Editorials
Rev. Jackson Lifted All of Us Higher
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Ben Jealous, Julian Bond at the Door of No Return in Senegal, 2010. by Ben Jealous One of the great strengths of our movement is that our leaders do more than inspire […]
Year: 2026
Education K-12
Ed. Dept. Dismissed 90% of Discrimination Cases, Report Says
By Alvin Buyinza | Word In Black (WIB) – The Education Department office responsible for protecting the rights of marginalized and minority students in the nation’s K-12 public schools dismissed nearly every discrimination complaint it received […]
Editorials
A Shepard of Black Political Power
by Frederick Joseph The first text I saw this morning, the one that told me Jesse Jackson had died, came from my mother. There was no paragraph. No reflection. No explanation. Just a photograph of […]
Political
Only Jolly Slams Trump’s Obama Slur in Campaign Blitz of Diverse Crowds
By Noni Haynes (Tallahassee) At Tallahassee’s historic Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly launched a fiery rebuke of President Donald Trump’s racist caricature of President and Mrs. Obama before an audience of […]
Sports
Cam Newton Hosted Show ‘106 & Sports’ Cancelled After Eight Episodes on BET+
ATLANTA — Cam Newton’s sports-and-culture talk show “106 & Sports” has been canceled by BET+ after only eight episodes, the network confirmed Wednesday. The spin-off of the iconic 106 & Park franchise debuted Oct. 15, […]
National
Civil rights leaders and Congressional Black Caucus Unite to Challenge Trump Administration Policies
Civil rights organizations and members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) used the observance of Black History Month to relaunch a coordinated national initiative aimed at mobilizing opposition to policies they argue threaten longstanding legal […]
National
Civil Rights Icon Jesse Jackson Passes at 84
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, one of the most visible figures in the American civil rights movement and a two-time Democratic presidential contender, passed Tuesday morning at the age of 84. Jackson died peacefully surrounded by […]
Entertainment
Jill Scott’s Latest Delivers a Love Letter, a Warning and a Testimony
Three-time GRAMMY® Award–winning icon Jill Scott triumphantly releases her sixth studio album, To Whom This May Concern, available now worldwide. Released independently through her own Blues Babe imprint and distributed by Human Re Sources/The Orchard, the highly anticipated project marks […]
OPED
Fruitful Living Column: Embrace a New Year with Intention
By Vanessa D. Boyer | Embrace a New Year with Intention | A new year offers more than a fresh start—it invites reflection and a chance to live intentionally. It’s an opportunity to consider not […]
Local
Community Mourns Loss of Statesman Terry Fields
Terry L. Fields, a respected Jacksonville civic leader and former member of the Florida House of Representatives and Jacksonville City Council, died Sunday at age 66 after a brief illness. Fields, known for his devotion […]