We are still charged with meeting the challenge that Frederick Douglass issued
I ask of this Independence Day: What to Black Americans is the Fourth of July?
Sports
Do the right thing … change the name of Washington’s NFL team
The kinship Native people have with Black people can be felt in this transformative moment
Sports
Top hoops recruit Makur Maker chooses Howard in a game-changer for HBCUs
The 6-11 star says he hopes his decision inspires others to consider historically black colleges
Culture
Watch: ‘The Undefeated Presents: ‘Hamilton’ In-Depth’ with Kelley Carter
An intimate chat with nine members of the cast about the film, its enduring influence, the American experiment and more
Sports
Maya Moore, making a difference: ‘This is the epitome of using your platform’
The face of women’s basketball accomplished something greater than helping a city win a championship: She helped a man win his freedom.
Culture
This is what white people can do
Study what your forefathers did, then do the opposite
Culture
America is facing a reckoning over race, but we’ve seen this before
Our history shows African Americans make gains, but are stopped short of full equality
Sports
The noose in Bubba Wallace’s garage is a reminder of America’s violent past
Professor Gerald L. Smith discusses the history of nooses and lynchings in America
Source: NFL plans to play Black national anthem before Week 1 games
Sports
Monty Williams: ‘We have a lot to gain from being in Orlando’
Suns head coach discusses leading his young squad in NBA’s restart
Culture
Now is the time to rename Washington’s NFL team
This racist reminder of America’s historic atrocities needs to be removed
Culture
Five years ago, ‘Hamilton’ turned a revolution into a revelation — what now?
As Black Lives Matter protesters fill the streets, a show that portrays the Founding Fathers as Black and brown men gets its first national broadcast
Culture
‘Hamilton,’ which started as a mixtape, eventually got to the real thing
The star-studded soundtrack helped cement hip-hop’s place on Broadway
The Uplift
‘Another Act’: André Holland talks life after ‘Moonlight’, playing a sports agent in ‘High Flying Bird’ and his newest projects
Also, he discusses the importance of theater and his Netflix show ‘The Eddy’
Sports
Effa Manley fought for social justice and the Negro Leagues
More than 80 years ago, the co-owner of the Newark Eagles used her platform to impact society
Culture
Hip-hop finally gets the government stamp of approval
The four new postage stamps are dope, but long overdue
Culture
I look at Breonna Taylor and see myself
Every day that Louisville fails to arrest those officers, they devalue my life and others like me
Culture
The day my old identity died
As Pride Month came to an end, some are still meditating on the significance
Sports
Cam Newton and the Patriots – what’s not to love?
“Killa Cam” teaming up with Bill Belichick is a union with plenty of intrigue
Sports
The ‘comma effect’ on bias and Black lives
That grammatical pause helps explain how racism thrives
Sports
Chris Paul on the importance of voting: ‘You really have a voice’
The All-Star point guard spoke to high school players as part of Michelle Obama’s voting initiative
Sports
100 years after the Negro Leagues’ inaugural season, its brightest star is honored
Oscar Charleston’s headstone is replaced with one that recognizes his contribution to the league