Rev. William J. Barber II, the architect of the Moral Monday movement, says low-wage voters could reshape U.S. politics, but only if leaders take their needs seriously: "51% of our children, even before Trump, were in poverty." wordinblack.com/2025/10/rev-...

Who fears critical thinking? In my new @wordinblacknews.bsky.social article, I show how the @zinnedproject.bsky.social’s “Teach Truth on Constitution Day” campaign teaches which rights it doesn’t protect—& how the rights we have were won by struggle. ✊🏾 #TeachTruth wordinblack.com/2025/10/no-w...

To thrive in the A.I. era, sociologist and professor Ruha Benjamin told Spelman College students that Black women must resist forces that would erase or marginalize them, imagine themselves empowered, and engage in individual acts of resistance. wordinblack.com/2025/10/blac...

Are Black students more likely to succeed in two-parent homes? Harvard’s Christina J. Cross says focusing on family structure masks deeper systemic barriers to academic achievement and success. wordinblack.com/2025/10/blac...

Shutdowns don’t just pause government. They suspend lives — and @mustafasantiagoali.bsky.social says it’s time to stop treating the vulnerable as expendable. wordinblack.com/2025/10/the-...

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A bill on California Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk faces fierce debate over equity, legality, and America’s unfinished history. Read more: wordinblack.com/2025/10/cali...

Ruth Forman's poetry and children’s books carry a core truth: Black children deserve joy, affirmation, and the healing power of love. And her latest story, “Do I Love You? Yes I Do!” is set to arrive on shelves in January. wordinblack.com/2025/09/do-w...

Bobby Faithful V doesn’t know what will kill him first: his brain tumor, failing heart, the infection in his device, or another Medicaid denial. In "On Borrowed Time," WIB's Anissa Durham examines systems affecting Black transplant patients: wordinblack.com/on-borrowed-...

Trump’s EPA wants to roll back greenhouse gas reporting, which climate justice correspondent Willy Blackmore says will “leave the U.S. blind” in the fight against climate change. wordinblack.com/2025/09/one-...

@mustafasantiagoali.bsky.social says we must decide whether AI serves empire — or liberation. And if we don’t own our data, we’ll be owned by those who do. wordinblack.com/2025/09/just...

Listen! The line to see @crockett.house.gov speak at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual conference is long!

Why did some Black men vote for Donald Trump? Rep. Maxine Waters tells WIB’s Joseph Williams that many haven’t had the careers, jobs, or opportunities they need. But she warns that folks who believe you change things “by appealing to those who have power — they don’t understand power.”

Black women are often told to endure pain — and the debate over acetaminophen use during pregnancy is no different. The AFRO’s Frances "Toni" Draper says Black women "don’t need lectures about resilience. We need expanded access to maternal health care." wordinblack.com/2025/09/toug...

“A movement has got to happen to try and protect and save what we have already fought for, died for, and sacrificed for, and what we’re trying to do to improve the future,” Rep. Maxine Waters tells Word In Black’s Joseph Williams.

What does the Congressional Black Caucus do — and is it doing what it needs to during this second Trump administration? Our Deputy managing director, Joseph Williams, asked a few folks at the CBC 54th Annual Legislative Conference.

If a loved one is expressing suicidal behavior, should you call 911? Word In Black’s health reporter shares three things she’s learned about preventing suicide deaths. wordinblack.com/2025/09/3-wa...

Bishop William J. Barber II joined California faith leaders and the Save America Movement to launch rapid-response vans to resist ICE. “When government agencies target our neighbors in the shadows, we shine a light," Barber says. wordinblack.com/2025/09/oper...

Activist and 40-year HIV survivor Rae Lewis-Thornton shares her story and warns that secrecy “will kill you quicker than the disease.” wordinblack.com/2025/09/rae-...

Pastor: “Jesus is coming back Sept. 23.” TikTok: “So what happens on Sept. 24 if we’re still here?” wordinblack.com/2025/09/rapt...

Actively Black’s New York Fashion Week show served as a powerful reminder of Black history — and that come what may, “we ain’t neva scared.” Read more: wordinblack.com/2025/09/acti...

After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, sermons in Black churches expressed sympathy for Kirk’s family but warned against casting him as a martyr. “I can be sorry about your death and not celebrate your life,” Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley said. wordinblack.com/2025/09/blac...

From Ida B. Wells to Katrina Brooks, Black women raise their voices even when it costs them everything. And Unerased’s Levi Perrin says every time they are silenced, the world loses power and possibilities. wordinblack.com/2025/09/blac...

On this National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day, NBA legend Magic Johnson wants to spread the word to Black Gen Z’ers that though the virus doesn't have to be a death sentence, it's "still killing Black people, and should be taken seriously." wordinblack.com/2025/09/magi...

Driven by spiritual hunger fueled in part by the COVID-19 pandemic, younger folks have supplanted Baby Boomers as the generation attending church most frequently per week. wordinblack.com/2025/09/mill...

Tramelle Howard, Louisiana state director for @edtrust.bsky.social, says HBCU survival depends on urgent action now: "These institutions are more than a tradition. They are our future. It is time to ensure they are not just surviving, but thriving." wordinblack.com/2025/09/hbcu...

On the anniversary of the 1963 Birmingham church bombing, clergy urged the nation to reject death by policy. "America’s got to decide that death is no longer an option, that destroying one another is no longer an option," Rev. William J. Barber II said. wordinblack.com/2025/09/rev-...

"On #ConstitutionDay, I won’t just hand out pocket Constitutions. I’ll be in the Dunbar HS cafeteria behind a voter registration table . . . and tell the truth. . ." -- Dr. Shelina Warren, @dcpublicschools.bsky.social via @wordinblacknews.bsky.social #TeachTruth 🧵 wordinblack.com/2025/09/teac...

@wordinblacknews.bsky.social justice published my article on wordinblack.com/2025/09/supr...

The Black-led boycott of Target seems to be working. But The Arc’s Erin Aubry Kaplan says the question remains: Can Black people expect corporate America to ever do the right thing? wordinblack.com/2025/09/blac...

Critics say RFK Jr.'s so-called “Make America Healthy Again" report is silent about longstanding health care disparities between white and Black children, and ignores the biggest public health threat to Black girls and boys: gun violence. wordinblack.com/2025/09/kenn...

On Sept. 15, organizers hope 100,000 people will join online to celebrate World Afro Day — and set a Guinness World Record. “We have to say, actually, our hair is good enough for us first,” founder Michelle De Leon says. Read more: wordinblack.com/2025/09/worl...

Violence is never the answer, The AFRO’s Frances “Toni” Draper says. But Charlie Kirk’s ideology was dangerous and rooted in racism — and his assassination does not erase that truth. wordinblack.com/2025/09/char...

Founder Martina Abrahams Ilunga tells how Black Storytelling Week ensures our histories survive America’s attempts at erasure: "The more that I spend time in the past and learning about the past, the more I realize that everything is just being repeated." wordinblack.com/2025/09/quie...

As asthma sufferers brace for the onset of fall allergy season, a nonprofit has ranked the 20 worst cities for asthma. And Detroit — one of a half-dozen cities with significant or majority-Black populations — tops the list. wordinblack.com/2025/09/asth...

Did you know? Black Americans are 28% of the transplant waiting list, but only 13% of organ donors. We need your voice to understand why — and how to close the gap. Take our short survey and help shape the future of organ donation in the Black community: www.surveymonkey.com/r/WIBWordInB...

A few simple changes — including moving Sunday services to 2 p.m. — along with his knack for connecting with students have helped Minister Lawrence Lockett Jr. energize the faith community at Morgan State University, Baltimore’s crown-jewel HBCU. wordinblack.com/2025/09/morg...

Earvin "Magic" Johnson has survived more than three decades with HIV. He now worries, however, that young Black people no longer think HIV infection is a big deal — even though it kills thousands of Black people each year. wordinblack.com/2025/09/magi...

Harlem Hellfighters — Black World War I combat veterans known for their battlefield heroics — finally got their due from the U.S. government on Wednesday when lawmakers awarded them the Congressional Gold Medal. wordinblack.com/2025/09/they...

With Trump in office, one expatriate living in Portugal is encouraging more Black people to follow in her footsteps: “People need a space to rest and to recharge and to be.” wordinblack.com/2025/09/reth...

For generations, mandatory vaccines have been one of the most effective ways to prevent outbreaks of potentially life-threatening diseases. But Florida is now scrapping all school vaccine rules, with its top doctor saying, “Your body is a gift from God.” wordinblack.com/2025/09/vacc...

From former First Lady Michelle Obama to Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, Trump keeps attacking powerful Black women. He calls it politics. Others call it racism. wordinblack.com/2025/08/trum...

Why don’t Black women join clinical trials? Despite having high breast cancer mortality rates, just 2% of cancer clinical trial participants are Black women. Word In Black set out to find out why. Watch the full video: wordinblack.com/2025/08/blac...

Disabilities from maternal health conditions could cause Black women giving birth this year to lose 350,000 healthy life years, according to a new report. wordinblack.com/2025/08/solv...

From pulpits to prayer vigils, clergy say the occupations by the military and ICE are not only immoral, but also put communities at risk. wordinblack.com/2025/08/fait...

Acknowledging the existence of #racism does no good unless we're ready to make systemic changes to improve the situation. Americans Say Racism Exists, but Shrug at Solutions wordinblack.com/2025/08/amer... by @losangelista.bsky.social via @wordinblacknews.bsky.social

Seventy years after Emmett Till’s murder, the anti-woke war on the Smithsonian raises an unthinkable question: could Till’s coffin be erased? wordinblack.com/2025/08/emme...

On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, causing widespread devastation. “Katrina: 20 Years Later” is Word In Black’s series on how Black folks from the Big Easy navigate recovery, resilience, and justice. Read here: wordinblack.com/katrina-20-y...

Dedrick Asante-Muhammad of Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies tells why he convened a coalition to defend Lisa Cook: "If we fail to take action now, we risk sending a dangerous message to future generations of leaders." wordinblack.com/2025/08/defe...

"Just as the Holocaust is remembered in all its brutality, so must America reckon with the truth of chattel slavery, Jim Crow, and racial terror. Anything less is historical erasure,” The AFRO’s Dr. Frances “Toni” Draper says. wordinblack.com/2025/08/defe...