Author: James Hughes

Today, Angela Bassett is celebrated as the Queen of Biopics, the regal, powerhouse actress whose performances in What’s Love Got to Do with It, Waiting to Exhale, Black Panther, and countless others shaped the blueprint for Black excellence in Hollywood. But what most people don’t know is that Angela Bassett almost walked away from acting […]

For generations, the world insisted that Black wealth on a massive scale was impossible. Systemic barriers, discrimination in banking, blocked access to capital, exclusion from elite networks, and centuries of economic sabotage made billionaire-level success look out of reach. But over the last few decades, a new era has emerged, one shaped by Black visionaries […]

When Americans think of the Civil Rights Movement, familiar names rise to the top, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and other prominent male figures. But the people who built the strategies, trained the activists, organized the communities, and sustained the movement day after day were often Black women, women whose names rarely make […]

Few figures in American history are quoted more than Malcolm X, and few are more misunderstood. For decades, his legacy has been reduced to soundbites, misrepresented speeches, and a watered-down image that strips away his brilliance, complexity, fearlessness, and evolution. To understand Malcolm X is to understand the transformation of Black America itself, the struggle, […]