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J. California Cooper and the Art of Saying It Plain
Long before the literary world fully learned how t
Eldzier Cortor Knew Beauty Was Political
Across Chicago interiors, Sea Islands studies, and
Bobby E. Wright Saw the System Clearly
Long before “structural racism” became common
The Diplomat Inside the Movement
Andrew Young helped turn protest into legislation,
The Revolutionary in Monroe
Before “Black Power” became a slogan, Robert F
Before the Renaissance, There Was Corrothers
Long before Harlem became shorthand for Black mode
The Afterlife of Things
For decades, Willie Cole has made sculpture, print
Hosea Williams and the Uses of Defiance
He was militant, maddening, indispensable: a field
Wanda Coleman Knew What Los Angeles Was Made Of
The poet, critic, performer and chronicler of work
Roy Wilkins and the Politics of Staying Power
For more than four decades at the NAACP, Wilkins p
J. California Cooper and the Art of Saying It Plain
Long before the literary world fully learned how to value intimacy, oral tradition, and Black women’s interior lives, Cooper was already building a universe out of them.
Eldzier Cortor Knew Beauty Was Political
Across Chicago interiors, Sea Islands studies, and sensual, unsettling portraits, he made art that insisted Black life deserved grandeur without simplification.
Bobby E. Wright Saw the System Clearly
Long before “structural racism” became common language, Wright argued that Black mental health could not be understood apart from power, policy, and white supremacy.
The Diplomat Inside the Movement
Andrew Young helped turn protest into legislation, then tried to turn moral authority into political and economic power, at home and abroad.
The Revolutionary in Monroe
Before “Black Power” became a slogan, Robert F. Williams was already insisting that Black Americans had the right to defend their lives, their homes, and their dignity — and
Before the Renaissance, There Was Corrothers
Long before Harlem became shorthand for Black modernity, James D. Corrothers was wrestling on the page with dialect, dignity, ambition, and the hard politics of being a Black write
The Afterlife of Things
For decades, Willie Cole has made sculpture, prints, and installations from shoes, irons, bottles, and blow dryers—forcing ordinary objects to confess the histories they carry.
Hosea Williams and the Uses of Defiance
He was militant, maddening, indispensable: a field general of the civil rights movement whose legacy stretches from Bloody Sunday to the fight over who gets fed, housed, heard, and
Wanda Coleman Knew What Los Angeles Was Made Of
The poet, critic, performer and chronicler of working-class Black life turned the city’s noise, hunger, danger and desire into one of the fiercest bodies of literature America pr
Roy Wilkins and the Politics of Staying Power
For more than four decades at the NAACP, Wilkins proved that persistence, coalition-building, and legal pressure could be as revolutionary as protest.
How New Yorker Howard Bennet fought to make Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a national holiday
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. This ended the life of one of the 20th century’s most revered and influential figures.
How New Yorker Howard Bennet fought to make Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a national holiday
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. This ended the life of one of the 20th century’s most revered and influential figures.
Black entpreneurs and business leaders who help shape and drive our economies.
Where the Neighborhood Reads Aloud
Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books is a Germantown storefront built like a living room—part café, part bookstore, part civic commons—where Marc Lamont Hill’s public intellectua
The Hot Dog Gospel In OKC
Monte’s Gourmet Dogs serves friendship first—and then, if you’re lucky, the best gator étouffée you didn’t know you needed.
The Crown Makers: Historic and Contemporary Black-Owned Milliners
The Crown Makers: Historic and Contemporary Black-Owned Milliners
Rooms of Our Own
Black hoteliers across the United States are quietly remaking the hospitality industry—one Brooklyn brownstone, Virginia horse farm and Mississippi inn at a time.
Brewing Black Futures: How Five Black-Owned Cafés Are Redefining American Coffee Culture
From Oakland to Chicago, these entrepreneurs are stitching community, culture and commerce into every latte — proving that for many Black business owners, a café is more than ju
Inside the Quiet Dismantling of America’s Only Minority-Business Agency — and the Entrepreneurs Left Stranded
The Quiet Dismantling of America’s Only Minority-Business Agency AND the Entrepreneurs Left Stranded Share fb tw ln pin fb tw ln pin By KOLUMN Magazine The first sign that someth
Where the Neighborhood Reads Aloud
Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books is a Germantown storefront built like a living room—part café, part bookstore, part civic commons—where Marc Lamont Hill’s public intellectua
The Hot Dog Gospel In OKC
Monte’s Gourmet Dogs serves friendship first—and then, if you’re lucky, the best gator étouffée you didn’t know you needed.
The Crown Makers: Historic and Contemporary Black-Owned Milliners
The Crown Makers: Historic and Contemporary Black-Owned Milliners
Rooms of Our Own
Black hoteliers across the United States are quietly remaking the hospitality industry—one Brooklyn brownstone, Virginia horse farm and Mississippi inn at a time.
Brewing Black Futures: How Five Black-Owned Cafés Are Redefining American Coffee Culture
From Oakland to Chicago, these entrepreneurs are stitching community, culture and commerce into every latte — proving that for many Black business owners, a café is more than ju
Inside the Quiet Dismantling of America’s Only Minority-Business Agency — and the Entrepreneurs Left Stranded
The Quiet Dismantling of America’s Only Minority-Business Agency AND the Entrepreneurs Left Stranded Share fb tw ln pin fb tw ln pin By KOLUMN Magazine The first sign that someth
This month, the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) in Montgomery is recognizing Claudette Colvin in visual fashion through its acquisition of “Rooted”, an artistic tribute to the civil rights pioneer by Traci Mims, the talented multi-genre artist represented by Black Art in America.
