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This Is the Hill I Will Die On
I’m doing the work of public radio without the backing. If you believe in Black journalism, now’s the time to act.
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Sonari Rhodes Glinton
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The Jobs Report Misses the Real Economy
Each month, the unemployment rate makes headlines, while Black labor realities stay hidden.
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Sonari Rhodes Glinton
How a JROTC Teacher Helped a Shy Student Find His Voice
Someone You Should Know: Centoria Louden
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Sonari Rhodes Glinton
Black People Are More Likely to Be Killed or Hurt on U.S. Roads
Traffic deaths and injuries spike in summer. Black communities pay the steepest price.
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Sonari Rhodes Glinton
Black Fathers Show Up. You Just Don’t See Them.
My story and the data say the stereotype is wrong.
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Sonari Rhodes Glinton
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Black-Led Broadway Shows Are Driving A Billion-Dollar Comeback
As the Tonys approach, the industry’s biggest night is a chance to ask who gets the spotlight and who built the stage. And no one embodies this more…
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Sonari Rhodes Glinton
You Are Not Broken: The Radical Gospel of Rev. Johnnie Colemon
From Unity’s segregated classrooms to a 4,000-seat sanctuary, she built a new kind of faith for a new kind of Black power.
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Sonari Rhodes Glinton
From Chicago to the Vatican: What Pope Leo XIV Means for Workers and the Poor
The first American pope isn’t just from Chicago—he’s a lifelong White Sox fan whose working-class roots may shape the Church’s next chapter.
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Sonari Rhodes Glinton
From South Shore to Ariel: Honoring the Life and Impact of Malik Murray
A tribute to Malik T. Murray—South Shore native, Ariel executive, and the heart of a generation shaped by faith, education, and Black excellence.
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Remembering Elie Wiesel: Souls on Fire, Memory, and Finding My Voice
How a Holocaust survivor’s words became a shield for a Black, gay journalist
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Sonari Rhodes Glinton
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Black Hair, Black Dollars, Black Power
The Story of Afro Sheen, George Johnson, and the Business of Black Power--Part One
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Sonari Rhodes Glinton
Black Male HBCU Enrollment Is at Its Lowest in Nearly 50 Years. Here’s Why That Matters.
What We Lost When We Fired 100,000 Black Teachers
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Sonari Rhodes Glinton
The Truth About Black Land Loss and Food Apartheid in America
The Trump administration’s proposed USDA cuts put local food efforts at risk, again.
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Sonari Rhodes Glinton
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