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Black History Month, Culture

Books Black People Need To Buy Now Before They’re Banned

With Donald Trump in the White House and Republicans controlling Congress, an increase in book bans is a serious threat.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

November 24, 2024
Entertainment, It’s Lit

Must-Read Juneteenth Books for the Entire Family

Colorful children’s picture books, gripping historical fiction and more are on our must-read list this Juneteenth

By

Angela Johnson

Published

June 18, 2025
Culture, History

Here Are 15 Freedom Towns That Kept Black People Alive After Slavery

April of 1864, the Senate passed the 13th amendment to abolish slavery. More than a year later, freed Black Americans began building safe communities.

By

Jessica Washington

Published

April 15, 2024
Black History Month, Culture

BHM: Where to Watch Iconic TV Series, Movies That Tell The Black Story

‘Roots,’ ‘High on the Hog,’ ‘Summer of Soul’ and ‘Eyes on the Prize’ are some of the titles that portray different periods of Black History.

By

Stephanie Holland

Published

February 3, 2024
Entertainment, It’s Lit

If You Read One Book This Juneteenth, Make it Zora Neale Hurston’s “Barracoon”

Zora Neale Hurston’s book is the perfect reminder of why we celebrate.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

June 17, 2023
Entertainment, Movies

Questlove, Spike Lee, Tyler Perry and More Set for Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival

‘It is our mission to amplify these storytellers in a meaningful and safeguarded way,’ said MVAAFF founders in a statement.

By

Shanelle Genai

Published

July 11, 2022
Entertainment, Television

Clotilda Slave Ship Descendants Documentary Acquired by Netflix

Presented by Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground, the Sundance-winning documentary’s rights were quickly picked up by Netflix.

By

Stephanie Holland

Published

January 31, 2022
Culture, History

Wreckage of the Last US Slave Ship Intact on the Alabama Coast

The “Clotilda” was found on an Alabama coast and much of it remains whole

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

December 23, 2021
Zora Neale Hurston’s Barracoon Is an Epic Tale From the Last Known Survivor of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Like gifts from the grave, the words of Zora Neale Hurston, revered mother of black literary and womanist canon, have come back to bless us. In 1931, Viking Press rejected Hurston’s manuscript for Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo,” the not-yet-novelist and folklorist’s first-person account of 89-year-old Oluale Kossula (slave name: Cudjo Lewis),…

By

Angela Helm

Published

May 10, 2018