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For more than 80 years, EBONY has chronicled, celebrated, and elevated the people, stories and ideas defining Black life across generations. In 2026, that legacy continues with the return of the EBONY Power 100, EBONY's signature recognition of the leaders and visionaries whose work is shaping culture, driving progress, and expanding what is possible.

The anniversary of a major uprising of the 1960s will be observed this weekend by a grassroots civil and human rights advocacy group. News A march and rally will be held to commemorate the 59th anniversary of the 1967 Newark Rebellion, a cataclysmic event of that turbulent era. It will take place Sunday, July 12, 2026, 2:00pm, starting at the Rebellion Monument, 250 Springfield Avenue in Newark, New Jersey.

Fisk University leaders faced a packed room of frustrated residents, alumni and community members Monday night during the school’s first public town hall addressing its proposed data center, a project that has stirred mounting opposition in the North Nashville community. According to WKRN, attendees raised concerns ranging from noise and energy consumption to broader environmental impacts on the surrounding neighborhood.

As colleges and universities across Maryland and the nation continue to raise costs for students and families, Coppin State University, Maryland's most affordable university, is lowering costs for residential students through a series of strategic affordability measures designed to reduce expenses while continuing to invest in academic excellence, student success, and institutional growth.

PEOPLE’S ORGANIZATION FOR PROGRESS WILL HOST COMMUNITY READING OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS’ SPEECH “WHAT TO THE SLAVE IS THE FOURTH OF JULY?” As the nation begins to celebrate its 250th anniversary of independence, a grassroots civil rights organization will have a public reading of a speech by a nineteenth century slavery abolitionist which offers a unique perspective on the 4th of July. There will be community recitation of “What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July,” by Frederick Douglass. It will take place on Thursday evening, July 2, 2026, 6:00pm at Bethany Baptist Church, 275 West Market Street in Newark, New Jersey. The program is sponsored by the People’s Organization For Progress. It is free and open to the public.

Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement Supreme Court Ruling to Further Weaken Voting Rights Act.

Look who is on the July cover of People Magazine!

Today, the National Action Network (NAN) strongly condemned the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Mullin v. Doe, which allows the administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 350,000 Haitian nationals and rules that federal courts lack the authority to review executive branch TPS designations. This ruling strips work authorization from hundreds of thousands of Black immigrants and leaves established families vulnerable to detention and forced removal to a nation currently experiencing severe humanitarian instability.

It's not every day that educators can learn directly from leading historians, writers, and activists and then immediately process that learning in small groups with peers equally committed to truth and justice. That's exactly what makes the Zinn Education Project's Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online class series so rare and vital.

Crosby used acrylic paint, colored pencils, charcoal, and transfers on paper to create the massive 9-by-10 piece.

Congratulations to Jalen and Rick Brunson and a early Happy Father's Day to both of them and all of you! #JalenBrunson

He also graduated with a bachelor's in mechanical engineering from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Douglas earned his master's degree in mechanical engineering, naval architecture, marine engineering, electrical and computer engineering, and his doctorate in systems engineering.

A counter protest will be held in response to the Trump administration’s celebration in Washington DC this weekend. An “End The Trump Dictatorship March And Rally,” will be held Sunday, June 14, 2026, 2:00pm at the Rodino Federal Building, 970 Broad Street in Newark, New Jersey. https://www.africanamericanreports.com/2026/06/march-against-trump-dictatorship-in.html

The City of Detroit officially declared May 27 as Violet T. Lewis Day during a historic ceremony held Wednesday at Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design (PLC Detroit), where a representative from Mayor Mary Sheffield's office presented the official declaration to Dr. Violet Ponders, granddaughter and namesake of Dr. Violet T. Lewis, honoring the extraordinary legacy of the educator, entrepreneur, and civic leader whose institution later became Michigan's only historically Black college.