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Black Friday Origin: Why Is It Called 'Black Friday'?
Parade via AOL· 6 months agoToday, when we hear the term "Black Friday," we know what's about to follow is likely a pretty sweet...
A Black author takes a new look at Georgia’s white founder and his failed attempt to ban slavery
theGrio via AOL· 4 months agoIn new book, Michael Thurmond makes a case that Georgia’s colonial founder “helped breathe life”...
Florida teaching students that slavery benefited Black people is another effort to cover up racism
theGrio via AOL· 10 months agoOPINION: Painting a fairy tale version of America for students in public schools, as Florida is...
Editorial: 'Personal benefits' of slavery bring ridicule to Florida
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoEditorials from The Palm Beach Post Editorial Board are the opinions of the Board, not of the Post...
Harris blasts Florida's history standards' claim slavery included 'benefit' to Black Americans
ABC News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoVice President Kamala Harris traveled to Florida Friday to forcefully rebuke new, controversial...
Is Juneteenth Friday? Is it Monday? Here is why the answer isn't always obvious
App.com | Asbury Park Press via Yahoo News· 12 months ago“I think words matter, but we know that actions matter even more,” said Gov. Phil Murphy in June...
Black History Month in Memphis: 8 things to do, from music to documentaries to a festival
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMemphis filmmaker Kevin Brooks describes his latest project as an attempt to grapple "Black...
Everything to Know About DC Film's Black Adam
People via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCourtesy Warner Bros. Pictures If you thought Dwayne Johnson was strong, then you should see his character in Black Adam! The 50-year-old actor stars in...
What is Juneteenth? When and where can you celebrate in Akron
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United...
The 90-Year-Old Would-Be Astronaut Who Finally Gets His Chance at Space
The Wall Street Journal· 2 weeks agoU.S. NEWS Ed Dwight, the first Black man to train to be an astronaut decades ago, never actually...