These three Manual students have one thing in common: their racial identity. As they participate in photography, writing and design extracurriculars, they use their interests to stand in solidarity with...

On Thursday, Feb 26, Manual hosted the annual Black history month program. This was the first year Adia Norris (Social Studies) spearheaded the program and came up with the theme: “Black to the Future,”  The...

Chadwick Aaron Boseman was a transformative African American actor whose portrayals of Black historical figures and icons allowed him to leave his mark in the world, despite his death at a young age. The...

The play “Pipeline” promises something direct and clear-cut, especially when implicating America's school-to-prison pipeline — the systemic forces that disproportionately channel primarily Black...

During February, Manual RedEye begins it’s month-long coverage of Black History Month. This coverage includes posting a story related to Black History and Black accomplishments every day on top of typical...

Mikel Brown Jr. is carving his name into basketball history before even finishing his freshman year of college at the University of Louisville (UofL). He began his college career in late 2025 at 19...

Wilma Rudolph conquered multiple childhood obstacles — including being told that she would never be able to walk again — to win three gold medals in the Rome 1960 Olympic Games. Rudolph is an inspiration...

WARNING: Spoilers ahead! “Deep into her thirties, Emira would wrestle with what to take from her time at the Chamberlain house. Some days she carried the sweet relief that Briar would learn to become...

Octavia Estelle Butler was a literary genius in the world of science fiction. She was an African American woman who refused to let cultural or social norms get in the way of her imaginative capabilities.  Ever...

Watch a review of two early science fiction books by Black authors. Of One Blood and Blake; or the Huts of America both explore historical topics through the lens of science fiction and set the scene for...

In the summer of 1967, responding to a lurch of mediocrity after the Civil and Voting Rights Acts were passed, Black Americans everywhere rioted 164 times. Battle-ready National Guardsmen waited to quell...

On Barret Avenue sits Better Days Records, a new and used CD and vinyl store run by Ben Jones. When Jones was a kid, he loved music. He grew up one of eight siblings in Stanford, Ky.  “My older...