One in 5 American adults was found to be illiterate in 2024, according to the National Literacy Institute. More than half — 54 percent of adults — read below a sixth-grade level. And the numbers are getting worse.

Beyonce and her shades be taking me out. 😂

It's here: The WABJ - Washington Association of Black Journalists, in partnership with the Black and Missing Foundation, has launched a first-of-its-kind media guide to help newsrooms properly cover missing Black people blackandmissinginc.com/black-and-miss…

Police officers told Trey Reed’s family that he was found dead in his dorm room, according to the law firm representing the Reed family. The family discovered later that Trey was found hanging from a tree at Delta State University mississippifreepress.org/trey-reeds-fam…

Still looking for the folks that said things would be much worse under Kamala Harris.

Cardi’s sophomore album is some good stuff - top to bottom!

Sounds of Blackness. Optimistic

Some days I just sit and think about how I’m an actual adult that has to make adult decisions…

Toni & Babyface still owe us part 2 of Love, Marriage? & Divorce. Jhene & Big Sean still owe us part 2 of TWENTY88.

Don’t make me cry 🥹

The girls are fighting… The government is shut down… Are you sure this is not earth, post rapture? because……

In case you haven’t heard: Women are suing Pfizer in a class action lawsuit because the birth control shots (Depo-Provera) have been found to cause brain tumors. 1 in 4 women use this birth control. And Black women are prescribed it at double the national rate.

My fav reality shows have came back on this weekend.

I’m not gone hold you, that was Potomac’s best season premiere. 10’s across the board #RHOP

In celebration of #IndigenousPeoplesDay, Sesame Street’s Word of the Day is “tradition!" Join Big Bird and our friend Zahn McClarnon as we honor Indigenous peoples around the world and the many ways they share their culture and family traditions, today and every day.

I just can’t believe the news about D’Angelo. Cancel today for real!

Our ancestors were beaten, raped, and lynched to fight for what little political representation we have. The Voting Rights Act was Black people fighting for the rights of EVERYONE. It was ensuring the disabled are able to vote. The poor and disenfranchised. All gone.

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