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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

The wigs are laid, the power plays are louder than ever, and the Bellarie family is still allergic to minding their business. Tyler Perry and Netflix just dropped the official trailer for Beauty in Black Season 2 Part 2, and let’s just say Mar. 19 cannot come fast enough. ...read more

Welcome back to BOSSIP’s Black History Hidden Gems, our weekly Black History Month series dedicated to highlighting overlooked Black figures, moments, and milestones. This series spotlights stories that history tried to erased, but legacy refused to forget. Anne Raven Wilkinson was a trailblazing ballerina whose life...read more

In daytime talk news… Rumors were flying faster than a Spirit Tunnel shimmy earlier this month when rumors swirled that The Jennifer Hudson Show might be headed for TV heaven. The chatter picked up steam after news broke about the cancellations of Sherri...read more

Five years after exiting in a flurry of headlines, Monique Samuels returned to The Real Housewives of Potomac, and the Bravo block-spinning baddie spoke to BOSSIP about her buzzed-about reunion dress, healing-inspired new book, reconciliation with Gizelle, and why not every relationship...read more

Three former America’s Next Top Model judges are speaking out following the release of Netflix’s docuseries about the show. Jay Manuel, Nigel Barker, and Miss J Alexander, appear in the doc, titled, Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model. This week, the...read more

You know “your girrrrrrl,” Keke Palmer is always keeping it real, and this time she’s sparking conversation after opening up about her sexuality. On Feb. 16, the Nope star shared a candid Valentine’s Day recap, revealing that she was “asexual” after spending...read more

Prison is a terrifying place, not only because it is a place full of potentially dangerous criminals, but because it is a place with potentially dangerous correctional officers and administrative staff who are wanton, neglectful, and inept.read more

It’s STILL #BlackHistoryMonth, and if there’s one thing Atlanta will do, it’s show up for its own–especially when it comes to the Hawks and historically Black colleges and universities. Source: Paras...read more

Pulled up with the rear ceiling missing?? Source: Pixar/Disney / Pixar/Disney Social media is buzzing over the highly anticipated new Toy Story 5 trailer where we see Woody, Buzz...read more

Black brilliance took center stage as the American Black Film Festival Honors celebrated a decade of spotlighting cinematic and cultural trailblazers. The milestone 10th anniversary gala brought together a powerhouse lineup of artists, auteurs, and advocates, including Angela Bassett,...read more

Chris Brown has...Read more

Roomies, NBA YoungBoy shared a message amid Yaya Mayweather and Mellow Rackz‘...Read more

IHeartMemphis has been arrested for the second time...Read more

Whew! Looks like there’s still some unfinished business between Jay Manuel and Tyra Banks. After that eyebrow-raising moment in the ‘America’s Next Top Model’ documentary, fans were...Read more

Wait… what just happened in Osceola...Read more

Fans are heartbroken after hearing the news that ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star Eric Dane has passed...Read more

Claressa Shields’ new...Read more

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