Your privacy, your call. We use cookies, small files saved in your browser. Some keep the site working. Others let us count which stories people read or let YouTube videos play here. Pick what you’re OK with. You can change it anytime. Privacy Policy
Cookies are small files a website saves in your browser. Turn each type on or off below. The ones that keep the site working are always on. Everything else stays off unless you say yes. More in our Privacy Policy.
What it does: Remembers the choices you make on this screen, protects the site from spam and bots, and keeps you signed in if you have an account.
Why it’s always on: The site can’t work without these, so they’re always on. They don’t track what you read.
| Name | Who sets it | What it’s for | How long it lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
| bcn_consent | Black Cultural News | Remembers what you picked on this screen | 6 months |
| __cf_bm, cf_clearance | Cloudflare (our security service) | Blocks bots and attacks | 30 minutes to 1 year |
| wordpress_*, wp-settings-* | Black Cultural News | Keeps you signed in. Only used if you have an account. | Until you sign out, up to 1 year |
If you turn this on: Google Analytics counts things like which stories get read and how people find us. It never gives us your name or email. We only see totals.
If you leave it off: Your visit isn’t counted.
| Name | Who sets it | What it’s for | How long it lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Tells new visitors apart from returning ones, without knowing who you are | 2 years |
| _ga_3M4YHWR39F | Google Analytics | Counts the pages you look at during one visit | 2 years |
If you turn this on: Videos in our stories play right on the page. YouTube (owned by Google) may save its own cookies to count views and remember settings like volume.
If you leave it off: Videos stay hidden behind a “Play video” button. Nothing from YouTube loads until you click it.
| Name | Who sets it | What it’s for | How long it lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
| YSC, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, PREF | YouTube (Google) | Counts video views and remembers your player settings | Until you close your browser, up to 6 months |
If you turn this on: Advertisers could show you ads based on your interests. We don’t run ads like this right now, and if we ever do, they’ll only load when this is on.
If you leave it off: You’ll never get personalized ads from us.
| Name | Who sets it | What it’s for | How long it lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
| None right now | — | Saved for future ad partners, only with your OK | — |
