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‘This City Was Black': AP audio series explores culture and identity in New York

Known as a rich melting pot of cultures, New York City would not be the place it is today without the contributions of Black people.

 

What boycotting looks like 70 years after the Montgomery Bus Boycott

The Montgomery Bus Boycott is marking its 70th anniversary. For 381 days, an estimated 40,000 Black Alabama residents stayed off city buses.

 

Delayed care to 2 Black pregnant women highlights maternal health disparities

Two pregnant Black women recently faced alarming neglect at hospitals in Indiana and Texas, highlighting racial disparities in maternal care.

 

The end of federal food aid could hit Black Americans hardest

One in eight Americans use federal food aid but halting the SNAP program would hurt Black Americans more than anyone else.

 

From India to Pakistan and the global diaspora, South Asian sounds make an impact worldwide

Music rich with South Asian influences is solidifying its popularity worldwide, helping diversify global charts much like Afrobeat, K-pop and Latin music did.

 

In Black columnist’s firing, advocates fear decreasing diversity, vital perspectives in news media

Karen Attiah, a former opinion columnist at The Washington Post, says she was fired after social media posts expressing concerns about gun violence and rhetoric against Black women.

 

Black church leaders reject Charlie Kirk martyrdom and point to his race rhetoric

A debate has been sparked among Black pastors who are trying to square a heroic view of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative activist who was gunned down in Utah this month, with the insulting statements about people of color that were key to his political activism.

 

New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is working to woo Black voters away from Adams and Cuomo

New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani is out courting Black voters, trying to do better with them in the general election than he did in the primary.

 

Al Sharpton leads pro-DEI ‘March on Wall Street’ on anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington

The Rev. Al Sharpton led a protest through Manhattan’s Financial District to urge corporate America to resist the Trump administration’s campaign to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

 

A Bayard Rustin archive aims to preserve his legacy as a queer Civil Rights activist

Social justice advocates are creating a queer history archive that celebrates Bayard Rustin, a major organizer in the Civil Rights Movement and key architect of the March on Washington.

 

In photos, the remaining descendants of the last known slave ship hold memorial ceremony

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The remaining descendants of the last ship carrying enslaved Africans to land in the U.S. in 1860 met Saturday in Mobile, Alabama, for a memorial ceremony.

 

Redemption Bank becomes the first Black-owned bank in the Rockies

Redemption Holding Company has just acquired the Utah-based Holladay Bank & Trust, becoming the first bank to be owned by a Black-led investment group in the Western U.S.

 

The home of one of the largest catalogs of Black history turns 100 in New York

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is one of the largest repositories of Black history in the country.

 

Mourners pay respects to late US Rep. Charles Rangel as his body lies in state at New York City Hall

Mourners are paying their respects to former U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel as his body lies in state at New York City Hall.