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Ta-Nehisi Coates teaches at Howard University, where he's the Sterling Brown endowed chair in the English department. Carol Lee Rose/Getty Images Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates says he long felt the pull to visit Africa — and yet it was a trip he kept putting off. "When you're Black in this country, Africa — or the story that's told about Africa — is a weight," Coates says. "I always knew it was […]

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution in a sweeping federal indictment. Federal agents arrested the music mogul in the lobby of a midtown Manhattan hotel last night (Sept. 16) on charges of this sealed indictment, now unsealed. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams confirmed the 54-year-old record exec and artist was in custody. He is expected to be arraigned today in […]

Participants speak during an event June 26 at Rocky's Barber Shop in Atlanta, hosted by the Donald Trump campaign and billed as a "Black American Business Leaders Round Table," in advance of a presidential debate between President Biden and Trump. From left are lobbyist Rufus Montgomery, radio host Shelley Wynter, Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, Marc KD Boyd, founder of Helping Empower Youth, Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., Rocky Jones, barbershop owner, […]

A makeshift memorial for Michael Brown stands in the street on Sept. 11, 2015, in Ferguson, Mo. Brown's death prompted nationwide protests and a White House report on American policing. Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images Annissa McCaskill remembers exactly where she was when she heard about Michael Brown. “I was home on a Saturday folding laundry and I opened up Facebook and I saw an image of a body laying,” she […]

Darryl George of Mont Belvieu, Texas, faced multiple suspensions for not cutting his hair. Michael Wyke/AP A federal judge has dismissed most of the claims in a lawsuit filed by a Black Texas high school student who alleged that school officials had violated his civil rights by insisting he cut his hair to fit school policy. Darryl George’s battle with Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu (a town roughly […]