1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1676+ words) This story is part of the Cap Times series Deadly Divide, investigating Wisconsin’s ongoing Black infant mortality crisis. The reporting is supported through a National Fellowship from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism. For decades, Wisconsin’s Black infant mortality…...

1+ day, 25+ min ago   (534+ words) Houston holds a unique distinction as one of the preeminent capitals of African American economic power, cultural influence, and civic leadership in the United States. Unlike older northern enclaves where Black prosperity was historically constrained by rigid zoning and legacy…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (225+ words) The new WWII Gallery features a restored Heart Mountain Barrack. (rendering courtesy of Ralph Applebaum Associates) The Japanese American National Museum will reopen its renovated pavilion on Jan. 23, 2027, welcoming visitors back to galleries that have been closed since Jan. 6, 2024. Visitors…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (432+ words) Carole Boyce-Davies, the distinguished Trinidadian-born scholar on Caribbean and African studies with deep ties to South Florida, is being honored with a prestigious endowed chair at Howard University in Washington, D.C., one of the nation’s leading historically Black universities. Boyce-Davies is…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (330+ words) Before this week, I did not know who Rubin Stacy was. Stacy, a Black farmworker and father of two, was lynched in 1935 after a white woman claimed he’d attacked her with a penknife. Stacy was supposed to be taken to…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (486+ words) After more than 25 years of serving as executive director of the Uptown Music Collective, founder Dave Brumbaugh has stepped down from the position and transitioned into a role that allows him more time to focus on the work that inspired…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (213+ words) Upcoming Fairfax NAACP Summit Plans For Dialogue Leading To Policy Roadmap To Advance Equity Patch Upcoming FFX NAACP Summit Plans For Dialogue Leading To Policy Roadmap To Advance Equity The Fairfax County NAACP is hosting a Black Agenda Summit this…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (197+ words) Jambands Get the Relix Daily Jorma Kaukonen & Friends to Celebrate 60 Years of The Fillmore Jorma Kaukonen will return to San Francisco to celebrate The Fillmore’s 60th anniversary in December. Billed as three “very special evenings with Jorma Kaukonen & Friends,” the concerts…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (81+ words) St. Louis American African American enrollment at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville increased more than 22.7% from last fall as the university also welcomed its largest incoming class on record. The incoming class grew 27.7%, from 1,825 students in fall 2025 to about 2,330 this fall....

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1716+ words) BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Road to Black November will bring together residents, volunteers, community leaders, civic and social justice organizations, local influencers and content creators around one shared goal: increasing Black voter participation in Jefferson County ahead of the November 3 General Election....