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South Africans head to the polls in high-stakes election
ABC News· 14 hours agoMillions of South Africans are heading to the polls as voting opens in South Africa’s national and...
Records rewritten as baseball incorporates Negro Leagues stats
AFP via Yahoo Sports· 13 hours agoMajor League Baseball formally adopted statistics from the racially segregated Negro Leagues into...
On this day in history, May 29, 1851, Sojourner Truth delivers famed 'Ain’t I a Woman' speech
Fox News via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoAfrican American abolitionist and women's right advocate Sojourner Truth delivered her famous "Ain't...
Red Sox set to induct Pedroia, Papelbon, Nixon into Hall of Fame
WCVB Boston· 5 hours agoThe Boston Red Sox are inducting three World Series champions and fan favorites into the team's Hall...
When is Juneteenth? Here’s why and how the holiday is celebrated
The Arizona Republic· 1 day agoJuneteenth may be the nation's youngest federal holiday, but the day has long been a special...
Diane Abbott vows to stay on as MP as Labour descends into chaos over botched suspension
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoCrossbench peer Lord Woolley of Woodford, founder of the Operation Black Vote campaign, said Labour...
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...
See Camp Resolution residents demand housing on march to Sacramento City Hall
The Citizens' Voice· 2 hours agoResidents and supporters of Camp Resolution, a self-governing homeless encampment, rally and march...
Major leaguers praise inclusion of Negro Leagues statistics into major league records
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 hours agoBaseball players and fans alike are learning more about the Negro Leagues after the statistics for...
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</ ...