When he wasn’t helping some 600 slaves escape through the Underground Railroad, David Ruggles was running a bookstore. In 1828, Ruggles opened a grocery store in New York City and later, as he ...

In the ESPN documentary 144, which recounts the WNBA’s bubble season during the pandemic, Atlanta Dream guard Courtney Williams speaks to a room full of her colleagues.Jacob Blake had just been ...

On Monday, climate activist Greta Thunberg delivered a blistering address to the United Nations, accusing the adults in the room (aka assembled world leaders) of endangering her future by refusing ...

Elon Musk called on the Biden administration to "can" the Build Back Better bill because it adds to the deficit, but he has other motivations that he didn't mention.

They say that if you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life. And while I'm not certain whether or not Donald Trump actually enjoys being president all that much (he seems to like ...

On Sunday, three people were shot dead at two Jewish community centers in the Kansas City area. It's believed that the suspect — identified as Frazier Glenn Cross, Jr., 73 — was once the grand ...

For about a decade, Joe Davis has been trying to send a message into space. This message is not intended for potential intelligent alien listeners, though. He’s already sent two signals into the ...

Top Dawg Entertainment’s president shares game on developing relationships with his artists, his regrets over not releasing a Black Hippy album, and priceless advice from Jay-Z.

Mic is celebrating Earth Day with an entire week of stories. Over the next few days we’ll be rolling out pieces on hyper-urban farming, the future of construction, the catastrophic environmental ...

Consider these two people: One flies weekly for work; the other lives in a studio apartment and walks to the office every day. On the surface, it’s clear here who has the bigger carbon footprint.

So, all of this back and forth sparks the ultimate question: "Is it ever okay for a person who isn't Black to wear cornrows?" It's a complex question because there are many layers.

I first met Issa Rae in 2011 at Kenyon College, where I’d binged endless episodes of her web series. To promote the successful first season of Awkward Black Girl, she and her team launched a ...