams–but could a Destiny’s Child reunion be on the way with all FIVE original members, including LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson? ...read more

There has been so much harrowing news related to the overly aggressive anti-immigrant agenda that Donald Trump has been pushing that sometimes stories that once held national attention get forgotten. This is one update that we are glad to share and even...read more

Bun B and his wife Queenie are celebrating a major milestone in her life! RecentlyRead more

Diamond Brown, the mother of Chris Brown’s youngest daughter, Lovely Brown, blasted him online while telling him to worry about his “new baby on the way.” RELATED: Read more

Whew, roommates! Just when the internet started easing off of GloRilla and BroRilla (Victoria...Read more

Some social media users are telling Tia Mowry she should spin the block after her ex-husband Cory Hardrict showed off his new smile. RELATED: Read more

Chrissy Lampkin is looking stunning in rare footage from...Read more

Trigga-Trey Songz recently switched up his look, and...Read more

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has been making headlines in recent months following domestic abuse allegations from his ex. Now, it appears...Read more

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