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South Africans head to the polls in high-stakes election
ABC News· 20 hours agoMillions of South Africans are heading to the polls as voting opens in South Africa’s national and...
On this day in history, May 29, 1851, Sojourner Truth delivers famed 'Ain’t I a Woman' speech
Fox News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAfrican American abolitionist and women's right advocate Sojourner Truth delivered her famous "Ain't...
Diane Abbott vows to stay on as MP as Labour descends into chaos over botched suspension
The Independent via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoCrossbench peer Lord Woolley of Woodford, founder of the Operation Black Vote campaign, said Labour...
Red Sox set to induct Pedroia, Papelbon, Nixon into Hall of Fame
WCVB Boston· 11 hours agoThe Boston Red Sox are inducting three World Series champions and fan favorites into the team's Hall...
Records rewritten as baseball incorporates Negro Leagues stats
AFP via Yahoo Sports· 20 hours agoMajor League Baseball formally adopted statistics from the racially segregated Negro Leagues into...
African Music to the World
New York Times· 5 days agoArtists from the continent are breaking into the Western mainstream. This week, The Times published a profile of Tems, a 28-year-old Nigerian...
Historian with Mosaic Templars Cultural Center speaks on move to incorporate Negro Leagues records...
KLRT Little Rock via Yahoo Sports· 6 hours ago“Now they...Leagues will now be among the top home run hitters in the history of baseball, which is...
When is Juneteenth? Here’s why and how the holiday is celebrated
The Arizona Republic· 2 days agoJuneteenth may be the nation's youngest federal holiday, but the day has long been a special...
Wisconsin football: First African American to start at QB in the Big Ten passes away
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo Sports· 1 day agoAfrican American to start at quarterback in the Big Ten, passed away earlier this month. Our condolences go out to the family and friends of UW Athletic Hall</ ...
Bronx to hold first-ever African Union flag raising at Bronx Borough Hall
The Central Virginian· 2 days agoThe event kicks off at 2 p.m. at Bronx Borough Hall.