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Oliver Lewis won the first Kentucky Derby atop Aristides. His story doesn't end there
Gannett via AOL· 7 days agoOn Feb. 26, 1865, when Lewis was 8, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing...
Jackie Robinson was a Republican until the GOP became the ‘white man’s party’
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 days agoLike millions of other Blacks during the first half of the 20th Century, legendary baseball player...
Tourist agency sponsoring Juneteenth speech contest
The Herald, Sharon, Pa. via Yahoo News· 3 days agoApr. 26—FARRELL — A $2,000 Mercer County Tourist Promotion Agency grant aims to motivate youngsters to speak up for Juneteenth celebrations. The grant was awarded to Farrell schools to host ...
Johnson: We banned ‘divisive concepts.’ So, why do we still have Confederate holidays?
Birmingham News· 6 days agoHow did you commemorate Confederate Memorial Day? Did you invite a few family and friends over, sing...
The Bizarre Story Behind How Franklin Pierce Was Accused of Treason
Mentalfloss· 5 days agoIn the fall of 1861, former President Franklin Pierce headed to the Midwest, where he intended to...
On this day in history, April 26, 1865, John Wilkes Booth is killed by Union troops for murdering...
AOL· 4 days agoOn this day in history, April 26, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth, was killed when Union soldiers tracked him down to a farm in Virginia 12 days after he fatally ...
Iowa politicians are still trying to teach history to your children
Iowa Capital Dispatch via Yahoo News· 4 days agoRepublicans in the Iowa Legislature are determined to meddle in your kid’s classroom. The House and...
Ato Blankson-Wood rebuilds a famous 'Cabaret' role from scratch
NBC Universal via AOL· 6 days agoAs the first Black man to play Clifford in "Cabaret" on Broadway, Ato Blankson-Wood rebuilds his...
Military Book Review The Sergeant: The Incredible Life of Nicholas Said: Son of an African General,...
Strategy Page· 1 day agoPulitzer-prize-winning journalist Dean Calbreath gives us a fine biography of Mohammed Ali ben Sa'id (1836-1882). Born into wealth and privilege in the ancient African kingdom of Borno, he might ...
Lara Trump Says RNC Poll Watchers Will ‘Physically Handle The Ballots,’ Which They Are Not Allowed...
Black America Web· 3 days agoLast week, we reported that Donald Trump’s presidential campaign said it plans to deploy more than...