911 audio revealed in Florida youth soccer league incident that barred 3-year-old Black child from league

Nevada’s family says the 3-year-old soccer standout was simply playing when the dispute unfolded at a Florida youth league.The audio from a 911 phone call involving a youth league sports …

Still the Jesus Guy: Kirk Franklin Talks I Am What I Am and Faith Without Filters

Copyright © 2026 Interactive One, LLC. All Rights Reserved.Kirk Franklin explains why I Am What I Am represents his ongoing dedication to being a voice for faith-based music and honest …

‘Many believe this is nothing to talk about’: KKK ‘costumes’ spotted in El Paso cause outrage

Lawmakers, community leaders, and historians react as footage of an unidentified group in El Paso wearing Ku Klux Klan regalia goes viral.Deep, long Negro spiritual sigh.Apparently, in 2026, we need …

HBCU At The Polls! Texas Southern Students March To Vote With Monaleo And James Talarico

Texas Southern University students brought HBCU homecoming energy straight to the ballot box on Friday, Oct. 23.Texas Southern University students brought HBCU homecoming energy straight to the ballot box on …

Bethune-Cookman University Secures Nearly $5.2M In Historic Federal Nursing Grants

October 26, 2026It’s the first time the HBCU has received funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration.Bethune-Cookman University has secured nearly $5.2 million in federal grants to expand nursing …

What We Need to Know: Obama Rallies Midwest Voters, FAMU Homecoming Shooting Under Investigation

Former President Barack Obama is hitting the campaign trail in the Midwest as investigators look into a shooting that erupted during Florida A&M University’s homecoming celebration.Sybil Wilkes delivered the day’s …

A 15-year-old’s sickle cell breakthrough honors the legacy of Black medical pioneers

Phillip Mullin’s historic gene therapy treatment underscores the legacy of Black doctors whose decades of research helped shape modern sickle cell care.On October 23, 15-year-old Phillip Mullin made history in …

Bob Johnson Reveals Founding Strategy Behind BET And Black Wealth Creation

October 26, 2026The media mogul stressed that Black wealth creation depends on strategic unity.On Oct. 22, at BLACK ENTERPRISE‘s XCEL Summit for Men, during a fireside chat with BE CEO …

Letitia James is bringing in outside counsel for the Cornell 7 probe nine days before her reelection vote

New York Attorney General Letitia James is moving to hire outside counsel for the Cornell 7 investigation as critics question her impartiality.New York Attorney General Letitia James appears set to …

Art Basel Paris dispatch: what to see beyond the fair this week

At the entrance to Paris InternationaleThe Art NewspaperParis InternationaleThe twelfth edition of Paris Internationale, which champions emerging galleries, opened earlier this week in the Canal Saint-Martin district, a distance from …

October Book Bag: from Taryn Simon’s intriguing Guggenheim installation catalogue to a publication about Hans Arp’s paper sculptures

A detail from Taryn Simon’s A squad agent informed me I’d be babysitting, (2026) (detail), which features in the book Father Country I Do Love You © 2026 Taryn SimonThe US artist …

The Vote Is Our Voice. The Money Is the Microphone.

How Black voters can make history by investing in Black candidates like Keisha Lance Bottoms.Rick Jackson put more than $111 million of his own money into his campaign for Georgia …

Hunter Foster, Cop Who Killed 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley, Resigns After Body-Cam Footage Revealed, Attorneys Say

Copyright © 2026 Interactive One, LLC. All Rights Reserved.Unfortunately, violent cops lose one job and find another at a different department quite often, but for now, Kohen’s killer is off …

Trump Sues Alaska To Stop A Senate Election If His Guy Loses

Copyright © 2026 Interactive One, LLC. All Rights Reserved.A man named Dan Sullivan is running against the Republican incumbent with the same name, and now the Justice Department wants to …

Artist duo David Brognon and Stéphanie Rollin win the Prix Marcel Duchamp

David Brognon and Stéphanie Rollin©GranduchyThe Paris-and Luxembourg-based duo David Brognon and Stéphanie Rollin have won the Prix Marcel Duchamp, France’s biggest art prize worth €90,000 in total prize funds, including …