Father Augustus Tolton, the Roman Catholic Church’s first Black priest, who is slated to become the church’s first Black saint, was born into slavery in Missouri...
New facility addresses growing needs for senior care With the opening of its new, state-of the-art center in downtown Oakland, Center for Elders’ Independence (CEI) continues...
Ebony Iman Dallas is the featured artist at Joyce Gordon Gallery’s June 2019 Year of the Woman. Dallas’ work, “Through Abahay’s Eyes” (Through My Father’s Eyes),...
Grand Rising Children of My Ancestors: As the gray rainy days of winter make way for the warm sunny days of summer, it is an especially...
Elora Virginia Jones passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019, at 100 years of age in Colorado Springs, CO. She was born Sept. 9, 1918, in Covington,...
In 1908, Col. Allen Allensworth established the only town fully financed, built, and designed by all Blacks in California. Now it’s preserved as a state park....
Reiki, acupuncture, herb treatment for low-income women with cancer The Charlotte Maxwell Clinic (CMC) is celebrating its recent relocation with an Open House to friends, community...
Learning Black History Year Round When she was 7 years old, Bessie Blount Griffin was slapped on the knuckles for writing with her left hand. So...
God on Wall Street As each day goes by, it seems like the discussion about reparations for African Americans is as isolated today, as it was...
On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers marched to Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War had ended and slavery was abolished. More than two years...
