The Pulse
Real-time stories from across the global diaspora.
The Pulse is the heartbeat of the diaspora — important Black news from the Americas, the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe, gathered every morning. The Drum is the city speaking about itself; The Pulse is the world the city belongs to.
Refreshing twice daily — 8 AM & 8 PM Eastern
Morning Pulse
Today across the diaspora
A preview of the channels The Pulse follows. Live stories arrive with the next morning refresh.
Capital B News — Civic & Community
A Pulse channel covering civic & community. Live stories from Capital B News arrive with the next morning refresh.
Word In Black — Civic & Community
A Pulse channel covering civic & community. Live stories from Word In Black arrive with the next morning refresh.
Black Enterprise — Business & Ownership
A Pulse channel covering business & ownership. Live stories from Black Enterprise arrive with the next morning refresh.
TechCabal — Technology
A Pulse channel covering technology. Live stories from TechCabal arrive with the next morning refresh.
Premium Times — West Africa
A Pulse channel covering west africa. Live stories from Premium Times arrive with the next morning refresh.
Mail & Guardian — Southern Africa
A Pulse channel covering southern africa. Live stories from Mail & Guardian arrive with the next morning refresh.
The Grio — U.S. Black News
A Pulse channel covering u.s. black news. Live stories from The Grio arrive with the next morning refresh.
NewsOne — U.S. Black News
A Pulse channel covering u.s. black news. Live stories from NewsOne arrive with the next morning refresh.
Explore
Filter the diaspora
Choose a region and a topic to shape the wall.
The Grio — U.S. Black News
A Pulse channel covering u.s. black news. Live stories from The Grio arrive with the next morning refresh.
NewsOne — U.S. Black News
A Pulse channel covering u.s. black news. Live stories from NewsOne arrive with the next morning refresh.
Capital B News — Civic & Community
A Pulse channel covering civic & community. Live stories from Capital B News arrive with the next morning refresh.
Word In Black — Civic & Community
A Pulse channel covering civic & community. Live stories from Word In Black arrive with the next morning refresh.
Andscape — Culture & Legacy
A Pulse channel covering culture & legacy. Live stories from Andscape arrive with the next morning refresh.
Black Enterprise — Business & Ownership
A Pulse channel covering business & ownership. Live stories from Black Enterprise arrive with the next morning refresh.
AfroTech — Business & Ownership
A Pulse channel covering business & ownership. Live stories from AfroTech arrive with the next morning refresh.
TechCabal — Technology
A Pulse channel covering technology. Live stories from TechCabal arrive with the next morning refresh.
Disrupt Africa — Technology
A Pulse channel covering technology. Live stories from Disrupt Africa arrive with the next morning refresh.
OkayAfrica — Culture & Legacy
A Pulse channel covering culture & legacy. Live stories from OkayAfrica arrive with the next morning refresh.
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education — Education
A Pulse channel covering education. Live stories from Diverse: Issues In Higher Education arrive with the next morning refresh.
Jamaica Gleaner — Caribbean
A Pulse channel covering caribbean. Live stories from Jamaica Gleaner arrive with the next morning refresh.
Loop Caribbean — Caribbean
A Pulse channel covering caribbean. Live stories from Loop Caribbean arrive with the next morning refresh.
Premium Times — West Africa
A Pulse channel covering west africa. Live stories from Premium Times arrive with the next morning refresh.
GhanaWeb — West Africa
A Pulse channel covering west africa. Live stories from GhanaWeb arrive with the next morning refresh.
The EastAfrican — East Africa
A Pulse channel covering east africa. Live stories from The EastAfrican arrive with the next morning refresh.
Capital FM Kenya — East Africa
A Pulse channel covering east africa. Live stories from Capital FM Kenya arrive with the next morning refresh.
Mail & Guardian — Southern Africa
A Pulse channel covering southern africa. Live stories from Mail & Guardian arrive with the next morning refresh.
Across the Diaspora
Region by region
Every Blkworth world, in its own light.
Black America
West Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
UK / Europe
Business & Ownership Watch
Founders, funding, and Black enterprise
The builders and the businesses shaping the diaspora's economic future.
Black Enterprise — Business & Ownership
A Pulse channel covering business & ownership. Live stories from Black Enterprise arrive with the next morning refresh.
AfroTech — Business & Ownership
A Pulse channel covering business & ownership. Live stories from AfroTech arrive with the next morning refresh.
Culture & Legacy
Music, film, fashion, and the arts
Andscape — Culture & Legacy
A Pulse channel covering culture & legacy. Live stories from Andscape arrive with the next morning refresh.
OkayAfrica — Culture & Legacy
A Pulse channel covering culture & legacy. Live stories from OkayAfrica arrive with the next morning refresh.
Technology
The builders
Education
The next generation
Civic & Community
Justice & impact
Diaspora Success Stories
Innovation, growth, and community wins
Positive momentum from across the global diaspora — the achievements worth carrying forward.
Black Enterprise — Business & Ownership
A Pulse channel covering business & ownership. Live stories from Black Enterprise arrive with the next morning refresh.
TechCabal — Technology
A Pulse channel covering technology. Live stories from TechCabal arrive with the next morning refresh.
Andscape — Culture & Legacy
A Pulse channel covering culture & legacy. Live stories from Andscape arrive with the next morning refresh.
AfroTech — Business & Ownership
A Pulse channel covering business & ownership. Live stories from AfroTech arrive with the next morning refresh.
Disrupt Africa — Technology
A Pulse channel covering technology. Live stories from Disrupt Africa arrive with the next morning refresh.
OkayAfrica — Culture & Legacy
A Pulse channel covering culture & legacy. Live stories from OkayAfrica arrive with the next morning refresh.
Blkworth curates the links. Publishers own the stories.
The Pulse gathers headlines and short summaries and always links out to the original publisher. We never republish full articles — every outlet retains ownership of its work. The Pulse is for discovering what is happening across the diaspora; The Drum is for what is happening inside Blkworth; and Beacon can connect the two.