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New York City’s troubling decline in reading scores, despite one of the most ambitious literacy reform efforts in the nation, is a wake-up call for the…
For African Americans, voting has always represented more than simply choosing a name on a ballot. It is an opportunity to participate in decisions that can…
As a young Black man, I find this topic personal. When people discuss mental health, they usually don’t picture someone who looks like me. Instead, Black…
In a neighborhood where conversations about food insecurity often center on scarcity, Philadelphia’s Tindley Tea Cafe offers a different narrative: abundance with purpose. Located inside the…
Bolanle Ambonisye knew she had stumbled onto something when parents began using her name to get their children to behave. “Lil’ Johnny was acting up last…
What does it take for a campus choir to get noticed by the biggest names in gospel music? For Southern University’s Gospel Choir (SUGC), it took…
Elbert Frank Cox was born Dec. 5, 1895, in Evansville, Indiana, and attended segregated public schools that were chronically underfunded for Black students. When Cox was…
New Texas Monument Highlights Overlooked Astronauts, Scientists And Leaders Just Blocks From NASA’s Johnson Space Center A new monument in Nassau Bay, Texas, is bringing greater…
So right now, I have to ask: are we really supposed to take none of this at face value? First there was Unity Field. Now the…
By Nefertiti Austin Special to the “Sentinel” The highly anticipated “The Varnell Hill Show” not only celebrates the comedic genius of Tommy Davidson, who reprises his…