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Astronaut Victor Glover’s History-Making Mission to the Moon

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Published: April 2, 2026 20:16

Artemis II has set out to pave the way for future Moon landings, and its pilot, Victor Glover, will be the first Black astronaut to travel around the moon. On April 1, Glover, Commander Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Canada’s Jeremy Hansen lifted off…

2 Live Crew’s Uncle Luke Is Running for Congress and Calling Out Black Trump Supporters

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Published: April 2, 2026 19:20

The 2 Live Crew: Remember them? Led by Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell, the hip-hop group pioneered the Miami bass genre and Southern rap more generally in the 1980s and ’90s, as they rattled car trunks and scandalized censors with lyrics that implored women…

A Financial Crisis Could Upend Kentucky’s Only Public HBCU

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Published: April 1, 2026 16:00

Jamya Chenault is finishing her third year as a mass communications major at Kentucky State University, but the state legislature has her worried about what will happen if the state takes control.  In March, a plan was unveiled in the Kentucky General…

As USDA Cuts $300 Million, Black Farmers Say They Can’t Rely on the Government

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Published: April 1, 2026 11:30

Qiddist Ashé had a gut feeling that a federal program meant to help underserved farmers get access to land wouldn’t last. In 2023, the Black Oregon Land Trust, a community land trust she co-founded, was awarded $2.5 million from the United States…

The Supreme Court Fight That Could Unravel Who Gets to Be American

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Published: March 31, 2026 11:30

With birthright citizenship — which was enshrined in the 14th Amendment to clarify the legal status of Black Americans following the Civil War — on the chopping block, civil rights groups are on high alert for threats to all rights, even those long seen as…

An Oil Explosion in a Black Texas Town Traces Back to Trump’s Iran and Venezuela Crises

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Published: March 30, 2026 17:15

John Beard takes no pleasure in being right. In January, he told Capital B that he feared U.S. military action in Venezuela, which ultimately gave America preferential access to the South American nation’s vast oil reserves, would lead to disaster in…

After Breaking Barriers, Fisk Is Ending Its Gymnastics Program

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Published: March 27, 2026 17:00

When Liberty Mora stepped into the gym at the Super 16 gymnastics meet in Las Vegas with her Fisk University teammates to compete for the first time in 2023, the crowd rose to its feet before they even began. For a moment, the significance hit all at once:…

U.S. Votes No as UN Calls Slave Trade ‘Gravest Crime’ and Backs Reparations

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Published: March 26, 2026 19:45

The United States joined Israel and Argentina on Thursday in voting against a Ghana-led resolution that declared the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved Africans the “gravest crime against humanity” and urged countries to pursue reparations. The…

This Black Town Has E. Coli in Its Drinking Water, but Feds Just Cut Support

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Published: March 26, 2026 11:30

At 76, Patricia Greenwood has given up on trying to name whatever now grows in the yard. It isn’t grass, she said. That died many floods ago and never returned.  The water in her kitchen has never run clear in her memory. Even the dog refuses to drink it. …

Black Elders Without Birth Records Could Lose Vote Under SAVE America Act

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Published: March 24, 2026 11:30

When Courtney Patterson was born on his family’s farm in Lenoir County, North Carolina, 80 years ago, he was fortunate that a country doctor recorded his birth, ensuring that he would have a document later. “But many other people who grew up with me didn’t…

The Black Mecca’s Climate Plan Is Costing Black Atlanta Residents Their Homes

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Published: March 23, 2026 11:30

This is the first story in a series on “climate gentrification” in Black neighborhoods. Support for this series was provided by The Neal Peirce Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting journalism on ways to make cities and their larger…

Da’Quain Johnson’s Family Disputes Police Account of Fatal Michigan Shooting

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Published: March 20, 2026 20:45

Angelica Johnson is forced to recount the images and sounds of her son, Da’Quain Johnson, being attacked by a police K-9 dog and being shot three times by police last month.  “As it was livestreaming, my granddaughter was calling me to tell me that the dog…

Howard Men’s Basketball Is on the Brink of Making March Madness History

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Published: March 19, 2026 19:10

WASHINGTON, D.C — The day after Howard University’s men’s basketball team had its first-ever NCAA Tournament win, students on the campus were hoping for another win in one of collegiate sports’ premier events. On Thursday night, the Bison will compete in…

Georgia Lawmakers With Real Estate Ties Are Writing the State’s Housing Laws

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Published: March 19, 2026 11:00

This article was produced in partnership with the nonprofit newsroom Type Investigations, where Chauncey Alcorn and Adam Mahoney are 2025-2026 Ida B. Wells fellows. When Kenneth Porter moved to Atlanta from Wilmington, North Carolina, in 2016 to advance…

‘Jim Crow 2.0’: Civil Rights Leaders Sound Alarm on SAVE America Act

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Published: March 18, 2026 17:00

Despite facing long odds, Senate Republicans on Tuesday voted to begin debate on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act. The bill, also known as the SAVE America Act, is a deeply controversial proposal that civil rights groups say could…

From Crockett to Willis: 8 Black Officials Who Have Clashed With Trump

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Published: March 18, 2026 15:00

During a memorial service for the right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in 2025, President Donald Trump made a stunningly candid admission when he said, “I hate my opponents.” His opponents don’t exactly love him, either, and some of the Black members of…

Why ‘Sinners’ Is Bigger Than the Oscars for Mississippi Residents

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Published: March 16, 2026 22:15

Check out Capital B’s Beyond ‘Sinners’: The Stories of Clarksdale, Mississippi, a yearlong project highlighting Black residents reclaiming power and ownership in an area where Blues tourism and development have long excluded them. Clarksdale, Mississippi,…

Howard Players Choose to Stay in Locker Room Rather Than Bow to Kneeling Ban

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Published: March 16, 2026 15:55

For years, Howard University’s women’s basketball team has been taking a knee to protest the mistreatment and brutalization of Black Americans by law enforcement. But on Wednesday night, at a game between Howard and South Carolina State University, that…

Hidden Profits in Power Bills Are Hitting Black Southerners Hardest

https://capitalbnews.org/the-hidden-profit-in-your-power-bill-and-why-black-southerners-get-hit-the-hardest/

Published: March 16, 2026 11:00

Brionté McCorkle opened her latest Georgia Power bill and started doing some math to try to understand where her money was going.  The total was $233 — steep, but familiar for her and her neighbors living just outside Atlanta. Then she plugged the number…

Inside BlerdCon, Where Black Nerd Culture Takes Center Stage

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Published: March 13, 2026 17:30

ARLINGTON, Virginia – William Beal II drove his prized possession, a 2016 Dodge Charger R/T, through a small makeshift entrance on South Clark Street and parked it with the other cars arriving at BlerdCon, a convention centering Black folks who are into…

‘We Don’t Do It for the Glory’: The Workers Erasing Gary’s Graffiti

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Published: March 13, 2026 16:15

Bright pink and soft blue bubble letters stretch across the brick façade of the now-closed New Angel of Faith Missionary Baptist Church. The graffiti spreads across the building’s red brick and glass block windows, facing south toward Fifth Avenue, where…