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Presidents Day, Meet Black History Month
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA first edition of the book "Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral", by Phillis Wheatley. (Photo by Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty...
EDITORIAL: Wheatley School history is our history
McAlester News-Capital, Okla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 25—A former school in Hartshorne is part of our community's history. Eddie Kelly and Mary Beth Neighbors recently shared their memories of attending grade school at Phyllis Wheatley School ...
USC renames dorm for Celia Dial Saxon, a celebrated Columbia educator during Jim Crow
The State via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCelia Dial Saxon was born into slavery just a block from the University of South Carolina’s campus....
‘Stamped From the Beginning’ tells the truth about our history and centers Black women
theGrio via AOL· 9 months agoOPINION: The new Netflix documentary based on the book by Ibram X. Kendi utilizes only Black women...
Bridges: Barbara Jordan was trailblazing leader, gifted orator
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoBarbara Jordan was a woman of many firsts in her career. In her relatively short time in Congress...
'Embrace the dream': MLK Day offers music, poetry and storytelling
The Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich. via Yahoo News· 5 months agoJan. 12—TRAVERSE CITY — On Monday, 95 years after his birth and 56 years after his death, Traverse City will celebrate the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with a full menu of ...
Larry Little now has a street named for him. And I am so proud of my longtime friend | Opinion
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoI love being the bearer of good news. And the good news for today is the street-naming for one of...