Black Voters and the Fight for Democracy is a multipart series that explores the stakes of the 2024 election for our communities. This project was produced as part of the Advancing Democracy ...

Cowpea is the common name for the legumes known to botanists by the scientific name Vigna unguiculata. But they’re also ...

When Oklahoma City residents were asked how to revive two buildings that once served Black residents, they weren’t short on ideas. They asked if the former home of a Black entrepreneur became a ...

Playing spades under the smooth, lifting flow of old-school R&B, the air thick with the warm embrace of soul food’s aroma, feels like the perfect low-key New Year’s Eve. Yet it’s more than just a ...

In under a month, the agency announced results of 4 pattern or practice investigations into police departments across the U.S.

Writer and scholar Alexis Pauline Gumbs makes greens almost every day: chard, kale and — this time of the year — heaping pots of vegan collard greens. Gumbs, author of the recent Audre Lorde biography ...

The Lewis Latimer House Museum honors the Black inventor whose achievements include playing a role in improving the light bulb and drawing the diagrams for Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone patent.

As 2024 comes to a close, Capital B is reflecting on some of the stories that resonated most with readers and our staff. These stories published this year highlight the brilliance, strength, and ...