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Harriet Tubman museum closes after thieves break in, steal donation box
Photo of the damaged door. Source: Harriet Tubman Museum and Education Center on Facebook.
The Harriet Tubman Museum and Educational Center on Maryland’s Eastern Shore was forced to close its doors after thieves broke in over the weekend a...
Nolan Wells update, Harriet Tubman and $20 bill, RIP George E. Johnson
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Photo of Nolan Wells. Christine Wonsley / Facebook
Several days have passed since 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells was found dead in the water near Mississippi’s Horn Island. Wells’ mother contacted authorities last Satur...
George E. Johnson, pioneering Black hair care entrepreneur and Afro Sheen creator, has died
A November 6, 1975 edition of JET Magazine, with George E. Johnson on the cover.
George E. Johnson, a pioneering entrepreneur who revolutionized Black hair care, has died. He was 99.
Born in the small town of Richton, Mississippi, on June...
Black folk infiltrated a 'White and Proud' Facebook page. Hilarity ensued.
Thousands of Black folk infiltrated a “White and Proud” group on Facebook and turned it into a massive digital family reunion.
The group, created in 2023, surfaced on the timelines of Black Facebook users across the country, who quickly r...
Capital B's Black oral history archive, Danny Glover reveals Alzheimer's, RIP Tony Brown
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Capital B’s For The Record Archive
There are very few Black news outlets at the national level that publish the type of stories as Capital B News. It’s why I’m a paid subscriber to their work. And now, the digital n...
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