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Bronzeville District street in Milwaukee renamed for Black pioneer Dr. William Finlayson
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Milwaukee road between West Capitol Drive and West Walnut Street — formerly North 5th Street —...
Listen to The Anchoress' elegant version of Manic Street Preachers' This Is Yesterday
Louder Sound via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe Anchoress, aka Catherine Anne Davis in a black jacket standing against a grey backdrop The...
Pushing for change: How four young Black leaders are trying to make KC a better place
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year agoDuring Black History Month, which ends Tuesday, the focus often is on the past. And for good reason:...
'It means something here': Why Shelby County commits to preserving Black history | Opinion
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRecently, Shelby County Government made an important visit to Beale Street Baptist Church, one of...
Who was James Baldwin? Google Doodle honors writer, civil rights activist for Black History Month
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFebruary is Black History Month and to celebrate, Google is honoring American writer and civil...
How Bishop Carlton Pearson Inspired a Generation of Singers and Gospel Artists
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 7 months agoBishop Carlton Pearson, a renowned preacher, singer and composer, known for his Live At Azusa...
The National Trust Honors MLK With $4 Million in Grants to Preserve Historic Black Churches
Veranda via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNational Trust Awards $4 Million to Black ChurchesGetty Images The National Trust for Historic...
New book 'Night Train to Nashville' discusses Nashville's unfulfilled Black, R&B potential
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAs Memphis' soul studios were on the decline in 1975, Nashville -- with its thriving R&B-driven,...
In 1881, one of the most educated Black men in the US became Austin School's principal
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWhen John Wesley Manning came to Knoxville to be principal of Austin High School on South Central...
Jesse "Black Wolf" Bilal, frontman for Milwaukee's Kings Go Forth, remembered as 'actual OG'
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTo see a performance of Milwaukee funk and soul band Kings Go Forth in the mid-2000s felt more like...