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Tennessee Has Two White Faces. I’ve Seen Both of Them.
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOnce in a while, a new Black leader pops up from the grassroots. Fannie Lou Hammer. Malcolm X. Today, we see this phenomenon with “the two Justins” — Tennessee lawmakers Justin Pearson and Justin ...
Terrorist or Revolutionary? The Rebel Still Dividing Charleston
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Washington Post/GettyIn 1822, Denmark Vesey was on the verge of executing a radical plan: for...
How a one-armed former slave united Montgomery in the early 1900s
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 4 months ago“I think that any man has a legal right to save anybody from drowning.” These words from Bob Goodwyn...
Things you might not know about Petersburg's Black history
The Progress-Index via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPETERSBURG—The Cockade City is teeming with Black history. From being a place that Martin Luther...
Which Austin streets are named after historic Black figures?
KXAN via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAUSTIN (KXAN) — In recent years, several Austin streets have taken on new names to honor prolific...