Many people and performers came out to make this celebration possible. Oshalla Diana Marcus hosted and organized the celebration. The Marin City Community Services District (MCCDC),...
Williams was an actor from 1960 to 2018 and was best known for his roles as Linc in “The Mod Squad” (and his signature line, solid)...
Her athletic performance in Rome earned her the title of one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century.
Bob Dylan once commented that “hearing Odetta on record turned me on to folk singing.”
Loving v. Virginia was a landmark civil rights case in 1967 that recognized marriage as a fundamental right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S....
Biden has pledged to nominate the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court. These nominees are a good sign that he intends to keep that...
But who knows about, or remembers Roger Arliner Young, a groundbreaking zoologist and scientist who was the first Black woman to receive a PhD in Zoology.
Authors Deborah Riley Draper and Travis Thrasher walk readers through their turbulent journey in “Olympic Pride, American Prejudice: The Untold Story of 18 African Americans Who...
In that light, Black History Month 2021 is a perfect time for self-reflection. As a people, where have we been? Where are we are now? Where...
She was selfless in her caring for newborns, knowing that the life that welcomed them was threatened by devastation with mothers living in poor neighborhoods and...
Throughout a career that began during a time when segregation was strictly enforced and the modern Civil Rights Movement was still in its infancy, Benjamin O....
The 19th century brought about changes in the architectural designs of many American cities. New materials were used, buildings began to reach skyscraper heights. The downside...
Historically, African American participation in advertising meant stereotypical images on product packaging. Some were blatantly racist. In the United States, Blacks first appeared in ads during...
Her father was a sharecropper and her mother took in laundry. Her grandparents were born into slavery. She endured poverty, segregation and sexism. Yet none of...
The identity of the true founder of the style of music bred between the church and the nightclubs, dubbed Rock ‘n’ Roll is a debate that...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Although Harriet Tubman lived to be 91, she did not see the 19th Amendment pass. However, Ms. Tina Wyatt, great-great-great grandniece of Harriet...
Resistance, challenges, and barriers had to be conquered by the early female pioneers in veterinary medicine in the United States. Intelligent women have always been able...
Black History is history. It has been the history of the North American continent since a Black woman named Angela and others were brought forcibly from...
Each year Forbes releases its richest Americans list, which includes well-knowns such as Bezos, Gates, and Buffet. Although these men are considered among the richest in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We must leave a footprint in all of the communities where we have a presence and where we are making an impact,” stated...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Tallahassee, Florida-based BNC counts as the brainchild of J.C. Watts, Jr., who is described by Tommy Ross, the network's director of communications,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Police have asked that anyone with information about Tonee Turner, please call 412-323-7800, or 911. She was last seen at Dobra Tea, a...
Malvin Russell Goode (1908–1995) ignored the cultural roadblocks preventing minorities from entering and having success in the field of journalism. He had long considered a career...
The modern-day banjo is a string instrument created by Joel Sweeney in the 1800s. To the instrument’s drum, he added a neck with a guitar-like fingerboard...
JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS — After year’s of attempting to get her father inducted into the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame. Last week Camilla Thompson witnessed the...
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