As we observe Black Music Month, this 1958 Jet cover reflects a part of my mother’s public life that is sometimes overlooked. Her voice and artistry were part of the freedom movement, and music was one of the ways she contributed to the struggle for justice. Her artistry and her activism were never separate. #CorettaScottKing #BlackMusicMonth #JetMagazine #JetBeauty #MLK

Carol Anderson, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of African American Studies, will speak discuss moral and civic questions with U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock in connection with his new book. The event at 6 pm on June 20 at Glenn Memorial Church. Tickets: bit.ly/4urGzBs

I work at a bridal consignment shop where we sell secondhand wedding dresses. Last week, a young woman came in completely alone. No friends. No mom. No champagne. She found a dress she absolutely loved. It was $400. She quietly placed $200 on the counter and asked if she could put it on layaway because she was trying to save little by little after her fiancé recently lost his job. I looked at the tag and remembered the original owner had been trying to sell that dress for months. At one point she even told me: “I honestly just want it out of my closet.” So I pretended to check the computer and then said:

Joanna is one of my former students & I served on her honors thesis committee. Her speech today on being a present, engaged, & intentional community member or villager (“it takes a village”) was phenomenal. I am proud of her & look forward to seeing how she changes the world.

Lauryn Carter was in sixth grade when she lost her mother to cancer. By eighth grade, she set her sights on Georgia Tech — even though the schools in Americus, Georgia, didn’t offer much engineering curriculum. On Friday — with the aid of a Tech Promise scholarship — she will graduate debt-free as a first-generation college student with a degree in industrial systems and engineering. At the end of the ceremony, Lauryn will turn a special tassel that features a picture of her and her mother, whom she says has been with her every step of the way. After graduation, she’s headed to Texas to work for @pepsi. #WeCanDoThat #GT26 💪🎓💛🐝

Rawlin Lee Tate Jr. from Woodland High School in Stockbridge, Georgia takes 31 AP courses & becomes the school’s first black Male valedictorian. He earned over $1.3 million in college scholarship offers & he had no grade below a 98 in high school and was top of his class for years.

There is no higher honor than receiving a vote of confidence from your students. I am elated to have been selected as faculty member of the year by the Emory NAACP. I love teaching history and I am grateful that my students find value in my lectures and mentorship.

"Do you have an idea of how we could solve the Black maternal mortality crisis if we can't say 'Black?'" I could watch Democratic House Rep. Summer Lee bat around RFK Jr. all day. She's magnificent.

Greer issued a direct challenge to the audience on HBCUs, calling on individuals to think of themselves as philanthropists regardless of wealth. theeduledger.com/demographic…

My wife is traveling with a layover in Nashville and saw this ad from @MeharryMedical . I AM HERE FOR THIS! If you are going to do an airport ad, really any ad, if it isn’t something people will share and talk about, you’ve wasted your money. This is how you do an ad.

Spelman is moving from Reconstruction to Reconstruction with a historic $500M campaign, called Spelman Forward. We’re committing $325M (65%) to scholarships to ensure student access and opportunity remain at our core. The future is here! And we are Future-Ready! Read more: tinyurl.com/3nvr2m58 #SpelmanFoward

I had a hard day but this puts things in perspective.

Read All About It: African Americans, Marriage, and the Politics of Wedding Announcements in Black and White Newspapers tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… #BlackHistory #BlackLove

Keep the votes coming for @jair_knight #FlyHigher #d3hoops #d3dunks

Please vote for my former student Jair Knight in this dunking contest. @emorycollege

Food. HBCU swag giveaways. Amazing short films about HBCU history and culture. JASMINE GUY. Join us April 10 at Emory University. 2026HBCUFilmFest.eventbrite.…

On Harriet Tubman Day, we honor not only her courage but her tactical genius. Her leadership during the Combahee River Raid changed the course of history.

My MIL sat down across the table from me, one week postpartum, and matter-of-factly told me she’d like to pay for our house cleaner, since she didn’t leave nearby and couldn’t be as helpful as she’d like. This was my 3rd baby, but my 1st with my husband. The 2nd time I had a baby, my in-laws lived 2 doors down and were MIA. The 1st time I had a baby, I was a single mom. My mom went on vacation the next day. My MIL’s generosity re-wired my brain

A Virginia hospital faces a $6B reckoning after an abusive doctor is accused of systematically sterilizing hundreds of Black women without cause. atlantablackstar.com/2026/01…

Folks, you have 8 days left to get your submissions in for the 2026 HBCU Film Festival. We welcome 5-10 minute films about HBCU history and culture. hbcufilmfest.org