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08/25/2025

For National Faith HIV/AIDS Awareness Day , CNP has released an exclusive conversation. In 2021, CNP's Deputy Director of Strategy and Impact, Johnnie Ray Kornegay III (Jay Ray), interviewed Archbishop Carl Bean. In the conversation, Archbishop Bean discusses spirituality, his HIV activism, and the song "I Was Born This Way" in his own words. Click the link in our profile to listen on The Reckoning today.

Recorded in January 2021, Archbishop Carl Bean, spiritual leader, HIV activism pioneer, and the voice behind 1977’s “I Was Born This Way,” recounts his journey from gospel stages and Motown to founding Unity Fellowship and ministering through the HIV crisis of the 1980s and 1990s. It’s a can...

08/15/2025

Happy Birthday to our Founder and Executive Director Charles Stephens! Year after year, you push us all to create a world where we can be our most bold, Black selves. Enjoy your day!

In honor of his birthday, please consider making a donation of $45 to CNP.

https://bit.ly/cnpgive

08/11/2025

August Newsletter: CNP heads to Philadelphia, welcomes new Editor-At-Large and more this month - https://mailchi.mp/counternarrative/august-2025-newsletter-cnp-heads-to-philadelphia-welcomes-new-editor-at-large-and-more-this-month

08/07/2025

We encourage all of you to save the date for CNP at 11, our 11th anniversary celebration. We'll be honoring leaders and celebrating our work at The Gathering Spot in Atlanta. RSVP today!

Save the date for CNP's 11th anniversary celebration!

07/24/2025

“Theo’s humanity, his flaws, and his grounded sense of self were universal. I saw a version of myself in him, a Black boy trying to figure things out in a world that had already decided who I was supposed to be.”

Eric Paulk wrote about the impact of Malcolm-Jamal Warner's portrayal of Theo Huxtable for The Reckoning.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s portrayal of Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show redefined Black boyhood on television. Through Warner’s work, generations of Black boys, from all backgrounds, found permission to be complex and unapologetically themselves.

07/03/2025

July Newsletter: Announcing Our New Media Partners and More This Month - https://mailchi.mp/counternarrative/july-2025-newsletter-announcing-our-new-media-partners-and-more-this-month

06/19/2025

Read "The Trial of Kaytranada" by Joshua Alston on CNP's The Reckoning.

When Grammy-winning producer Kaytranada faced online backlash over his dating preferences, it spotlighted the complex pressures Black men face around race, community expectations, and personal authenticity. Writer, Joshua Alston examines how public policing of private lives not only flattens individ

06/06/2025

June Newsletter: CNP’s First Ever NABJ Nomination and More This Month - https://mailchi.mp/counternarrative/june-2025-newsletter-cnps-first-ever-nabj-nomination-and-more-this-month

05/23/2025

We congratulate and celebrate our Program Manager Thandi DeShazor and 2024 Narrative Icon Honoree Kipper Jones! Both will be honored at this year's Barbara Vick Impact Awards. The Barbies recognize the unsung heroes of the movement in .

You're invited to attend the ceremony. Click here to RSVP: https://bit.ly/2025BarbiesRSVP

05/20/2025

Today is our Deputy Director for Strategy and Impact's birthday! Join us in wishing Johnnie Ray Kornegay III (Jay Ray) a wonderful and restful personal holiday!

05/08/2025

Join the for The Reckoning Roundtable tomorrow at 6:30 PM ET on YouTube. We will be discussing the hit film Sinners with a diverse panel.

Join us in the chat to share your thoughts!

05/06/2025

goes beyond fashion - it's resistance, identity, and cultural pride. Writer Eric Paulk challenges us to recognize that style alone can't solve the systemic challenges facing Black men today.

https://bit.ly/cnpdandy25

As Black dandyism takes center stage, writer Eric Paulk explores the tradition's roots while calling for real change to address the mental health, education, and economic struggles plaguing Black men today.