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A Needle, a Verdict
In Alice Beasley’s hands, cotton and silk become
Send Freedom House
In Pittsburgh’s Hill District, Black paramedics
Harlem, in Bronze
In the 1930s and ’40s, Richmond Barthé became o
Sojourner Truth, Detroit, and the Price of a Key
The fight over a public housing development at Sev
Two Missing. Two Americas.
The kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie shows how quickly
A House Where the Walls Talk Back
Bibbs’ art insists that Black life is not an “
The Strategist in Plain Sight
Nash helped teach a movement how to win—one lunc
Power, and a New Kind of Politics
Randolph understood that dignity wasn’t a slogan
What Happened to Laura Nelson’s Baby?
The story Oklahoma tried to bury—of a mother, a
The Woman Who Kept Harlem Talking
In her “Ebony Flute” column, Bennett made art
A Needle, a Verdict
In Alice Beasley’s hands, cotton and silk become evidence: of who gets remembered, who gets mourned, and how American power actually moves.
Send Freedom House
In Pittsburgh’s Hill District, Black paramedics built modern emergency medicine—then watched the city dismantle the very institution that proved it could save lives.
Harlem, in Bronze
In the 1930s and ’40s, Richmond Barthé became one of the most sought-after figurative sculptors in America. His reward was fame, then neglect—and a quiet afterlife in museums
Sojourner Truth, Detroit, and the Price of a Key
The fight over a public housing development at Seven Mile and Fenelon was never just about apartments. It was about who could move, who could stay, and who the law would protect.
Two Missing. Two Americas.
The kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie shows how quickly attention turns into manpower. The disappearance of Cajairah Fraise shows how easily urgency evaporates.
A House Where the Walls Talk Back
Bibbs’ art insists that Black life is not an “issue” but an inheritance—and that collecting, teaching, and building institutions can be forms of protection.
The Strategist in Plain Sight
Nash helped teach a movement how to win—one lunch counter, one jail cell, one unbroken
Power, and a New Kind of Politics
Randolph understood that dignity wasn’t a slogan. It was a contract, a paycheck, and a ballot.
What Happened to Laura Nelson’s Baby?
The story Oklahoma tried to bury—of a mother, a son, a spectacle lynching, and a youngest child who survives in rumor, records, and the silence of official history.
The Woman Who Kept Harlem Talking
In her “Ebony Flute” column, Bennett made art news feel like street music—broadcasting a generation’s ambitions while building institutions that outlasted its headlines.
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.
