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On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
WIVB Buffalo· 2 days agoWASHINGTON (AP) — It was the middle of the night in the summer of 2021 when I finally found the...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 3 days agoShabazz’ death comes less than a week after the exoneration of two men who were convicted and served decades in prison for the assassination of ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 4 days agoBlack News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
Community remembers costs as 60th anniversary of Civil Rights Act nears
The Weatherford Democrat· 4 days agoAt a commemoration event at First Union Baptist Church, a historic Black church were Martin Luther ...
For Juneteenth, first Black U.S. astronaut recalls death threats — and lessons learned
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBobby Kennedy had handled everything." Now there was no one to intercede, if things got ugly. And in...
MLB at Rickwood Field has major ties to Memphis
FOX 13 Memphis· 20 hours agoTonight, Major League Baseball will pay tribute to the history and legacy of the Negro Leagues. The St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants will play at historic Rickwood ...
A journalist traces his family tree back to ancestor who served in Black regiment in Civil War -...
ABC 7 El Paso· 2 days agoIt was the middle of the night in the summer of 2021 when I finally found the missing piece of my family history. My great-great-great-great ...
As the DNC looks for thousands of volunteers, past helpers share stories of the convention’s...
Chicago Sun-Times· 7 days agoThe nation was still reeling from the assassinations of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., as well ...
John Everett Benson, stone carver of memorials and monuments, dies at 84
Washington Post· 7 hours agoJohn Everett Benson, a stone carver whose lapidary inscriptions mark the grave of President John F....
James Lawson Led the Faith-Based Struggle Against Plantation Capitalism
The Nation· 2 days agoThe Rev. James M. Lawson Jr. lived long enough to preach at the funerals of several of the American...
