Black Lives Matter
Culture
C.T. Vivian seemed to muster courage in the face of violence
He was a master strategist in the movement, and one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s most trusted deputies
Sports
Craig Hodges is still shooting his shot
With decades of perspective on athlete activism, the former sharpshooter talks candidly about today’s world
‘Another Act’: Isiah Whitlock Jr. on ‘Da 5 Bloods,’ the Vietnam War and his famous character Clay Davis from ‘The Wire’
Also, he talks about his trajectory from college football to acting
‘Another Act’: Kirk Franklin on his music and his role as a spiritual leader during civil unrest
Also, he discusses the new season of BET’s ‘Sunday Best’
Sports
Noose comment by Penn State basketball coach points to larger NCAA problem
Too many college coaches need a basic education on racial issues
‘Another Act’: Kendrick Sampson talks about being on the front lines of protests and ‘Miss Juneteenth’
The actor also discusses black liberation
Culture
We are still charged with meeting the challenge that Frederick Douglass issued
I ask of this Independence Day: What to Black Americans is the Fourth of July?
Culture
Five years ago, ‘Hamilton’ turned a revolution into a revelation — what now?
As Black Lives Matter protesters fill the streets, a show that portrays the Founding Fathers as Black and brown men gets its first national broadcast
Culture
All statues aren’t created equal; some need to remain standing
The Emancipation Memorial in Washington is one of them. Here’s why.