For centuries, Black people have been at the center of an ongoing struggle for identity, history, and divinity. While modern society often portrays African descendants as the marginalized, the lost, and the struggling, there exists a deeper, more profound question: Could Black people be the original children of the gods? And if so, does that explain why European and American systems have worked so tirelessly to erase African history, culture, and spirituality?
By Alexa Spencer,
Word In Black
As a medical doctor of over 30 years who focuses on African-American health, Dr. Gregory Hall doesn’t mess around when it comes to managing high...
For centuries, Black people have been at the center of an ongoing struggle for identity, history, and divinity. While modern society often portrays African descendants as the marginalized, the lost, and the struggling, there exists a deeper, more profound question: Could Black people be the original children of the gods? And if so, does that explain why European and American systems have worked so tirelessly to erase African history, culture, and spirituality?
A recent online discussion between a user and an AI language model has sparked renewed interest in how ancient African cultures perceive time—a topic...
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — In Massachusetts, where state leaders often champion equity and racial justice, questions persist about whether African Americans are receiving the same...
Washington, D.C. — The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) announced its newly elected Executive Committee leadership for the 119th Congress, set to convene on January...
Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black attempts to add another layer to his portfolio of Black-focused narratives, but in doing so, it inadvertently undermines the...
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The much-anticipated American Fiction comes to theatres this month. As a long-time scholar of Percival Everett, the author whose 2001...
Is it time for another emancipation proclamation from Christianity for a community that has been oppressed by it for 200+ years?
June 19th, also known...
Heartfelt Reflections on Springfield's Political Landscape"
By Tameka Bennett, Springfield Resident
As a longtime resident of Springfield, Massachusetts, I've always approached politics with a measure of...
A Different Kind of Lynching
In the realm of literature and creative writing, the use of imagery, whether literal or figurative, plays a pivotal role...
After decades of being celebrated at mostly the local level, Juneteenth – the long-standing holiday that commemorates the arrival of news of emancipation and freedom to...
Antoine Fuqua’s film is facing backlash for being released so soon after Smith’s Oscars slap and for being another brutal Hollywood slavery drama.
One of...
What has happened to black leadership? In the face of endless statistics showing the rapid decline of whatever illusory semblance of progress blacks imagined,...
