591 books by Black authors were banned from Pentagon-run schools under this administration. As Godfrey breaks down, Black history in schools has always been limited, sanitized, or erased. The truth has always lived outside the system. Read Black authors. Support Black educators.

Reposting because it still matters. Joshua Doss breaks down how the Digital Greenbook and Aisha are designed to help Black communities navigate the digital world with clarity and protection—not confusion. This is what digital safety looks like.

If the data is uncomfortable, that means it’s working. The Blackout Report isn’t bias. It’s evidence. 15,000+ incidents. Verified. Tracked. Reviewed. We’re here to protect our community with truth...and receipts.

ICYMI: TRUTH OR TRAP Auntie edition?? Dayna pulled up on Norfolk State's campus to put students’ cultural knowledge to the test—and the answers had us laughing and learning. 😂📚 Be honest… would you pass? #YearInReview

100,000 of you. One mission. Thank you for showing up, tapping in, and refusing to let misinformation have the last word. 🖤 Level Up. Lock In. Move Different. More tools, more Truth or Trap, and more ways to protect Black futures are on the way.

ICYMI: Kam took Truth or Trap to the streets to see who really knows their Black history. Did the Trump administration actually try to scrub Jackie Robinson from federal sites? And what role did Medgar Evers play that most textbooks skip right over?

When the data is this loud, there’s no room for spin. Cuts to Black institutions? Deleted datasets? Banned books? That’s not a coincidence — that’s a coordinated rollback. The Blackout Report laid out the receipts. Axios amplified it. Kam is breaking it all the way down.

👀 ICYMI: TRUTH OR TRAP with Don Lemon? Our very own Kam Middlebrooks connected with Don Lemon for a rapid-fire drop of history, culture, and real talk — from HBCUs shaping STEM to the 381-day Montgomery Bus Boycott.

The Blackout Report has surfaced more than 15,700 coordinated hits on Black progress including deleted data, banned books, gutted research, and policy choices designed to choke opportunity at the root. We've documented every move, every pattern, every attempt to dim our future.

This Wednesday Dec 10th! Join us for the ONE DAY ONLY annual Black Policy Lab, where future-building is for all of us! Registration is FREE but you must sign up bit.ly/BlackPolicyLab2025. #BlackIsHumanToo #BPL2025

Black excellence isn’t a trend. It’s a force. And this year’s The Root 100 made that plain. We were honored to sponsor the celebration and to stand with The Root, a platform that continues to uplift our stories and tell the truth with no filter. We’re locked in for the long haul.

The Blackout Report makes one thing painfully clear: 15,000+ documented incidents don’t happen by accident. They form a pattern, one that endangers Black health, economic mobility, and the future we’re fighting for. We mapped the truth. Now it’s time to confront it.

Three-Fifths wasn’t a glitch. In fact, it feels eerily relevant today. It was the blueprint: Use Black bodies to gain power but deny Black people the power to use it. It feels like we're still seeing the ripple effects today.

This isn’t random. It’s coordinated. When you strip data, erase history, and defund progress, you’re rolling back civil rights at a scale we haven’t seen since Reconstruction. Read the full Axios story here: https://www.axios.com/2025/11/29/funding-cuts-erasing-black-history-blackout-report

Platforms profit from our culture, our image, and our voices but rarely protect us. Ownership of our likeness and digital footprint isn’t optional. Staying informed and staying diligent is a must. It’s how we stay safe, empowered, and in control.

Tyler Perry wasn’t being dramatic. He was being accurate. Black history is being censored, sanitized, and stripped from public memory. The Blackout Report tracks the tactics behind this erasure and the impact it has on our culture, safety, and political power.

Money. Power. Respect. How do our communities get any of that when the blueprint is being erased? This goes beyond politics. This is survival. We’re grateful to Jadakiss for using his voice to make sure nobody deletes our future. Read The Blackout Report: https://blackoutreport.org/

There’s a war for Black America’s reality. In her Rolling Out feature, Esosa Osa breaks down the truth behind the disinformation campaigns erasing Black progress and how we're documenting 15,000+ attacks on our communities. Read the full story → https://bit.ly/4nWQUlK

🎙️ “You got McDonald’s money?” 🍟 Kam is back with a brand-new episode of Truth or Trap, and this time it’s all about generational knowledge — from classic Black sayings to Michael Jackson’s The Wiz. One thing’s for sure: the lessons (and laughs) keep passing down.

🚨 Highest Black unemployment since 2021 🚨 $640M in cuts to Black programs + research 🚨 6,247 federal datasets distorted or deleted This isn’t “culture war.” It’s an attack on jobs, health, and futures. The numbers don’t lie. See the full report at: https://blackoutreport.org/

🎙️ Kam hits Virginia Beach — and the answers are... 😂 From Hampton vs. Howard debates to calling out the truth behind the Tuskegee Experiment, this episode of Truth or Trap proves that learning our history can be fun and fire. Knowing what’s real is how we protect our stories.

Esosa Osa breaks down how we fight disinformation with innovation. From the Digital Green Book to Aisha, Esosa shows how we can protect our stories, choose trusted Black-led sources, and build digital spaces that keep our community informed and resilient.

When Stacey Abrams speaks the world listens. On #ListenToBlackWomen via madame Noire, she shouted out our founder Esosa Osa and our AI tool Aisha. We built Aisha to provide facts, context, and clarity in a world flooded with misinformation. Learn more at OnyxImpact.org/Aisha

WHAT’S GOOD, FAM?! Black voters showed out this election and history was made! 💪🏾✨ This is what progress looks like. Black leadership is rising — one ballot, one victory, one new chapter at a time.

24 million Americans could lose their healthcare because Congress refuses to do its job. The “Just Fix It” campaign, led by Stacey Abrams’ @10stepscampaign, is calling on everyday people to flood Congress with proof of rising healthcare costs and demand a fix.

🕶️ Erasure. Distortion. Suppression. Ciera Foster breaks it all down: how history gets rewritten in real time, and why The Blackout Report isn’t just data but a mirror, a map, and a mandate. They’re not just hiding the truth — they’re hiding the harm. #BlackoutReport

Disinformation just got an upgrade. Kam and Esosa break down how AI and fake accounts are being weaponized to target Black voters, from AI-generated DMs to fake election news on TikTok. It’s getting harder to tell truth from trap. Kicks & Clickbait Episode 4 drops next week.

🤣 Why did the Black dad bring a ladder to the BBQ? Kam and Esosa are back on Kicks & Clickbait — cracking jokes, dropping gems, and still finding a way to talk about algorithms and culture like only they can. Episode 4 Drops NEXT WEEK on YouTube!

🧠 Three words. One reality. ERASURE. They delete our data. DISTORTION. They twist our truth. SUPPRESSION. They silence our stories. The Blackout Report exposes how it all connects — and what comes next if we don’t fight back. #BlackoutReport

Distortion means rewriting truth to warp reality. 💰 $9 million cut from sickle cell research. 🤰🏾 $42 million pulled from Black maternal health programs. 📊 6,700+ federal data sets erased 🏛️ Confederate names restored on U.S. bases. That’s not coincidence. That’s strategy.

🎙️ Kam is back with another round of Truth or Trap — and Nicole from North Carolina came ready! This episode is pure vibes and real history. Because knowing the truth about where we come from is how we protect where we’re going. Where should we go next? 👀

Have you witnessed or documented an erasure, distortion, or suppression event? ✍🏾 Deleted data. 📚 Banned books. 💰 Cut programs. 📉 Policy changes. Every story matters. Submit your story at blackoutreport.org and help strengthen The #BlackoutReport.

From classrooms to content feeds, our creators are calling it what it is: a blackout on Black truth. If you care about the future of our kids, our data, and our stories — you need to know what’s at stake. 👉🏾 Watch. Share. Tag a friend who needs to see this. #BlackoutReport

Critically important piece by @staceyabrams.com & @esosaosa.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Last week, Onyx Impact released a first-of-its-kind report that provides a comprehensive analysis detailing how Black history and Black futures are under attack. Onyx Impact CEO, @esosaosa.bsky.social lays out the Trump administration's coordinated attack.

On Ep. 3 of Kicks & Clickbait (CBC Edition), Totally Randie keeps it all the way real about fighting back against algorithmic suppression, building tribe over trends, and why community will always outperform code. Ep 3 Out NOW on YouTube! https://youtu.be/kFVx-gkZSsc

MSNBC just covered the Blackout Report — calling it a “vivid documentation of the policies that devastated Black America.” Read Article --> https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/blackout-report-black-america-trump-onyx-impact-rcna239013

🎙️ Esosa Osa pulled up to @aprildryan.bsky.social’s podcast — and dropped FACTS. On The Tea with April Ryan, she exposed how the so-called “DEI backlash” is really a data war. Read the full Blackout Report at blackoutreport.org #BlackoutReport #OnyxImpact

Former White House official Greg Jackson joins Kicks & Clickbait to talk about gun violence prevention, the culture shift happening in hip-hop, and how controlling the narrative can literally save lives. #KicksAndClickbait #OnyxImpact

🎙️ Truth or Trap? 🧠💥 Dayna hit the campus of Norfolk State University to see who really knows their history — and who’s about to fall for the trap 👀 From “McDonald’s money” to the Tuskegee Experiment, the students had jokes and facts.

💔 “What we’re seeing isn’t just political — it’s a lack of care.” On The Tea with April Ryan, Esosa Osa breaks down how the erosion of empathy and morality is becoming the blueprint for control. 🎧 Listen now on The Tea with April Ryan #BlackoutReport #OnyxImpact

The receipts are here. While they distract us with “anti-DEI” headlines, they’ve quietly stripped: $70 million from flood protection in Black communities $31 million from programs for Black kids with asthma $3.4 billion in Black investment funding — gone in just 8 months.

Suppression = creating fear so people stay silent. Since 2025, we’ve seen it everywhere: 👉 Visit BlackoutReport.org #BlackoutReport #StopTheBlackout #OnyxImpact

🚨 In this week’s ep of What’s Good: The Blackout Report reveals over 15k examples of erasure, distortion, & suppression of Black history, education, medical research, and economic opportunity all conducted under the guise of ending DEI. blackoutreport.org #BlackoutReport #OnyxImpact

When you delete 6,000+ data sets on Black communities, you’re not just cutting programs you’re hiding the evidence. Esosa Osa and Conscious Lee break down how “anti-DEI” campaigns are a smoke screen to rewrite history and protect power. #BlackoutReport #OnyxImpact #TheShadeRoom

🚨 They’re not “ending DEI.” They’re erasing proof that racism exists. When you delete 6,000+ data sets on Black communities, you’re not just cutting programs — you’re hiding the evidence. #BlackoutReport #OnyxImpact #TruthToPower

🚨 “US leaders are erasing Black history. That threatens our future.” — @staceyabrams.com & @esosaosa.bsky.social The Blackout Report is sounding the alarm: DEI rollbacks, curriculum bans, and political power grabs are part of a coordinated effort to erase decades of progress.

Esosa Osa breaks down how over $100 million in critical funding — from flood prevention to asthma and rare disease research — has been slashed under the guise of “anti-DEI” rhetoric. Read the full findings in The Blackout Report: blackoutreport.org

This is what erasure looks like. This isn’t about the past. It’s about erasing the future. More in the #BlackoutReport: https://blackoutreport.org/

🚨 591+ Black books banned this year alone. From Toni Morrison to children’s books celebrating Black joy. When knowledge is removed, power is removed. 📚 What Black book shaped YOUR worldview? Share it in the comments. #ProtectBlackStories #BlackoutReport