"At a time where the range of Black male emotions in mainstream culture were restricted by corporate desires for the most simplistic versions of Black masculinity—you were some riffs of “Shaft” or Jimmie “JJ” Walker—Ronnie Dyson was simply too emotive." medium.com/@tnimixtape/why-c…

Stevie Wonder: "Master Blaster (Jammin') | 1981 #BlackMusicMonth

The Beat Did Not Die. It Found Another Body | Jeffrey Page The brilliance of Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners' Surreal Montage is it doesn't treat Black music as a straight line, but rather as a circle. newsone.com/6863219/sinners-… | @newsone

As a Black Woman in the Food Industry, I Found the Mentor I Needed in Edna Lewis A half-century after "The Taste of Country Cooking" transformed American foodways, Edna Lewis' voice and vision still nourish the Black women chefs who follow in her footsteps. foodandwine.com/edna-lewis-l…

The Episcopal saint whose journey for social justice took many forms, from sit-ins to priesthood "July 1 is the annual feast day for Episcopal saint Pauli Murray, the first Black woman to be ordained by the denomination." miamiherald.com/opinion/us-v…

'The New York Knicks won their first NBA championship in more than 50 years, but this victory is bigger than basketball. Generations of Black New Yorkers who helped shape the team's identity are finally getting their moment.' thegrio.com/2026/06/14/knick… | @theGrio

"The refusal of the US government to admit Somali referee Omar Artan is a reminder that the United States has a long history of using sports as a tool of exclusion, especially when it comes to African and African-descended athletes." africasacountry.com/2026/06/… | @africasacountry

They used to do WHAT with mixtapes?! 🤔📼⏲ @DearSommer and @donwill break down the craziest ways mixtapes are preserved. Tap in 🔊⬇️

Migrants deported from US, including an Iranian woman, arrive in Central African Republic "The Central African Republic, a deeply impoverished country plagued by conflict, is one of at least nine African nations with this type of agreement." apnews.com/article/central-a… | @AP

My article co-authored with Will Paul on "The Authoritarian Assault on Education Is an Assault on Democracy" laprogressive.com/education-…

Al Green. Ann Peebles. Photo Credit: Bud Lee (1971) #BlackMusicMonth

Hear the great voices in jazz that have recorded for Blue Note including Gabrielle Cavassa, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Dianne Reeves & Cassandra Wilson on our Vocal Jazz playlist: bluenote.lnk.to/JazzVocals

The trauma and hope behind Haiti's rare World Cup appearance "When we put the shirt on, it's more than a normal game. We are the first independent black nation in the world. We have a lot of history. We have to assume this role." bbc.com/sport/football/artic… | @BBC

Three Black men were exonerated after spending nearly 30 years in prison for the 1997 killing of a Philadelphia woman, despite no physical evidence tying them to the crime. Prosecutors said the case relied on unreliable eyewitness testimony and flawed forensic findings. This is why we keep demanding truth, accountability, and justice in a system that too often steals the futures of our people. Wrongful convictions destroy families, rob generations, and can never truly be repaid.

The world finally catches up to Bob Kaufman, unsung hero of Beat Generation sfchronicle.com/entertainmen… | @sfchronicle

A conversation with UVA’s @aydeethegreat about ‘Being Dope’ 'The book is part personal narrative, part critique of power structures in America.' vpm.org/news/2026-03-13/uva-…

Long before African Americans were granted their freedom in law, extremely brave and intelligent enslaved people were leading their own revolutions and freeing themselves from the shackles placed around their feet.

“I have folded my sorrows into the mantle of summer night/ Allowing each brief sorrow its allotted space in time….” This marvel of a poem should be widely cherished. poets.org/poem/i-have-folded…

Jamaican beach access campaigners go to court to fight privatisation of coast Activists are challenging colonial-era law and demanding ‘free, legal, unfettered, forever rights’ to use beaches theguardian.com/news/2026/ju…

Daphy Michel, a Haitian asylum seeker, died from hypothermia after federal custody release. Family plans lawsuit against ICE. Debate on detainee treatment and asylum processes continues. afro.com/medical-examiner-ru…