5 free resources for teaching Black history  Teaching the “I Have a Dream” speech, Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her seat on a bus, and how George Washington Carver became known as “the Peanut Man” remain common Black History Month lessons in American schools — when Black history is acknowledged or taught at all. This year, however, the annual observance arrives […]

'5 free resources for teaching Black history'

🖋 Alvin Buyinza | Word In Black
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Can Young Black Americans Trust Their White Friends to Show Up? More Black folks than ever have interracial friendships. Three young adults share what real allyship looks like to them.

Can Young Black Americans Trust Their White Friends to Show Up?

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Life and Death: When Police Criminalize Young Black Men In and out of schools, Black youth fear for their lives. And, for one teen in California, that fear comes every time he gets in his car.

My Take: With Artificial Intelligence it's only gotten worse.

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Reporter's Notebook: The Uncomfortable Truths I Uncovered About Black Childhood I spent months talking with Black folks for my series, "Lost Innocence: The Adultification of Black Children." Here's what I learned.

My Take: The sad part is we're still talking about a lot of this stuff year after year. This is a series we've spotlighted every February for the past couple of years.

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Black unemployment reaches recession levels When President Donald Trump took office for the second time last year, experts predicted tough times for Black America, pointing to the Project 2025 government blueprint calling for slashing government spending and Trump’s own disdain for initiatives that increase Black employment in the U.S. workforce. Now, on the first anniversary of Trump’s chaotic second term, […]

'Black unemployment reaches recession levels'

🖋 Joseph Williams | Word In Black
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Fruits, veggies, and faith: The Daniel Fast explained The beginning of the year is prime time for thoughtful people to engage in introspection, prayer, and meditation — seeking clarity for the journey ahead. For people of faith, that reflection often takes the form of fasting, whether undertaken individually or as a community. For Christians, one of the most commonly observed fasts is drawn […]

'Fruits, veggies, and faith: The Daniel Fast explained'

🖋 Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware | Word In Black
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SAVE case signals troubling future Today, the greatest threat to Black educational futures is not a lack of talent or ambition — it’s the United States Supreme Court. In 2023, conservative justices ended affirmative action in higher education, dealing a blow to Black enrollment. Days later, the court blocked the Biden administration from administering broad-based student debt relief, a move […]

'SAVE case signals troubling future'

🖋 Braxton Brewington | Word In Black
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Black Children Aren’t Broken. America’s Education System Is It's time for a different approach — rooted in the past.

My Take: So we're no longer in the the 50s, 60s or 70s. These folks can't blame their parents and how things were then. What's the excuse now? Or are we still not ready to have that conversation?

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Education Dept. Scrambles as Civil Rights Backlog Explodes Hundreds of workers are being asked to come back to work on Dec. 15, 2026

My Take: No one should be surprised by this. This is literally one of the most racist administrations we've seen in the last century.

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'Sen. Raphael Warnock: ‘We’re a Nation in Crisis’'

🖋 Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware | Word In Black
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I never feared college would cost me my life. Today’s students do. I remember college as a place of possibility. We protested — yes — but we did so with sit-ins, with leaflets, with raised voices and locked arms. We marched and we sang “We Shall Overcome Someday.” We believed, perhaps naively, that collective courage and moral clarity could bend institutions toward justice, and that the struggle […]

'I never feared college would cost me my life. Today’s students do.'

🖋 Frances Murphy (Toni) Draper | AFRO Newspaper
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Here’s what doc appointments you need to make in 2026 As we look ahead to 2026, we need to continue to be proactive about our health care.  With an upcoming second Trump administration, some in the Black community are fearful of what that can mean for health care access. But there are some practical steps we can all take to continue to care for our […]

'Here’s what doc appointments you need to make in 2026'

🖋 Anissa Durham | Word in Black
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A tradition born on the eve of freedom On the night of Dec. 31, 1862, under cover of darkness and winter cold, groups of Americans of African descent — some free, others still enslaved — gathered quietly across the country. As the Civil War raged and their fate hung in the balance, Black men, women and children came together to observe Watch Night, […]

'A tradition born on the eve of freedom'

🖋 Rev. Dorothy Boulware | Word In Black
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‘Truth Is’ explores abortion, agency and growing up after Roe When it comes to “Truth Is,” her new young adult novel, acclaimed author Hannah V. Sawyerr pulls no punches. When her 17-year-old protagonist, an aspiring poet with a turbulent life who finds herself with an unwanted pregnancy, chooses abortion over motherhood, Sawyer affirms it as the right choice — full stop. The book “is a […]

'‘Truth Is’ explores abortion, agency and growing up after Roe'

🖋 Alvin Buyinza | Word In Black
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The work of healing doesn’t pause for the holidays. As we look ahead to a new year, add your voice to the Kellogg Racial Healing Poll and help shape the path forward.

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Staying healthy during holidays, winter season Christmas, Kwanzaa, and other end-of-year holidays typically mean travel followed by close indoor contact with friends or loved ones — near-perfect conditions for nasty airborne viruses to spread. And when it comes to communicable illnesses, experts say, this holiday season is going to be a doozy.  Though we’re barely a week into December, public health […]

'Staying healthy during holidays, winter season'

🖋 Jennifer Porter Gore | Word In Black
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Real change starts with real voices. Share your perspective in the Kellogg Racial Healing Poll and help move our communities forward.
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Your voice matters. Take part in the Kellogg Racial Healing Audience Poll and help shape national conversations on healing, equity, and community.
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Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among Black women in the United States. 👉 Visit bit.ly/3JUKu8A to take the survey.
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Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among Black women in the United States. 👉 Visit https://bit.ly/3JUKu8A to take the survey.
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Clergy in Philly are using their POWER to help the Working Class With property taxes climbing, especially in Black and working-class neighborhoods, this principle remains out of reach for Philadelphians.

#WordinBlack Like many big cities, #Philadelphia is facing a housing affordability crisis.

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Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among African American women.

We want to hear from you — your story can help change the narrative and improve access to care.

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Sudan: In the Face of Dastardly Acts, the World Remains Silent

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Inside the Soon-to-Open Obama Presidential Center The library will be a community hub on Chicago’s South Side.

Inside the Soon-to-Open Obama Presidential Center

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A Safe Space to Heal the Mental Health Emergency Among Black Men Amid rising mental-health risks for Black men, there’s a growing push to meet them where they are — neighborhood barber shops.

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No Wonder the Right Suppresses Lessons on the Constitution Educator and activist Jesse Hagopian writes that teaching truth doesn’t harm kids — it prepares them to fight for justice.

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Charlie Kirk Commentary Political Violence | Word In Black Charlie Kirk commentary political violence argues that clichéd condemnations miss root causes. The op-ed says violent rhetoric fuels violence and erodes democracy.

Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler says Charlie Kirk’s killing highlights how hate-filled rhetoric breeds violent outcomes. 🗣️ This isn’t just about politics — it’s about the safety of marginalized communities. #PoliticalViolence #WordInBlack #BlackVoices #StopTheHate

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John Robinson on Blacklight On Sports Podcast John Robinson joins Blacklight On Sports to talk coaching, mentoring, and his legacy in Twin Cities basketball and education. Watch or listen now.

🎙️ This week on Blacklight On Sports:
We talk with John Robinson — educator, coach, and lifelong mentor to Twin Cities youth.
Stream the full episode on YouTube or your favorite podcast app.
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