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British wrestling icon Adrian Street dies, aged 82
Digital Spy via Yahoo News· 11 months agoBritish wrestling icon Adrian Street dies, aged 82Mirrorpix - Getty Images British wrestling icon Adrian Street has died at the age of 82. The Welsh...
Wilmington's only museum for Black history works to 'restore a community's self-esteem'
Star News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoLocated on North Seventh Street in downtown Wilmington's Northside neighborhood, the Burnett-Eaton...
What to know about a Wilmington icon whose legacy of school desegregation is in peril
Star News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWilmington physician and civil rights activist Dr. Hubert A. Eaton Sr. died in 1991. In the 30-plus...
John Sinclair, Detroit poet, cannabis activist and counterculture icon, dead at 82
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoGleefully proclaiming the joys of rock ‘n’ roll, drugs and sex in the streets, John Sinclair reigned...
Cicely Tyson To Be Honored With Street Renaming in Harlem
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe block in East Harlem where the late actress and icon Cicely Tyson grew up is set to be renamed...
Name that square? Savannah mayor unveils 15 new names for square formerly named for Calhoun
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe names of Savannah icons, both the well-known and the obscure, are among the 15 finalists that...
Serena Williams's Enduring Influence, According to the Black Women She Inspired
InStyle via Yahoo News· 2 years ago"Her impact on my life is impossible to overstate, her blueprint mapping the way at every turn."...
Mempho Music Festival 2023 lineup: The Black Crowes, My Morning Jacket among performers
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Black Crowes, My Morning Jacket and Turnpike Troubadours will headline the 2023 Mempho Music Festival. The concert event will take place Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at Memphis Botanic Garden’s Radians ...
'You aren't dead until you're forgotten': Nikki Giovanni's retirement plan, new books and dreams of...
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThirty-five years after her arrival at Virginia Tech, kicking off her legacy of educating college...
The third edition of a rolling list of 200 Tallahassee history makers
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe TLH 200: Gerald Ensley Memorial Bicentennial Project is proud to announce the third installment...