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Black Democrats Made History, So Did a Black Farmer
On Election Day, Black women in Georgia broke barriers in more ways than one. Voters...
Black Congressional Representation Holds Steady Despite...
One concern weighing on Black voters this year was: How many of their representatives...
Revolting Against Data Centers, Voters in Nearly 40 Towns...
Silicon Valley wants communities across the country to make room for its data centers....
Angie Nixon Won’t Be Florida’s First Black Senator
After pulling off a surprise win in the Democratic Party in August, state Rep. Angie...
Bottoms, Donalds Make History in Governor’s Races
Two Black governor-elects have made history on opposite sides of the political spectrum. ...
Louisiana Lost a Majority-Black District, but Black Voters...
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Supreme Court erased Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional...
HBCU Students Are Turning Their Anger Into Action This...
BALTIMORE – As Camrynn Wimberly and other Jackson State University students marched...
Mississippi Could Elect Its First Black U.S. Senator Since...
Every Sunday at church, Pauline Rogers remembers someone in the little broom closet...
Feud Erupts in Michigan as Black Church Visits Expose Democratic...
As tensions boiled over in the U.S. Senate race in Michigan, Black leaders and Detroit...
North Carolina’s Historic Black District Faces a Major...
ROCKY MOUNT, North Carolina — As early voting turnout in North Carolina’s midterm...
What Black Augusta Voters Want from Their School Board
Augustans are choosing who they want to represent them on the Richmond County school...
The 50-Year Legacy of HBCU Cheerleaders Who Changed the...
ETTRICK, Virginia — “Everybody knows that we shake the best! Hey, Heeeey! Cause...
Capital B Welcomes Four New Members to Its Board of Directors
We’re thrilled to welcome four new members to the Capital B board of directors:...
USDA Plans $8 Billion Relief Package for Farmers, but Some...
During this planting session, farmer Jay Huggins didn’t have much to complain about. ...
Decades After Her Murder, a Mother’s Children Fight to...
Photos by Cornell Watson When Patrice “Monique” Jennings thinks about her mother,...
Rising Black Voter Turnout Tests the Power of Redistricting...
Parties at the polls. Voter empowerment hubs. Early voting Halloween block parties....
In Creole Country, Black Residents Ask What the Fight for...
ST. LANDRY PARISH, Louisiana — When Patrick Guillory passes the St. Landry Parish...
The Black Gubernatorial Candidate Class of 2026
In America’s history, only three Black candidates have been elected governor – and...
One House. One Zip Code. A Story of American Gun Violence
This story was originally published by The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering...
Data Center Coming to Your Neighborhood? See Where Your...
If you’re a Black American worried about a data center coming to your neighborhood,...
Meet the New Miss Spelman College
A political science major with a minor in dance performance and choreography, Jillian...
A Black Farmer Is Running to Become Louisiana’s Next U.S....
NEW IBERIA, Louisiana — On a humid September afternoon, wedged between high stalks...
Morehouse College Assault Allegations Spark Spelman Student...
This story discusses sexual assault. If you or someone you know needs support, contact...
For Black Women in Political Office, Speaking Out Can Come...
Tennessee state Sen. Charlane Oliver grew angry when she learned about the raid...
For Black Voters, Climate Action Means Little Without Relief...
For Elijah Lee, protecting the environment has always been about what’s happening...
A Teenager’s Death Exposes the Gun Violence Crisis Facing...
This story was originally published by The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering...
Mississippi AG Says Police Shooting That Killed 1-Year-Old...
A Mississippi family’s attorney is demanding the release of body camera surveillance...
For Black Memphis, Tennessee’s New Map Means Fighting Again...
MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Cicely Sharp never saw herself becoming a full-time voting...
It’s More Than a Crown: What It Means to Be HBCU Royalty
From the outside looking in, competing for the title of “Miss” and “Mister” (also...
This Overlooked Congressional Race Could End a Historic...
On the campaign trail, Arkansas congressional candidate Chris Jones has been hell...
The Push to Reach Forgotten Black Voters Ahead of the Midterm...
Kamora Greggs returned to her college campus with voting on her mind. She’d just...
Microsoft to shut down its Africa Development Centre in...
Microsoft is set to shut down its Africa Development Centre in Nairobi, a move that...
Ilhan Omar Vows That She ‘Will Not Be Silenced’ After U.S....
Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C.-area home was raided by federal...
Martin Lewis says check 'all your bank accounts' after...
He said that 'many people' are losing money because of a common mistake
Kentucky State Basketball Player Released After Two Months...
Standing outside the Louisville Metropolitan Hall, Aminata “Amina” Seck described...
‘I Had to Get My Mind Right’: The Challenges to Loving...
This story is a collaboration between MindSite News, Capital B, The 19th, and The...
Justin Jones Wants Black Voters to See the Bigger Fight...
When Tennessee Republicans divided Nashville among three congressional districts...
Barack Obama Backs Keisha Lance Bottoms for Georgia Governor
Barack Obama has endorsed Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia’s heated governor’s race...
A ‘Gut Punch’: Black Women Fired by DOGE Work to Overcome...
This story is a collaboration between MindSite News, Capital B, The 19th, and The...
Capital B Augusta Names Renetta DuBose Founding Editor
AUGUSTA, Georgia — Augusta is gaining a new newsroom, a new source for community-centered...
Cause of Death Revealed for Ohio HBCU Student at Center...
An Ohio coroner has revealed the cause of death for Savanna Jones nearly five months...
The Unseen Toll: Depression, Anxiety Plague Black Women...
Darnese Foster remembers the day she learned she was fired from her federal government...
Freddie Jackson, R&B Hitmaker Who Sang on His Own Terms,...
R&B balladeer Freddie Jackson has died, his family announced on Tuesday, just days...
Residents Stopped a Data Center, but a Gas Plant Still...
For nine months, the Rev. Edward Moultrie of St. Paul CME Church and his congregation...
Black Women Are Joining Gun Groups in Atlanta Amid Political...
The sporadic “pop!” of gunfire pierced the cool autumn air for hours at the South...
Black UNC Students Say the University Failed Them After...
Less than 30 minutes into a Love Island watch party on the campus of the University...
Black Women Are Sounding the Alarm About Voting Rights...
Is the nation – from institutions to lawmakers — investing in the needs of Black...
In a Texas Prison, This Black Woman Turned Scraps of Paper...
This story was originally reported by Candice Norwood of The 19th. For most of Kwaneta...
Black Augustans Want Local News That Helps Them Prepare...
Of all the issues we asked Black Augustans about in a survey to understand their...
A Key Voice for Farmers of Color at USDA Has Gone Silent...
Sarah Bell had completed only one year of her two-year term on a federal committee...
Black Voters in Kansas City Face Divided District as Federal...
A federal appeals court in Missouri said the state must use a Republican redistricting...
Nolan Wells’ Family Will Not Stop Fighting for ‘Justice’...
Christine Wells Wonsley’s only birthday wish was to hug her son and listen to his...
Nolan Wells: Grand Jury Finds No Evidence of Criminal Conduct...
After months of speculation about Nolan Wells’ mysterious death during a July 4...
Trump Moves to Strip Pollution Limits from Power Plants...
Black neighborhoods will feel the brunt of the Trump administration’s recent move...
Angie Nixon Is Running to Make History While Facing Trial...
Angie Nixon has spent more than two decades advocating for Black and working-class...
How the Congressional Black Caucus Is Organizing to Protect...
WASHINGTON — There’s a heaviness hanging over this year’s Congressional Black Caucus...
In LA, Some Black Residents May Soon Receive Environmental...
As a child in the 1950s and ’60s, Regina Martin became so used to the oil pumpjacks...
The Slow Disappearance of Black Studies on College Campuses
For Northwestern University alumna Keala Uchôa, the university’s recent decision...
Tasia Fortune: Suspect Arrested in Hanging Death in Mississippi
For more than a month, Tasia Fortune’s family has waited for answers after she was...
Federal Court Rules There Is No Constitutional Right to...
A federal appeals court has used a decades-long water crisis in one of the Blackest...
What 9/11 Took From Her, She’s Now Giving to the Next Generation...
Nia Gilliam proclaimed she’d never fly again after 9/11. The morning of Sept. 11,...
Ghana woos China for mining value addition
Ghana has called for deeper mining cooperation with China, urging Chinese investors...
Federal Government Moves to Limit Public Input on Data...
Americans don’t agree on much, but that’s not the case when it comes to data centers....
A Series of Hanging Deaths Has Black Families Demanding...
A Kentucky family still awaits answers to what happened to a young mother of four...
Smithsonian’s Leader to Step Down Amid Trump Efforts to...
Photographs by Kuwilileni Hauwanga/Capital B Lonnie G. Bunch III, the Smithsonian...
HBCUs Are Building New Support Systems for Black Male Students
COLUMBIA, South Carolina – Before heading to Howard University in fall 2021, Christopher...
10-Year Treasury Yield Breaks Out, Rattling Stocks and...
The 10-year Treasury yield has broken higher, pressuring stocks and raising the...
Kansas City’s Black Voters Keep House Seat as Missouri...
Missouri voters will decide the fate of a Republican-drawn congressional map after...
As Lil Nas X Spotlights Black Queer Men’s Mental Health,...
This story discusses suicide, self-harm, and mental health crises. If you or someone...
College Student Dies Amid ICE Crackdown on Haitian Immigrants
Last month, Pierre Damas Bel started his first year at Wright State University with...
Candace Owens Has Won the Trust These Women Refuse to Give...
This story was originally reported by Mariel Padilla of The 19th. In 2016, Candace...
A Data Center Promises Jobs in This Black Town, but Residents...
CLARKSDALE, Mississippi — Rumors of a potential data center had loomed over Voneshay...
WhatsApp to Charge Businesses Per Message From October...
Meta will begin charging businesses for certain messages sent through the WhatsApp...
Meta’s Data Center Will Be the Biggest in the U.S., but...
Across a rural pocket of cotton and soybean fields in northeast Louisiana, Meta,...
Nigeria’s Oil Refiners Could Save $328.8 Million Under...
Nigerian oil refiners, including the Dangote Petroleum & Petrochemicals Refinery,...