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Kanye West ‘didn’t want to have children’ with his ex-wife Kim Kardashian.

Atlanta Daily World - April 3, 2025

The controversial rapper married the reality star in 2014 and they became parents to four kids - North, 11, Saint, nine, Chicago, seven, and...

What is apartheid? New book for young readers explains South Africa’s racist system

Courier Newsroom - March 29, 2025

Liberation struggle: Soweto students protest in 1976 against having to use the Afrikaans language at school. Mike Mzileni/AFP/Getty Images by Xolisa Guzula, University of Cape...

This Week In Black History Feb 19-25, 2025

Courier Newsroom - February 20, 2025

FEBRUARY 19 1919—The “first” Pan African Congress is held bringing together prominent Blacks from throughout the world to chart a program for Black unity and...

From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture

The Conversation - February 4, 2025

Producers Fast Eddie and Joe Smooth mix at DJ International Studios in Chicago in 1990. Innovation was at the forefront of house and hip-hop....

Claressa Shields’ Historic Heavyweight Battle: Fighting for Legacy, Respect, and a Third Undisputed Crown

Ebony JJ Curry, Senior Reporter - January 31, 2025

Claressa Shields is stepping into the ring again, but this time, history is on the line in a way that goes beyond just another...

This Week In Black History January 29-February 4

Courier Newsroom - January 29, 2025

JANUARY 29 1837—The great Russian literary genius Alexander Pushkin dies on this day as a result of a duel. He is generally considered Russia’s...

Cynthia Erivo, Colman Domingo, & more react to Oscar nominations

Black Information Network - January 26, 2025

Several Black stars are celebrating their Oscar nominations. On Thursday (January 23), the nominees for the 97th annual Academy Awards were unveiled, and several Black...

Exclusive: How Netflix Doc ‘Makayla’s Voice’ Details Powerful Journey Of Non-Verbal Teen With Autism

A.R. Shaw, Executive Editor - January 23, 2025

The Netflix documentary “Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World,” follows the powerful journey of Makayla Cain, a 14-year-old who has a rare form...

This Week In Black History January 8-14, 2025

Courier Newsroom - January 10, 2025

January 8 1866—Fisk University is founded in Nashville, Tenn., for recently freed slaves by the American Missionary Association. The college grows to become one...

Why Quincy Jones should be prominently featured in US music education − his absence reflects how racial segregation still shapes American classrooms

The Conversation - December 16, 2024

Quincy Jones conducts an orchestra in Rome in May 2004. Frank Micelotta/Getty Images by Philip Ewell, Hunter College Quincy Jones, who died on Nov. 3, 2024, at...

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