Some artists make music. Others create a feeling so distinct that the moment their voice enters a room, people recognize themselves inside the song. For more than two decades, Jill Scott has done exactly that.
Pushed to the edge, with no armor except their fury and spirit, transwomen – Black, Brown and all shades between – should have been centerstage. They put their bodies on the line and launched a movement that we know today as Pride.
Those words from the great futurist Octavia E. Butler was our foundational call to arms. We were spurred by the National Endowment for the Arts “Big Read” (celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence).
In times of political chaos, protecting your peace isn’t selfish; it’s essential. Dr. Tyra reminds us that your mental health deserves the same attention as the headlines.
Donny Hathaway says the nonprofit organization will create a space where culture, holistic healing and community meet mental health.
We asked nine Black women leaders to reflect on lessons learned from their mothers and the influence that shaped the stand-out women they are today.
In honor of Financial Literacy Month, we’re taking a moment to spotlight the women who changed the game when it comes to money, power, and ownership. These three women did more than break barriers in banking. They created new pathways forward.
Every year, Tax Day arrives with a familiar rhythm. Receipts are gathered. Returns are filed. Refunds are calculated and, for some, anticipated with relief. It is a moment that invites people to measure what they owe and what they might get back.
Authors, Activists, Artists Speak! History is not only what we inherit. It is what we choose to remember, to record, and to pass forward. For Black women, storytelling has always been an act of preservation and resistance—a way of holding onto truth when the official record refused to.
On the same night Michelle Obama and Kendrick Lamar were celebrated at the 2026 NAACP Image Awards, a reporter for Word In Black quietly made history of her own. Anissa Durham won the inaugural Outstanding Literary Work – Journalism award for “On Borrowed Time."