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Arts & Culture

‘Animating ancestors’: Ignored Black architects of American imagination 

NORAL PARHAM -
As American animation continues to push forward, the artists who draw some of its most memorable images remain largely absent from the historical record. However, the story...
Community Voices

Truth demands action: Rethinking King, Malcolm and us

CAMIKE JONES -
As we observe Black History Month, 2026, it is imperative to address two truths.  First, “they” did not give us the shortest month of the...
Frontpage Headline

Black history month: Honoring Black health leaders from past to present 

HANNA RAUWORTH -
As Black History Month continues, communities across the country are taking time to recognize the individuals whose work has shaped American life, advanced equity and improved...
Education

Books on Black history and Black life for kids

TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER -
Everybody in your family has stories to share. Your parents have told you some, no doubt. Your grandparents have offered few, too, and aunties and...
Frontpage Headline

Black innovation is American history: The overlooked legacy that built our everyday world

NORAL PARHAM -
As Black History Month continues, the conversation often turns to enduring struggles and cultural triumphs. However, in the halls of the Indiana Statehouse, City-County...
Sports

How Fritz Pollard integrated football and beyond

NORAL PARHAM -
In the depths of American sports, some pioneers are celebrated, their stories woven into the complex fabric of national identity. Others, like Frederick Douglass...
Opinion

College football ignores King’s legacy on its biggest stage.

DANNY BRIDGES -
When you live as long as l have, you will, from time to time, see something you can't believe or even remotely understand.  For the...
Community Voices

Freedom Day: A reckoning with January 1

CAMIKE JONES -
Most Americans think of New Year’s Eve as a night of celebration, filled with excited anticipation of New Year’s Day. But for millions of...
Frontpage Headline

Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86

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By KIMBERLY CHANDLER, Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped...
Black History Matters

Killing King. Again.

LARRY SMITH -
Shortly before Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, a Harris Poll found that 75% of Americans disapproved of him. Yes, three out of four....
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