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Opinion | The true legacy of D.C.’s Duke Ellington
Washington Post· 11 hours agoA previous version of this op-ed incorrectly identified Duke Ellington as the first African American to receive the Medal of Freedom. Marian Anderson and...
Did O.J. escape justice? What the Simpson trial said about race in America, then and now.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAs I rode, I crossed paths with my pal David, who lived around the corner. David was a big,...
How the first black classical ballet company ‘shocked the world’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWhen, in 2015, Misty Copeland became the first black principal ballerina at the American Ballet...
Things We're Betting You Don't Know About Everyone's Favorite Comfort Food
Cheapism via AOL· 9 hours agoSimple macaroni and cheese is a favorite of so many people, but they probably know very little about...
Events invite people to Drop Everything and Read rare Black literature at Lexington park
Lexington Herald-Leader· 4 days agoThe materials are part of a collection of rare, vintage Black literature brought out to the park by The...People’s Porch, a mobile library archive project started by Nubia Lateefa, a Lexington ...
Under Cecil Williams, Glide Memorial became world-renowned for welcoming ‘anyone who wanted to come’
San Jose Mercury News· 20 hours agoAs part of Williams’ mission to welcome the poor and disenfranchised into his Tenderloin...
Explore Virginia: What to do, tour and see on your next vacation
Fox News· 6 days agoVirginia has historical treasures like Colonial Williamsburg, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and...
Brazil’s Afrotourism push is better late than never
Stamford Advocate· 5 days agoRhonda Holder’s first visit to Brazil came from a desire to see Rio de Janeiro’s world-famous Copacabana beach, Christ the Redeemer statue and colorful Selarón steps. The ...
Review: Musical Theatre West Brings MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Back to Life in Long Beach
Broadway World· 5 days ago...your typical stage musical, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET—the 2010 Tony-nominated Broadway jukebox...