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‘Nafi’s Father’ Team Launches Fund, Celebrates ‘Mother of African Contemporary Dance,’ Preps...
Variety via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMARRAKECH – It wasn’t that long ago that filmmakers Maba Ba and Mamadou Dia were touring Senegal...
A new book unearths a buried history of photography in West Africa
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAuthor Giulia Paoletti has pieced together forgotten stories and photographs from Senegal, dating...
When Pittsburg had no 'h': George Washington's 1753 mission to western Pennsylvania
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBack in the mid-1700s, the English were penetrating the wilderness by traveling with pack horses...
Immerse yourself in New Bedford's Black history at these important sites
The Standard-Times via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSince 1976, February has been designated as Black History Month, and those from New Bedford don’t...
Black historical interpreters act to keep history alive as some work to erase it
NBC News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAt a time when the country is witnessing attempts at erasing entire chapters of American history,...
Celebrating freedom: Parades, festivals, galas, concerts to mark Juneteenth in Connecticut
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 2022, for the first time, Juneteenth is both a federal and state holiday in Connecticut. The...