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Today, Capital B is launching its biggest project ever. For the Record: A Black Oral History Archive is a collection of over 100 firsthand stories from Black Americans across regions, generations, and identities. Since last year, our reporters and partners have been gathering recollections from Black people that paint a vivid picture of resistance, resilience, invention, and celebration. These stories now live in a growing library at ForTheRecordArchive.org. You’ll read stories from activists recalling their first encounters with the KKK in the 1960s, and from elders who remember integrating public schools and universities. You’ll also hear from a shoemaker in Gary on the craft that sustains his livelihood in a changing Black town, from a young artist in New Orleans trying to make a life in a place that’s constantly shifting, and from a 20-something Miami native reflecting on the side of his hometown that tourists never see. We hope you’ll add your own voice and help build a record of Black life that can endure for the next 250 years.

Today, Capital B is launching its biggest project ever. For the Record: A Black Oral History Archive is a collection of over 100 firsthand stories from Black Americans across regions, generations, and identities. Since last year, our reporters and partners have been gathering recollections from Black people that paint a vivid picture of resistance, resilience, invention, and celebration. These stories now live in a growing library at ForTheRecordArchive.org. You’ll read stories from activists recalling their first encounters with the KKK in the 1960s, and from elders who remember integrating public schools and universities. You’ll also hear from a shoemaker in Gary on the craft that sustains his livelihood in a changing Black town, from a young artist in New Orleans trying to make a life in a place that’s constantly shifting, and from a 20-something Miami native reflecting on the side of his hometown that tourists never see. We hope you’ll add your own voice and help build a record of Black life that can endure for the next 250 years.

Roy Wilson remembers marching with his family before the Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965. Sixty years later, he’s walking the route again with his friend Sharon Gargill and hundreds of others, reflecting on a new fight over voting rights. Read the full story: https://bit.ly/3PMJjLp

Today is #LocalNewsDay, a national movement to reconnect communities with the local outlets that are doing the work that matters. At Capital B, that work starts with a simple premise. Black communities deserve more than just coverage. They deserve accountability. In Gary, residents raised an alarm that wasn’t making news anywhere. Loose dogs had made it unsafe to walk their own blocks, and the city wasn’t responding. Our reporter heard it because Gary residents know and trust her. She reported it. The city has since announced a new animal control facility. In Atlanta, our readers told us housing costs were crushing them. So we followed that all the way to the statehouse and found nearly two-fifths of Georgia lawmakers writing housing regulations are personally invested in real estate themselves. These Capital B news stories are made possible by your support. Today is the day to show that this work matters to you. Help us keep telling stories with big impact: https://lnkd.in/eHzPE8Tb https://lnkd.in/ekxMHW27.

Join us as Why I Love Atlanta returns for 2026 with a Black History Month conversation honoring 100 years of Black history — and how it lives beyond textbooks in our families, neighborhoods, and daily work. Moderated by Ann Hill Bond, this community gathering connects Atlanta’s past and present through storytelling and reflection. Featuring: William “Bam” Sparks — strategist and co-founder/CMO of Culture Wireless Shannon H. Longino — Senior Vice President at Truist Bank Adah Pittman-DeLancey — marketing and communications strategist Tory Edwards — co-founder of Atlanta Influences Everything Come celebrate the stories that continue to shape Atlanta. https://bit.ly/4tD4yhW

Why I Love Atlanta returns to kick off our 2026 series during Black History Month — honoring 100 years of Black History in America through real Atlanta stories. 📅 Feb 25 | 6–9 PM 📍 Wild Heaven | West End https://lnkd.in/ecHQ4SsF

Courtney “CW” and Nicole Mallery believed they had moved to greener pastures after being displaced by a hurricane. They moved to Yoder, Colorado, an unincorporated town where they could nurture their animals and grow food on their 1,000-acre ranch. What the married couple say they’ve encountered, however, nearly cost them their lives. They faced being doxxed and surveilled, as well as vandalism, and discovered their animals dead on their property. Guns were pointed at them. They were even charged with felony stalking, petty theft, and tampering with a meter, but the charges were later dropped by prosecutors. Full story here: https://lnkd.in/eMWK_g5H

A case over whether property owners could contest their properties being labeled “slum” or “blighted” could be revived by a federal appeals court. https://lnkd.in/eeqHRcFy

Forty-five years after Stevie Wonder helped to galvanize support for the holiday, historians warn that King’s legacy is being undone. https://lnkd.in/efqavi9k

Health care advocates struggle to figure out why this Texas county has some of the nation’s highest rates of maternal and infant mortality. This article was produced as a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s National Fellowship Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism and the Fund for Reporting on Child Well-being. https://lnkd.in/eyffbhHa