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These 9 still-standing landmarks help keep Charlotte’s Black history alive
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 5 months agoOne of the last remaining vestiges of the old Brooklyn neighborhood — once home to a thriving Black...
Oldest churches in Knoxville date back 100-200 years | Know Your Knox
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe oldest church congregation in Knoxville is older than the state of Tennessee and predates just...
Tallahassee pioneer Edith Young Crump celebrates 100th birthday
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 5 months agoTallahassee has its share of strong, successful women — and a special one is Edith Pauline Young...
Distinguished retired educator celebrates 100th birthday in Gainesville
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoPowerful testimonies were shared to honor the impact Gladys Alexander has had in people's lives...
Local pastors: Violence in Jacksonville has emotional, physical and financial costs
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOver the past few years, we have begun to better understand the cost of Jacksonville’s violence...
Here’s where to celebrate and volunteer for Martin Luther King Day in the Triangle
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 1 year agoMartin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, and several events in the Triangle have been planned to...
Civil rights leader Bishop William J. Barber II retires from church service
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 year agoProminent North Carolina civil rights leader Bishop William J. Barber II delivered his final sermon...
Celebrating the Fisk Jubilee Singers, the Scarboro 85, and sponsors
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA hush fell over the more than 500 people in attendance at the Historic Grove Theatre when the Fisk...
A memorial for the Emanuel 9: Close the ‘Charleston loophole’
South Carolina Daily Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOn Sunday, Yvett Anderson will light a candle at her church for the nine souls brutally murdered...
How Black Americans combated racism from beyond the grave
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe addition of a simple 'Mr.' or 'Mrs.' could be a quiet act of resistance. Rae Tucker/Find a Grave...