History happened all around me in 1972 when the National Black Political Convention brought 10,000 delegates to Gary, Indiana to push for change.
Author: Nichelle Smith, USA TODAY
Column: John Lewis pledged his heart and body to redeem a nation’s soul
John Lewis was the last lion of the Civil Rights Movement and its moral compass. He never stopped putting his body on the line in the name of freedom.
Jamaica’s Calabash Festival a literary treasure on the beach
The biennial celebration of words and music aims to get Jamaican writers to tell Jamaican stories and share that talent with the world.
Ralph Northam was far from alone: Why blackface keeps coming up
Some people would argue that they are just having fun in wearing blackface. But its history in stereotyping blacks is too painful for many to bear.
In search of Wakanda: A new world of black agency and identity
Black Panther’s idyllic Wakanda resonates with African Americans and also helps explain black migrations for freedom, from slavery to the present.