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Finding Black history in Palm Beach County is daunting, but rewarding
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Black diaspora in Palm Beach County is a rich multicultural story that unfolds along the coast...
A Nashville many don't know: Soul of America tour shines a light on Music City's Black history
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe history teacher heard his students disrespecting each other, and he was inspired. They were...
'No humane, intelligent way to justify slavery': Local leaders react to new curriculum
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe Florida Board of Education's decision to approve a new curriculum for Black history for K-12...
Akron NAACP event showcases Ohio NAACP's focus on civil rights in education for 2024
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIvory Toldson’s mother attended lawfully segregated schools and his grandfather’s grandfather, who's...
Caprock Chronicles: Early Lubbock baseball, part three: The Black Hubbers
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor’s Note: Jack Becker is the editor of Caprock Chronicles and is a Librarian Emeritus from...
This SC home where Duke Ellington once stayed has a storied history. A fire just destroyed it
The State via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAsh and charred debris are what remain of the two-story, century-old house at the corner of Pine and...
A fight over a stalk cutter in 1922 turned into a mass exodus of Black residents of Jay
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoReader warning: This story includes a reference to signs containing an offensive racial slur toward...
New Florida standards teach that Black people benefited from slavery because it taught useful skills
NBC News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoNew standards for teaching Black history in Florida’s public schools were approved Wednesday that...
Column: Ron DeSantis and the whitewashing of slavery's horrors
LA Times via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis: Why is this man laughing? (John Raoux / Associated Press) With the news...
'We didn't let this place die': St. John Colony, Texas, endures for 150 years of grace
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoST. JOHN COLONY, TEXAS — "Take a right at the cemetery, then head about 5 miles — country miles, you...