WATCH: A special BNV tribute to those we lost in 2025

Clockwise from top left: Activist Assata Shakur (Joanne Chesimard), singer/musician Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart), singer/songwriter Angie Stone, Tuskegee Airman George E. Hardy, former U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, D-New York, former U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman. Photo credits: The Associated Press, US Army Air Forces, Joe Bodego.

From the youngest of the Freedom Riders to the oldest survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, and from Angie Stone to Sly Stone, the world said goodbye in 2025 to people who changed our world. Watch our video tribute by contributor Allison J. Davis.

WATCH: Black real estate developer in metro Atlanta battles extended alleged harassment by local officials; part of nationwide trend

The Black Georgia man who owns this property in suburban Cobb County says he is the victim of extreme racial harassment delivered through code enforcement. Photo credit: Greg Morrison, Black News & Views.

When real estate developer Austin Samuel bought a sprawling property in Cobb County, Georgia, he had no idea it would lead to citation after citation and dozens of bench warrants, a situation he is continuing to fight. But as contributor Greg Morrison reports, Samuel's situation is not unique.

A primer on Afro-Puerto Rican music ahead of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show

Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny performs in Mexico City on Wednesay, Dec. 10, 2025. Photo credit: Eduardo Verdugo, The Associated Press.

Puerto Rican rapper/singer Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl halftime show in February, and as contributor Eugene Holley Jr. reports, the roots of Afro-Puerto Rican music run deep and date back centuries.

WATCH: Americas rural hospitals in crisis

The Thomasville Regional Medical Center in rural Alabama is badly needed by the predominantly Black communities around it, but it shut down five years ago because of finances. Photo credit: Greg Morrison, Black News & Views

Five years ago, a community in Alabama's rural Black Belt got a brand new hospital with the same expensive equipment and technology as big city facilities. But three years later, lack of funds forced it to shut down. As contributor Greg Morrison reports, this is indicative of a health care crisis across rural America.

Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) drives between New York Knicks guards Justin Holiday (8) and Derrick Rose (25) during the second half of an NBA basketball game on Dec. 31, 2016, in Houston. Photo credit: Bob Levey, The Associated Press.



SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK:

The NBA's James Harden leads the Houston Rockets to a win

On Dec. 31, 2016, Houston Rockets guard James Harden changed the trajectory of his career, contributor Mike Patton reports in the latest installment of Sports History in Black.

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