External News

'Terrible People': Trump Again Calls for Death Penalty for Drug Traffickers

President Donald Trump outlines blueprint to tackle opioid crisis; critics pan his proposal as recycled draconian measures that target communities of color and have failed to reduce drug use.

Nnedi Okorafor Creates New Dora Milaje Story for Marvel

The author will write a new three-part comic that focuses on the elite all-female squad of Wakandan warriors.

The Female HBCU Grads Who Left Outsized Athletic Legacies

The Undefeated pored through the history of historically Black college and university sports programs to identify their top graduates.

Mississippi Governor Signs into Law the Country's Most Restrictive Abortion Ban

The Center for Reproductive Rights immediately filed a lawsuit challenging the 15-week abortion ban, calling it “unconstitutional.”

Michael B. Jordan to Produce Film on All-Black World War II Regiment

“The Liberators” will dramatize the story of the 761st Tank Batallion, which served with the segregated United States Army in Europe.

Roc Nation Invests in Company's 'Promise' to Reform Criminal Justice System

Jay-Z: “It’s time for an innovative and progressive technology that offers sustainable solutions to tough problems.”

Advocacy Groups Push FBI, DHS to Release Full Info on Its Surveillance of Black Activists

“Black communities know all too well how poisonous this kind of surveillance and intimidation is for social justice movements.”

Library of Congress Adds Music From Gloria Estefan, Run-DMC To National Recording Registry

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden: “This annual celebration of recorded sound reminds us of our varied and remarkable American experience.”

La Borinqueña Fights for 'Ricanstruction' in New Comic Anthology

“Ricanstruction: Reminiscing & Rebuilding Puerto Rico” partners La Borinqueña with Wonder Woman, Batman and other DC Comics superheroes to save the island.

WATCH: Dvsn Mixes Prince and Aaliyah, Creates Your New Favorite Mash-Up

You didn’t ask for vibes. But now you have them.

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