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On Oct. 18, 1867, white South Carolinians awoke to incredibly disturbing news. “There is no use ignoring a palpable fact,” the Charleston Daily News explained. “Every negro almost in the State is enrolled in the League, and is nearly as much under discipline as though he were in the army....Read more

When the Civil Rights Act of 1964 created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, its mandate was clear: dismantle structural exclusion in American workplaces.But under the Trump administration, fueled by what I call the “MAGA Delusion,” civil rights enforcement is being repositioned. Tools designed to confront discrimination are being redirected...Read more

In 1865, printer John Brooks Russell was browsing the shelves of a pawn shop in Washington, D.C., when he noticed a box labeled “Edward M. Thomas.” Russell immediately knew Thomas was a Black man who had spent most of his life working as a messenger in the House of Representatives,...Read more

This article originally appeared on NegusWhoRead on Aug. 6, 2020.Karen died today. Or maybe yesterday, I can’t be sure.All I know is that when I was alerted to the existence of a Wikipedia page for the term Karen, I knew it was time to move on. I predicted...Read more

University of CaliforniaWhat is woke?While Huddie Ledbetter enshrined the term in the official Black American Unabridged DictionaryRead more

“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

Claressa Shields and Franchon Crews-Dezurn are set to face off in the ring at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena on Feb. 22; however, at their final weigh-in, they started warming up their hands in a shoving match.read more

In the ever-shifting landscape of 2026 celebrity politics, few transformations have been as dramatic as the relationship between Nicki Minaj and Trump. The rapstress, who once criticized the 45th and now 47th President’s immigration policies, has fully embraced her role as his number one fan.  ...read more

A$AP Rocky showed up and showed out for Rihanna’s 38th birthday with a stunning surprise party, surrounded by her friends and family. What looked like another romantic date night turned out to be full-out Fenty festivities at...read more

The long-simmering tension between Ray J and Kim K has exploded into a high-stakes legal battle that Kim Kardashian claims could destroy her lifelong dream of becoming a lawyer.  In explosive new court documents, the SKIMS founder...read more

Laissez les bons temps rouler! Source: IG: @kendal._ The good times were rollin’ at this year’s world-stoppin’ Mardi Gras celebration which brought together beautiful people for authentic NOLA...read more

The tea around America’s Next Top Model is still piping hot, and thanks to Netflix’s latest docuseries, it’s spilling in ways fans didn’t expect. Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model has reopened old wounds...read more

Kayla Nicole is never afraid to get to the nitty-gritty of her past relationships. And that also goes for her former love affair with Kansas City Chiefs NFL star Travis Kelce.read more

The pioneer of New Jack Swing has officially changed his tune. On Friday, Teddy Riley took to social media to issue a formal retraction and apology after sparking a firestorm of criticism for suggesting he would collaborate with disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly.  ...read more

There wasn’t a dry eye in sight during ABC’s live special, Love & Neo-Soul: Honoring D’Angelo, as Michael Archer Jr. opened up about the deep pain of losing both of his parents within months of each other. The tribute...read more

Megan Thee Stallion is proving she still keeps it hot in frozen temperatures as Thee Hot Girl coach has descended upon the Winter Olympics. ...read more

Roommates, the internet is calling Jalen Green...Read more

Chaos unfolded early Sunday...Read more

Boosie is at the center of another...Read more

Roommates, the East Coast is possibly preparing for another L regarding...Read more

Authorities in Ohio have arrested and charged a former ‘American Idol’ contestant with...Read more

What started as a regular night out...Read more

Claressa Shields had plenty to say...Read more

Gabourey Sidibe fans...Read more