News

Born inside a California prison in 1979, Black August honors Black freedom fighters and political prisoners through study, fasting, training, and struggle.

Gerren Price and the DowntownDC BID are behind a 400 million dollar plan to reimagine the District's core, with culture and inclusion at the center.

The couple helped orchestrate Donovan Mitchell's proposal to Coco Jones, and they introduced Normani to DK Metcalf. Cupid has a whole roster.

Moet Hennessy sold its stake in the whisky brand it co-launched with Beyonce in 2024. She now owns every percent of a brand named for her great-grandfather, a Prohibition era moonshiner.

Founder Donovan Woodberry will unveil the membership launch at Sugar Hill, an invite only milestone celebration marking the organization's shift from years of community service into a year round community people can join.

Paine College in Augusta erased outstanding institutional balances, clearing the way for former Lions to return and complete their degrees.

Senator Raphael Warnock's ban on private equity firms mass-purchasing single-family homes is now federal law.

Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III, and a coalition of civil rights groups have called a new March on Washington for August 28 to defend voting rights.

The Louisiana Democrat will not seek reelection after a Supreme Court ruling gutted the state's second majority-Black seat. He is headed back to the state Senate.

Alameda County supervisors voted unanimously to adopt a sweeping plan for Black residents, with cash payments still on the table.

For over a decade, Pure Poetry Live has turned first Thursdays into a home for Black spoken word, drawing hundreds a night to the DC stage.

A federal study found that Black dads who live with their children are the most involved fathers in the country. Here are the numbers the evening news never showed you.

The DMV's best known custom grillz house expanded from its Maryland roots into a new Northeast DC shop at 2201 Channing Street NE.

After two rejections from the Patent and Trademark Office, Philomina Kane announced that Satin-Lined Hoodie is now a registered trademark owned by her brand, KIN Apparel.

A Black founder built one of America's fastest-growing whiskey brands. Her fight with a lender is real, and it is more complicated than any caption.

Susan Heyward plays Sister Sage, the most intelligent character in The Boys, and her real career is a decades-long masterclass in range and persistence.

Ben Crump, Al Sharpton, Colin Kaepernick, Tyler Perry, and Byron Allen have stepped forward to fund an independent investigation, cover costs, and demand answers in the death of the 18-year-old Mississippi athlete.

MelaninCon hosted the inaugural Champagne Reign on Sunday, June 28, 2026, at Realm Rooftop Bar and Lounge in the Shaw neighborhood, bringing together hundreds of Black entrepreneurs, creatives, and community leaders for an afternoon centered on a shared belief: the resources our community needs already exist among us, and the work is placing those resources into one another’s hands.