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Storytelling, Sisterhood, and Strength: The SHE-Roe Mega Event Comes to Central State University

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Black Innovators in Hospitality Leadership: Shaping the Future of Travel

Black Innovators in Hospitality Leadership: Shaping the Future of Travel

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D’Angelo, Neo-Soul Architect and Cultural Touchstone, Dies at 51

D’Angelo, Neo-Soul Architect and Cultural Touchstone, Dies at 51

October 14, 2025

Travel Trends

Black Innovators in Hospitality Leadership: Shaping the Future of Travel

Black Innovators in Hospitality Leadership: Shaping the Future of Travel

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Honoring the Legacy: Black Jockeys Who Defined the Kentucky Derby

Honoring the Legacy: Black Jockeys Who Defined the Kentucky Derby

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Travel & Hospitality Watch: Black Leadership Still Lagging in the Hospitality Industry — What It Means for Black Travelers and Professionals

Travel & Hospitality Watch: Black Leadership Still Lagging in the Hospitality Industry — What It Means for Black Travelers and Professionals

December 14, 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Book Release: Love Vs Bacon

Book Release: Love Vs Bacon

April 1, 2026
Charlamagne Tha God and iHeartMedia Expand Partnership, Shaping the Future of Audio

Charlamagne Tha God and iHeartMedia Expand Partnership, Shaping the Future of Audio

January 3, 2026
D’Angelo, Neo-Soul Architect and Cultural Touchstone, Dies at 51

D’Angelo, Neo-Soul Architect and Cultural Touchstone, Dies at 51

October 14, 2025

Education Trends

Spelman College Receives $21,000 Grant to Strengthen Campus Domestic Violence Prevention Efforts

Spelman College Receives $21,000 Grant to Strengthen Campus Domestic Violence Prevention Efforts

December 30, 2025
Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl Announces 2025 Head Coaches

Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl Announces 2025 Head Coaches

February 10, 2025
Spreading Holiday Joy: The Urban Trendsetters and iHeart Radio Toys for Tots Giveaway Brings Smiles to Over 1,500 Families

Spreading Holiday Joy: The Urban Trendsetters and iHeart Radio Toys for Tots Giveaway Brings Smiles to Over 1,500 Families

January 10, 2025

Black Media Today

Indianapolis Police Claimed a Black Teen Pointed a Gun at an Officer. The Bodycam Shows Otherwise
- Phenix S Halley

Indianapolis police officer accuses Black teen of attempting to fire a gun at her... But the bodycam footage tells a different story. Read More [...]

The Root
The Most Powerful Speeches From The ‘All Roads Lead to the South’ March
- Rashad Grove

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Selma and Montgomery to protest the SCOTUS ruling to strike down the Voting Rights Act. Read More [...]

The Root
15 Best Summer TV Shows With Black Leads to Watch This Summer
- B.Kadijat Towolawi
15 Best Summer TV Shows With Black Leads to Watch This Summer

Summer is almost here, and we've curated the ultimate television show lineup featuring strong Black leads that is guaranteed to keep your whole family entertained. Read More [...]

The Root
Lisa Wu Responds to Property Fraud Allegations
- Fisher Jack
Lisa Wu Responds to Property Fraud Allegations

*Former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Lisa Wu is fighting back against serious legal accusations. The “RHOA” alum has been accused of helping defraud a longtime friend out of a Read More [...]

EURweb | Black News, Culture, Entertainment & More
Druski rounds up Cardi B, Jamie Foxx and more for BET Awards promo as Black Hollywood gets ready for culture’s biggest night
- Bobby Pen
Druski rounds up Cardi B, Jamie Foxx and more for BET Awards promo as Black Hollywood gets ready for culture’s biggest night

The comedian and 2026 BET Awards host appears in a new star-studded promo with Cardi B, Jamie Foxx, John Legend Read More [...]

TheGrio
A Louisville mother hid a camera in her son’s locs. Now, she’s fighting for answers
- Bobby Pen
A Louisville mother hid a camera in her son’s locs. Now, she’s fighting for answers

Tiphanee Lee says she placed a recording device in her 7-year-old’s locs after growing concerned about how the nonverbal autistic Read More [...]

TheGrio
Jermaine Jackson Hit With 6.5 Million Dollar Default Judgment in Rape Lawsuit
- Fisher Jack
Jermaine Jackson Hit With 6.5 Million Dollar Default Judgment in Rape Lawsuit

*Jermaine Jackson, the 71-year-old singer and former Jackson 5 member, has been ordered to pay more than $6.5 million to a woman who accused him of rape. On May 14 Read More [...]

EURweb | Black News, Culture, Entertainment & More
A Comedian May Have Just Revealed the Real Reason Behind the Key and Peele Split
- Shanelle Genai
A Comedian May Have Just Revealed the Real Reason Behind the Key and Peele Split

Thanks to comedian Akilah Hughes, fans may have some insight into the end of comedians Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele's partnership. And now Key is responding. Read More [...]

The Root
The Strange Marriage Between Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley
- Angela Johnson
The Strange Marriage Between Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley

Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley's marriage only lasted two years, but it was one of the most high-profile couplings in history. We're taking you inside their love story. Read More [...]

The Root
Celebrate Black Joy: This Week’s Best Uplifting Moments
- Bridgette Bartlett
Celebrate Black Joy: This Week’s Best Uplifting Moments

These days, it is easy to feel like the world is on fire: all of our bills are too high, we’re at war with Iran, the government is…well, you know how stressful politics is right now. Read More [...]

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LIFESTYLE

Remember the Time Trump Laid His Hands on the Image of God?
- Wayne Ince
Remember the Time Trump Laid His Hands on the Image of God?

The image was fake. The blasphemy was not. READ MORE[...]

Partisan Gerrymandering is Racism, and its Supporters are Racists
- William Spivey
Partisan Gerrymandering is Racism, and its Supporters are Racists

The people who broke voting rights want credit for being colorblind. READ MORE[...]

Elon Musk Thinks the Most Beautiful Woman in the World Must be White
- William Spivey
Elon Musk Thinks the Most Beautiful Woman in the World Must be White

How a mythic beauty became a mirror for modern bias. READ MORE[...]

Will You Be Ready When Jim Crow 2.0 Comes?
- William Spivey
Will You Be Ready When Jim Crow 2.0 Comes?

The people redrawing the lines aren’t waiting — neither can we. READ MORE[...]

The New Southern Strategy is Limiting Black Political Power
- Dr. Allison Wiltz
The New Southern Strategy is Limiting Black Political Power

An analysis of recent efforts to disenfranchise Black Americans. READ MORE[...]

KINGDOM NEWS

More Americans say religion is gaining influence, but most want churches out of politics, survey finds

A growing share of Americans believe religion is becoming more influential in public life, but most still oppose churches endorsing political candidates or taking sides in day-to-day political debates, according READ MORE[...]

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Nicaea accelerated Christianity's break from Jewish roots, German theologian argues in essay

A recently published scholarly essay contends that the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. was a turning point not only in Christian theology but in the institutional separation of the READ MORE[...]

Christian Daily International | RSS
German foundation presents Bible adapted for people with dementia

A Christian media organization in Germany has released a simplified Bible designed for people living with dementia, offering biblical stories in plain language alongside colorful illustrations intended to evoke long-held READ MORE[...]

Christian Daily International | RSS
To heal from loss we must embrace grief to find new life

Migrating to another country carries with it many kinds of trauma, which need to be properly processed on the pathway to good mental health. Scripture maps that pathway well in READ MORE[...]

Christian Daily International | RSS
Irish lawmakers reject effort to remove remaining abortion barriers

Irish lawmakers voted down a bill Tuesday intended to remove remaining barriers to abortion access, in a proposal criticized by the leader of the national evangelical alliance as “cynical” and READ MORE[...]

Christian Daily International | RSS
German missions organization marks 75th anniversary with intercultural open house attracting 3,000 visitors

More than 3,000 people attended a 75th anniversary event hosted by the German missions organization DMG on May 10, as the group transformed its headquarters in southwest Germany into a READ MORE[...]

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