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The Man Who Walked Through Mississippi
How James Meredith forced the United States to dec
Before Integration, There Was Institution-Building
The Phoenix Society’s brief life in antebellum N
When Samuel L. Jackson Locked the Doors
Before he became one of the most recognizable acto
The Long Fight of Conrad Lynn
He was the first Black graduate of Syracuse Law, a
The Dressmakers Behind the Myth
Long before fashion houses became brands, Elizabet
Soul on the Ground
Floyd McKissick fought segregation in courtrooms a
When Harlem Reached Its Limit
The 1935 uprising began with one frightened crowd
The Museum Reopens, and So Does the Record
After two years of storm damage and renovation, th
The Making of Juliana Stratton
How Illinois’s lieutenant governor turned a brui
The Schoolmaster of Freedom
How Benjamin E. Mays helped shape the moral vocabu
The Man Who Walked Through Mississippi
How James Meredith forced the United States to decide whether citizenship was real, and why his life still resists the tidy mythology of the civil rights era.
Before Integration, There Was Institution-Building
The Phoenix Society’s brief life in antebellum New York reveals how Black reformers pursued equality not only through protest, but by building schools, networks, and a public cul
When Samuel L. Jackson Locked the Doors
Before he became one of the most recognizable actors in the world, Jackson was a Morehouse student radicalized by grief, Black Power, and a campus he believed was failing its own m
The Long Fight of Conrad Lynn
He was the first Black graduate of Syracuse Law, a defender of radicals, and a legal strategist for people mainstream institutions would not touch.
The Dressmakers Behind the Myth
Long before fashion houses became brands, Elizabeth Keckley and Ann Lowe shaped the public image of American womanhood—then watched others receive the credit, the ease, and the c
Soul on the Ground
Floyd McKissick fought segregation in courtrooms and on the street, then wagered his reputation on Soul City, an unfinished experiment in Black-led development that still feels ahe
When Harlem Reached Its Limit
The 1935 uprising began with one frightened crowd and one disappearing teenager. What followed became a turning point in how America understood race, urban unrest, and the cost of
The Museum Reopens, and So Does the Record
After two years of storm damage and renovation, the River Road African American Museum is again welcoming visitors back to Donaldsonville—restoring not just a building, but a Bla
The Making of Juliana Stratton
How Illinois’s lieutenant governor turned a bruising Senate primary into a test of power, representation and the future of Democratic politics.
The Schoolmaster of Freedom
How Benjamin E. Mays helped shape the moral vocabulary of the civil rights movement—and the generation that carried it forward.
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.
