NASHVILLE PRIDE — While this month is Black History Month, let’s not forget that there is a lot of history that occurred in this country that makes...
THE AFRO — Black History Month has long been the opportunity to honor to the impact that African American culture has on the nation.
PASADENA JOURNAL — Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia on January 31, 1919 and his family moved to Pasadena in 1920.
The “Black History Seven” is a phrase I created to reference the same people we talk about, read about, and focus on every year during Black...
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THE AFRO — Some of the most nationally recognized Marylanders happen to be Black, were slaves and made a huge impact on American history.
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s home in the historic Vine City neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, will be made accessible to the public.
THE WEEKLY CHALLENGER — The City of St. Petersburg plans to declare Feb. 15 “Ray Charles Day,” with a proclamation and a musical evening at The...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — The Defender sought out four millennial members of the clergy to get their take on the big issues of the day, and...
By PR Newswire. The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate issued a call to artists across the country to design a chair for...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Prince fans can catch a glimpse inside the Purple One’s pre-stardom promotional materials, as the Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) recently announced the acquisition...
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — The Library of Congress announced in November that it has acquired the original manuscripts documenting the work of composer, arranger and pianist Billy...
By Wanda Blake Every year, more information is published about the history and contributions of Blacks in America. Three years ago I was introduced to several...
Though pioneering journalist Richard Durham (1917-1984) made Chicago his home, the subject of Professor Sonja D. Williams’s “Word Warrior: Richard Durham, Radio and Freedom” offers...
Three days before the opening of the first African-American Museum of History in Washington, D.C., a dedicated group of academics, students, friends and family gathered the...
Nellie Andreeva, DEADLINE (Deadline.com) — Emmett Till was only 14 when the black teen was brutally murdered after allegedly flirting with a white woman in Mississippi...
Nellie Andreeva, DEADLINE (Deadline.com) — Emmett Till was only 14 when the black teen was brutally murdered after allegedly flirting with a white woman in Mississippi...
Pia Catton, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL NEW YORK (The Wall Street Journal) — Promotions usually mean higher pay, maybe a fancy title. But forMisty Copeland,...
Pia Catton, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL NEW YORK (The Wall Street Journal) — Promotions usually mean higher pay, maybe a fancy title. But forMisty Copeland,...
By Matthew Ridgely Special to the NNPA from The South Florida Times MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. (NNPA) — Miami attorney Jason M. Murray becomes the...
June 19 marks the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth, the day when the enslaved people in Texas received news from Union soldiers that not only was the...
William Grimes, THE NEW YORK TIMES (The New York Times) — Dolores Spikes, who became the first woman to head a university system in the United...
Frank Bruni, THE NEW YORK TIMES PHILADELPHIA (The New York Times) — Last summer, a 13-year-old named Mo’ne Davis landed on the cover of Sports Illustrated, a...
David Sharp, ASSOCIATED PRESS FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — A former teacher who travels the country to document the final resting places of poets is looking...
David Sharp, ASSOCIATED PRESS FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — A former teacher who travels the country to document the final resting places of poets is looking...