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December 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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From the oldest survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre to the youngest of the Freedom Riders, the world said goodbye in 2025 to people who changed our world. Watch Allison J. Davis's video tribute: bit.ly/3KLjBof
December 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
From the oldest survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre to the youngest of the Freedom Riders, the world said goodbye in 2025 to people who changed our world. Watch Allison J. Davis's video tribute: bit.ly/3KLjBof
When a Black real estate developer bought a sprawling property in Georgia, he had no idea it would lead to multiple citations and bench warrants. And as Greg Morrison reports, the situation is not unique. bit.ly/4q1aZcn
December 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
When a Black real estate developer bought a sprawling property in Georgia, he had no idea it would lead to multiple citations and bench warrants. And as Greg Morrison reports, the situation is not unique. bit.ly/4q1aZcn
Puerto Rican musical sensation Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl halftime show in February, and as contributor Eugene Holley Jr. reports, the roots of Afro-Puerto Rican music run deep. bit.ly/4azaDVu
December 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Puerto Rican musical sensation Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl halftime show in February, and as contributor Eugene Holley Jr. reports, the roots of Afro-Puerto Rican music run deep. bit.ly/4azaDVu
From the oldest survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre to the youngest of the Freedom Riders, the world said goodbye in 2025 to people who changed our world. Watch our video tribute: bit.ly/3KLjBof
December 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
From the oldest survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre to the youngest of the Freedom Riders, the world said goodbye in 2025 to people who changed our world. Watch our video tribute: bit.ly/3KLjBof
From Angie Stone to Sly Stone, and from the oldest survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre to the youngest of the Freedom Riders, the world said goodbye in 2025 to people who changed our world. Watch: bit.ly/3KLjBof
December 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
From Angie Stone to Sly Stone, and from the oldest survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre to the youngest of the Freedom Riders, the world said goodbye in 2025 to people who changed our world. Watch: bit.ly/3KLjBof
Five years ago, a community in Alabama's rural Black Belt got a badly needed brand new hospital. But three years later, lack of money forced it to shut down. As Greg Morrison reports, this is becoming a trend in rural America. bit.ly/4ovF420
December 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Five years ago, a community in Alabama's rural Black Belt got a badly needed brand new hospital. But three years later, lack of money forced it to shut down. As Greg Morrison reports, this is becoming a trend in rural America. bit.ly/4ovF420
When 111-year-old Tulsa Race Massacre survivor Viola Ford Fletcher died on Nov. 24, her fans were trying to raise enough money to buy her something she'd never had -- her own home. Now, they've come up with a good use for the money. bit.ly/48HDxAf
December 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
When 111-year-old Tulsa Race Massacre survivor Viola Ford Fletcher died on Nov. 24, her fans were trying to raise enough money to buy her something she'd never had -- her own home. Now, they've come up with a good use for the money. bit.ly/48HDxAf
Imagine you are Dorothy Jackson. You have a brain tumor. But the new, state-of-the-art hospital in your Alabama community is closed from lack of funds. Watch Greg Morrison's piece on a crisis afflicting rural America. bit.ly/4ovF420
December 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Imagine you are Dorothy Jackson. You have a brain tumor. But the new, state-of-the-art hospital in your Alabama community is closed from lack of funds. Watch Greg Morrison's piece on a crisis afflicting rural America. bit.ly/4ovF420
A special council in Haiti has cleared the way for an electoral calendar for the country's first elections since 2016. bit.ly/3KaenSF #Haiti
December 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A special council in Haiti has cleared the way for an electoral calendar for the country's first elections since 2016. bit.ly/3KaenSF #Haiti
Today is Giving Tuesday. Please consider a pledge to support the journalism that Black News & Views brings you. bit.ly/PledgeToBNV
December 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Today is Giving Tuesday. Please consider a pledge to support the journalism that Black News & Views brings you. bit.ly/PledgeToBNV
The music of saxophonist Mark Turner has been praised. The work of late Harlem Renaissance writer and civil rights leader James Weldon Johnson has drawn praise. Audiences can find both in Turner's latest album, writes contributor Eugene Holley Jr. bit.ly/3M7mfVq
November 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The music of saxophonist Mark Turner has been praised. The work of late Harlem Renaissance writer and civil rights leader James Weldon Johnson has drawn praise. Audiences can find both in Turner's latest album, writes contributor Eugene Holley Jr. bit.ly/3M7mfVq
As climate experts from around the globe met recently in Brazil, representatives for communities made mostly of descendents of escaped enslaved Africans pressed for recognition of their environmental work with the environment. bit.ly/48eNN2E
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
As climate experts from around the globe met recently in Brazil, representatives for communities made mostly of descendents of escaped enslaved Africans pressed for recognition of their environmental work with the environment. bit.ly/48eNN2E
The music of saxophonist Mark Turner has drawn praise. The work of late Harlem Renaissance writer and civil rights leader James Weldon Johnson has been praised. Audiences can find both in Turner's latest album, writes contributor Eugene Holley Jr. bit.ly/3M7mfVq
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The music of saxophonist Mark Turner has drawn praise. The work of late Harlem Renaissance writer and civil rights leader James Weldon Johnson has been praised. Audiences can find both in Turner's latest album, writes contributor Eugene Holley Jr. bit.ly/3M7mfVq
As climate leaders from around the globe met recently in Brazil, representatives for communities made mostly of descendents of escaped enslaved Africans pressed for recognition of their environmental work with the environment. bit.ly/48eNN2E
November 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
As climate leaders from around the globe met recently in Brazil, representatives for communities made mostly of descendents of escaped enslaved Africans pressed for recognition of their environmental work with the environment. bit.ly/48eNN2E
Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died at the age of 111. Mayor Monroe Nichols said she "endured more than anyone should, yet she spent her life lighting a path forward." bit.ly/BNV-National...
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died at the age of 111. Mayor Monroe Nichols said she "endured more than anyone should, yet she spent her life lighting a path forward." bit.ly/BNV-National...
A judge has dismissed the criminal indictments against New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey, ruling that the Trump-supported prosecutor was illegally appointed. bit.ly/3LW56hv
November 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
A judge has dismissed the criminal indictments against New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey, ruling that the Trump-supported prosecutor was illegally appointed. bit.ly/3LW56hv
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff, singer and also star of the classic movie "The Harder They Come," has died at the age of 81. Cliff came up in the emergencing music scene in Kingston, Jamaica, along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. bit.ly/4irBZik #JimmyCliff
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff, singer and also star of the classic movie "The Harder They Come," has died at the age of 81. Cliff came up in the emergencing music scene in Kingston, Jamaica, along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. bit.ly/4irBZik #JimmyCliff
A port in downtown Rio received an estimated 1 million captured Africans in the Transatlantic Slave Trade — the most in the world. That is one piece of the history visitors are learning as Brazil explores afrotourism. bit.ly/48a6tAG
November 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A port in downtown Rio received an estimated 1 million captured Africans in the Transatlantic Slave Trade — the most in the world. That is one piece of the history visitors are learning as Brazil explores afrotourism. bit.ly/48a6tAG
Jurors in Ohio are hearing closing arguments in the case of an officer who killed a pregnant Black woman in a supermarket parking lot. Ta'Kiya Young, 21, was suspected of shoplifting when Connor Grubb shot her in 2023. bit.ly/4o0xZ9H
November 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Jurors in Ohio are hearing closing arguments in the case of an officer who killed a pregnant Black woman in a supermarket parking lot. Ta'Kiya Young, 21, was suspected of shoplifting when Connor Grubb shot her in 2023. bit.ly/4o0xZ9H
Relatives of the Rev. Jesse Jackson are flying in to be by his bedside at a Chicago hospital, CBS News is reporting. The civil rights leader was hospitalized last week as he battles a degenerative illness. bit.ly/BNV-National... #jessejackson #JesseJackson
November 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Relatives of the Rev. Jesse Jackson are flying in to be by his bedside at a Chicago hospital, CBS News is reporting. The civil rights leader was hospitalized last week as he battles a degenerative illness. bit.ly/BNV-National... #jessejackson #JesseJackson
The National Urban League's groundbreaking new headquarters in Harlem — and more in our weekly newsletter. conta.cc/4o0BcWL
November 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The National Urban League's groundbreaking new headquarters in Harlem — and more in our weekly newsletter. conta.cc/4o0BcWL
The National Urban League opened brand new headquarters in Harlem, New York, this week. The children of late civil rights leaders whose work made it happen talked with BNV's Allison Davis about the significance. bit.ly/4nVHk2w #nationalurbanleague
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The National Urban League opened brand new headquarters in Harlem, New York, this week. The children of late civil rights leaders whose work made it happen talked with BNV's Allison Davis about the significance. bit.ly/4nVHk2w #nationalurbanleague
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader who has been battling a degenerative condition, has been hospitalized with a rattle in his chest. The Rev. Al Sharpton, his longtime friend, is asking the public to pray. bit.ly/BNV-National...
November 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader who has been battling a degenerative condition, has been hospitalized with a rattle in his chest. The Rev. Al Sharpton, his longtime friend, is asking the public to pray. bit.ly/BNV-National...
Many are celebrating the fact that the government shutdown has ended and federal employees are returning to work, but one important question — when SNAP food will resume — remains unclear. bit.ly/4oEXyyf
November 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Many are celebrating the fact that the government shutdown has ended and federal employees are returning to work, but one important question — when SNAP food will resume — remains unclear. bit.ly/4oEXyyf