Summer 2026
Issue 01
Detroit

Lauren Ellis Brought Her Craft Home. Detroit Keeps Her Going.

At Walter Pat’s Bakery Cafe, the Detroit pastry chef brings a world of experience to the pastries—and a village to the business.

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BLAC — Black Life, Arts & Culture

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Inside This Issue

America Has Had Only Five Black Governors. Why?

Only five Black Americans have ever served as governor of a U.S. state. Just three were elected. The reasons reach from Reconstruction and Jim Crow to the unique difficulty of winning statewide office…

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America Has Had Only Five Black Governors. Why?

Editor's Picks

Future’s “Mask Off” Is Somehow Helping the World Introduce Itself

Art + Culture

Future’s “Mask Off” Is Somehow Helping the World Introduce Itself

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Khary Frazier Is Building a Library of Detroit

BLAC Detroit

Khary Frazier Is Building a Library of Detroit

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From The Editions

New Book Release: “Geek Girls,” Exploring Black Women in Tech

Chicago

New Book Release: “Geek Girls,” Exploring Black Women in Tech

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People and Institutions Shaping Black Memphis Today

Memphis

People and Institutions Shaping Black Memphis Today

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See The Once Hidden Massive Black Last Supper Sculpture

Washington, D.C.

See The Once Hidden Massive Black Last Supper Sculpture

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Detroit’s Black Queer Artist Brings Work to Seattle Black Art Center

Seattle

Detroit’s Black Queer Artist Brings Work to Seattle Black Art Center

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Business & Opportunity

Black Business Is Growing. The Map Tells a Bigger Story.

Business

Black Business Is Growing. The Map Tells a Bigger Story.

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Detroit Makes Movies. Why Is It Still So Hard to See One Here?

Art + Culture

Detroit Makes Movies. Why Is It Still So Hard to See One Here?

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We Black. We Golf. And We Built Our Own Community.

BLAC America

We Black. We Golf. And We Built Our Own Community.

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Rob Wright Has Spent Two Decades Building Places Where Houston Gathers

BLAC Houston

Rob Wright Has Spent Two Decades Building Places Where Houston Gathers

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What's Happening

17th Annual Houston Black College Expo™-FREE..Presented by Fifth Third BankOct 24 · 12:00 PMSmoke N Shoot 2026 - Fall EditionOct 24 · 1:00 PMTASTE OF AFRICA MUSIC AND FOOD FESTIVALOct 24 · 2:00 PM23rd Annual IGBOFEST HOUSTON at Discovery GreenOct 24 · 3:00 PMEbony Men Black Male Revue Strip Clubs & Black Male Strippers Detroit, MI 8-10PMOct 24 · 8:00 PMView all events →

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