Capital B

Capital B is a nonprofit news organization that focuses on both local and national issues, prioritizing Black voices and the needs of the audience. They collaborate closely with the communities they support. Their national team creates comprehensive journalism on essential subjects that matter to Black individuals throughout the nation, including education, housing, health, environmental issues, criminal justice, and politics.

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Diddy Faces Trial Amid Abuse Claims and Years of Industry Silence

3 days ago | capitalbnews.org | Bethonie Butler

The video begins with a barefoot woman walking fast toward the elevator lobby of a Los Angeles hotel. Within seconds, she is yanked violently by a man with a bath towel around his waist, who grabs her by the back of her neck and throws her to the ground before kicking and dragging her. Hip-hop impresario Sean “Diddy” Combs had long denied he had ever assaulted his former girlfriend.
Trump is Giving These Facilities a Pass to Pollute More. Is Your Home at Risk?

1 week ago | capitalbnews.org | Adam Mahoney

Imagine if the billion-dollar companies that run oil refineries or chemical plants could ask the government for permission to spew more pollution into the air with less hassle than it takes to renew your driver’s license. That’s now a reality. In recent weeks, the Trump administration has created a shortcut for fossil fuel and chemical companies to request exemptions from rules that limit dangerous air pollution, such as mercury and arsenic, which are known to cause cancer and brain damage.
Fashion as Resistance: The Black Dandy at the Met Gala

1 week ago | capitalbnews.org | Taylor Crumpton

The Black Dandy is a being of its own creation. With its own set of inalienable rights, The Black Dandy exists at the intersections of autonomy and coercion, liberation and enslavement, resistance and compliance. The very nature of The Black Dandy is to be a trickster.
The Fight to Be Believed: Long COVID’s Toll on Black Americans

1 week ago | capitalbnews.org | Rebekah Sager

This article is part of a collaboration with the Associated Press, Capital B, and Flint Beat. The work is part of the AP Inclusive Journalism Initiative supported by the Sony Foundation. Chimére L. Sweeney, a Maryland middle school teacher, was preparing to lead one of her first online classes after the pandemic shutdowns in March 2020 when she said she suddenly felt like someone placed a lit match on her spine.
Without REAL ID by May 7, Black Travelers Could Miss Flights or Face Delays

1 week ago | capitalbnews.org | Brandon Tensley

With REAL ID enforcement set to kick in on May 7, some grassroots organizers worry that the requirement to obtain an upgraded ID card from a state’s driver’s licensing agency could have a disproportionate burden on some Black Americans. Already, 21% of Black adults lack a valid driver’s license, compared with 8% of white adults. Economic hardship and limited access to public transportation are among the structural barriers that contribute to this disparity.
Inspired by ‘Sinners’? 21 Books, Films, and Museums on Black Southern Life.

2 weeks ago | capitalbnews.org | Aallyah Wright

Most may recall hearing their grandparents playing the blues at fish fries, family gatherings, or during weekend cleaning days. Clarksdale, Mississippi, native Yasmine Malone, 26, encountered the art form as an elementary student visiting the Delta Blues Museum. The museum is Mississippi’s oldest, and the world’s first, space dedicated to the blues, according to its website. During that trip, she learned about different musical instruments.
‘Sinners’ Is Set in Clarksdale, Where There’s No Theater. Locals Are Asking for a Screening.

2 weeks ago | capitalbnews.org | Aallyah Wright

Tyler Yarbrough didn’t see Sinners once, but twice. The film, which has made $161 million at the box office, is authentically Mississippi Delta through and through, he said. From the Chinese Delta history to the Black businesses, residents say director and filmmaker Ryan Coogler, who has Mississippi roots, did his homework. On both visits to the movies, Yarbrough, who is from Clarksdale, Mississippi, had to drive nearly 80 miles to see the film, a luxury not afforded to many.
‘We Deserve to Breathe Clean Air’: Memphis Residents Take on Elon Musk’s xAI

2 weeks ago | capitalbnews.org | Katherine Burgess

This story was originally published by MLK50: Justice Through Journalism. Subscribe to their newsletter here. Easter Knox’s brick home in Boxtown has a garden, space for her dog to run and a bench under a sprawling acorn tree planted by her husband. Years ago, he built a large gazebo in the yard adjacent to theirs — a perfect place to listen to the birds.
State Trial Starts for Three Ex-Memphis Officers Accused of Killing Tyre Nichols

2 weeks ago | capitalbnews.org | Christina Carrega

More than two years after Tyre Nichols died from injuries sustained during a brutal beating after a traffic stop, three former Memphis, Tennessee, police officers are on trial in state court on second-degree murder charges. Opening statements began Monday with testimony from Nichols’ heartbroken mother Rowvaughn Wells, who said she didn’t learn about her son’s encounter with Memphis police officers until his death.
'Sinners' Honored Juke Joints. Today, They're Fighting to Stay Open.

2 weeks ago | capitalbnews.org | Aallyah Wright

This article was published in partnership with Scalawag, a publication centering Black folks in the South. Subscribe to its newsletters here. We put together this playlist featuring artists native to Mississippi to soundtrack your reading and trace the state’s musical journey. The blues runs deep through Orlando Paden’s veins. As a child, he danced for nickels and quarters by the jukebox. He cleaned, crushed cans, and bagged them.