Born 100 years ago today as Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska and known primarily as Malcolm X,  El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz‎ was an African-American minister for the Nation of Islam ...

by John S. Rosenberg via harvardmagazine.com Claudine Gay, Cowett professor of Government and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University, and Dean of Social Science within the Fa… ...

General James has considered the armory at 142nd Street and Fifth Avenue his second home for more than 60 years. Before he retired, his military career in the New York Army National Guard had spanned ...

General James has considered the armory at 142nd Street and Fifth Avenue his second home for more than 60 years. Before he retired, his military career in the New York Army National Guard had spanned ...

We talk about how African Americans invented rock and roll. We talk about the great musicians Scott Joplin and W.C. Handy, the giant of ragtime and the “Father of the Blues.” Before rock and roll was ...

Protest is powerful – so much so, it is listed as a right in the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment. But when marching is not an option, there are other ways to keep fighting for justice.

Gospel music existed before Georgia native Thomas Dorsey turned his ear and pen to it, but it was never the same after. Working most famously as the piano player and musical director for blues legend ...

The United States Postal Service announced yesterday commemorative stamps honoring singing and dancing legends Marvin Gaye and Gregory Hines will be issued in 2019. Another portrait of Gaye, also ...

Keeth Smart became the first American to reach No. 1 in the world in saber fencing and later won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics. That he was black made it all the more compelling. In 19 minutes, ...

Welcome to the holiday season, Good Black News family! We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving – and are counting down the 25 days of Christmas now that it’s December. In what’s become a holiday ...

According to headcount.org, here is the list of voter registration deadlines in all 50 states. If you haven’t signed up already, sign up!