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Original vector illustration / The Black AngleThe 10 Greatest Black NFL Players of All Time
From Jerry Rice to Patrick Mahomes, a ranking built around dominance, longevity and the ability to change a game.
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Original vector illustration / The Black AngleThe 10 Greatest Black NBA Players of All Time
Our ranking weighs peak performance, longevity, playoff impact and the ways these legends changed basketball.
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Photo: Shawn Miller / Library of Congress · CC0 1.0. Display may be cropped.The Most Influential Black Women of 2026—So Far
Ten women shaping culture, sport, investment, technology and community life: The Black Angle’s editorial selection, through October 15.
Culture / News brief
Photo: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Display may be cropped.Oakland names three downtown blocks ‘Black Panther Party Boulevard’
The commemorative name covers Broadway from 14th to 17th streets and arrives as organizers gather in Oakland for the Black Panther Party’s 60th anniversary.
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Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Display may be cropped.Williamsburg’s First Baptist Church reclaims its historic meeting-house site
A reconstructed African Baptist Meeting House restores one of the nation’s earliest Black congregations to the Colonial Williamsburg landscape 70 years after its later church was removed.
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Photo: Sister Circle TV · CC BY 3.0. Display may be cropped.Freddie Jackson, voice of ‘You Are My Lady,’ dies at 70
The Harlem-born singer’s warm, precise ballads helped define 1980s R&B. His family announced his death without disclosing a cause.
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Photo: John Leeson · Source · CC BY 2.0. Display may be cropped.Mighty Sparrow, towering voice of calypso, dies at 91
Slinger Francisco carried calypso’s wit, social commentary and Caribbean storytelling around the world across a career that lasted more than six decades.
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Photo: Sgt. 1st Class Scott Turner / U.S. Army Accessions Command · Public domain. Display may be cropped.Angela Stribling, pioneering BET and Quiet Storm voice, dies at 58
The broadcaster, television host and jazz vocalist helped shape BET’s early cultural coverage and became the first woman to host WHUR’s Original Quiet Storm.
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Photo: Broadmoor · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0. Display may be cropped.Netflix renews ‘A Different World’ for a second season
The Hillman sequel earned a rapid Season 2 pickup after reaching Netflix’s global Top 10, with Deborah Wayne and her classmates set to return for sophomore year.
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Photo: Isaacayodele32 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Display may be cropped.Nollywood’s ‘Black Market’ draws 51,000 for record-setting Lagos screening
An on-site Guinness World Records announcement counted 51,000 qualifying viewers at Tafawa Balewa Square, putting the Nigerian film ahead of a benchmark that had stood since 2015.
Culture / Editor’s picks
Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0. Display may be cropped.The Black Angle’s top 10 Black podcasts to put in your rotation
Joe Budden leads our editorial selection, with room for comedy, sports, money, culture and mental health—and a different reason to listen to every show.
Culture / Opinion / Analysis
Photo: Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 4.0. Display may be cropped.Five factors that may help explain Nicki Minaj’s Republican turn
After her “vote red” appeal, we examine the recruitment, access, media exposure, professional networks and business settings surrounding her political alignment—without pretending to know her private motives.
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Photo: Pia McCoy · CC BY 2.0. Display may be cropped.Tinashe releases Popstar, bringing her genre-blending vision to a new album
The September 25 release pairs 16 tracks with an expansive view of what a pop star can sound like.
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Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0. Display may be cropped.Rory apologizes after tense QueenzFlip exchange at Girls Love Karaoke
A September 25 podcast follow-up adds context to the confrontation: Rory says he may have misread the situation.
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Photo: Mark Goebel · CC BY 2.0. Display may be cropped.Ed Sheeran’s Gillette Stadium shows canceled as severe weather approaches
The September 25–26 concerts at Robert Kraft’s stadium are off. Organizers cite safety, with refunds available through the original seller.
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Photo: Jim.henderson · Public domain — released by the photographer. Display may be cropped.Global Citizen cancels festival featuring Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean
Organizers cite dangerous weather forecasts for the September 26 Central Park event and outline ticket refunds.
Culture / Commentary
Photo: Stock Catalog / Quote Catalog · Source · CC BY 2.0. Display may be cropped.Racism online is not ‘just comments.’
What research shows about hate on X, why racist crime-video comments matter, and why Black people should not have to accept abuse as the price of participating online.
