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Johnson: Commemorate the persistent faith by an oppressed people this Juneteenth
Athens Banner-Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis is a column by Athens native, Jessica Johnson, a lecturer at The Ohio State University's Lima...
Black August, the alternative to Black History Month, honors Black freedom fighters,...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON (AP) — For Jonathan Peter Jackson, a direct relative of two prominent members of the...
Luria makes final case for democracy, vies for Black voters
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn the closing days of her campaign, Rep. Elaine Luria stood on a wooden porch in a far-flung part...
Award-winning playwright Nathan Alan Davis writes his own script from Rockford and beyond
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNathan Alan Davis was a husband and father of two young children working at a Baha'i temple gift shop and bookstore in 2008 when his aspiring acting career hit a wall. "I was having a hard time ...
Obituary: Remembering Nothando Zulu, master storyteller
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoVusumuzi Zulu remembers the first time he met Nothando. It was 1968. He was having an after-work drink at a bar in downtown Minneapolis when she walked in with a mutual friend. White miniskirt ...
The Ultimate List of 100 Black History Trivia Questions
Blavity via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIf you’re hosting a game night, a trivia night, or are bored on a car ride and you want to have fun...
Conference on slave rebellions offers in-depth way to teach history some don’t want in schools
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHistorian and the founder of the Slave Dwelling Project, Joseph McGill Jr., has waged a...
5 Things To Know About Black August: An Unforgotten Part Of Black History
Blavity via Yahoo News· 2 years agoActivists and advocates around the country are currently celebrating Black August, as the month is...
Orion Griffin: Today in history: D.C. abolishes the slave trade
The Newberry Observer, S.C. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSep. 20—On September 20, 1850, the District of Columbia abolished the slave trade, making it illegal to buy and sell slaves in the nation's capital. Although it outlawed the trade, slavery was ...
It's Hot Rage Summer. That Means It's Time for Activism
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAbortion rights activists stage a sit-in just outside of the White House security fence to denounce...
