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This Week in Good Black News: Queen Latifah, Tracee Ellis Ross, Keke Palmer, and Teyana Taylor Give Us Four Reasons to Smile

From a TED Talk and Broadway debut to making hosting history on an awards show stage, to the red carpet turning into a family affair, our faves were faving this week!
05/29/2026

Remembering Clarence B. Jones: The Architect Behind MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream' Speech

The attorney and speechwriter who helped craft Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic 1963 address has died at 95.
05/29/2026

Pregnant Ghanaian Mother and Disabled 4-Year-Old Son Held in Windowless Room at Dulles Airport for Over a Week

Anabella Gyasi traveled to the U.S. on a valid tourist visa for her son's medical treatment in Ohio. She and her son have been detained at Washington Dulles International Airport since May 19.
05/29/2026

Grassroots Group Fights to Save Historic Black Georgia Cemetery

Behind a Baptist church, headstones of Black veterans and leaders are reappearing as volunteers fight to restore a neglected cemetery.
05/28/2026

Trump Attacks Minnesota’s Somali Community and Rep. Ilhan Omar

The president doubles down on attacks during a Wednesday Cabinet meeting.
05/28/2026

Arkansas “Whites Only” Group Faces Housing Discrimination Suit

A Missouri woman says she was rejected from Return to the Land because of race and religion.
05/27/2026

Congressional Black Caucus Presses Big Brands to Fight GOP Redistricting

The caucus is reminding hundreds of companies of a promise they made to support Black consumers five years ago.
05/27/2026

Court Says Alabama Congressional Map Unfairly Dilutes Black Power

A federal panel ruled the state’s new House map cannot be used for the 2026 election cycle, pushing Alabama toward another Supreme Court fight.
05/27/2026

Valerie Jarrett Wants The Obama Presidential Center to be a Reflection of Chicagoans

The Obama Foundation CEO discusses representation, South Side investment, and building a permanent home for possibility.
05/27/2026

Trump Administration Boosts Refugee Cap for White South Africans by 10,000

The move raises the annual refugee ceiling to 17,500 as the administration focuses on Afrikaners.
05/26/2026

Pope Leo XIV Makes Historic Apology for Vatican's Role in Slavery

The Chicago-born pope calls slavery a ‘wound in Christian memory.’
05/26/2026