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Newark unveils Harriet Tubman monument, 'Shadow of a Face,' where Columbus statue once stood
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSpring is in the air at public parks in Newark, New Jersey. So is something else: Change. On...
Harriet Tubman's quest for liberty or death through Delaware
Gannett via AOL· 8 months agoAraminta “Minty” Ross. was born around 1822 to enslaved parents in Dorchester County, Maryland....
Harriet Tubman and the Most Important, Understudied Battle of the Civil War
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOn June 2, 1863, not long after midnight, 300 recently escaped slaves, all armed and with at least...
Titans of freedom: PBS documentaries look at Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 4—The best thing about Nicole London's job is she has the opportunity to learn something new each day. The director, producer and co-writer of "Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom" had the ...
LGBTQ+ Groups Fight School Censorship With 'Teach the Truth' Day
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEvents will take place across the U.S. Saturday for the Teach the Truth Day of Action, designed to...
Black women start a movement to tackle their health crisis
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAcross the US, obesity rates have risen and life expectancy has declined. Our national health crisis...
Pop Quiz: Do you know Black History in NJ? Twenty more questions to test your knowledge
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 7 months agoDuring the 29 days of February this year, it's time in New Jersey - and across the country - to...
Why Harriet Tubman on the $20 Is Symbolism That Matters
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPhoto Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/GettyOne of America’s most fervently held—and...
This Is The Necessary Evolution Of Black History Month
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor365days a year, I carry the joy and pain of the Black experience, and I have no control over its...
Around Town: MLK Day of Service; the return of Johnson Farm's 'History Bites'
Times-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHENDERSONVILLE - At the Jan. 5 Hendersonville City Council meeting, Mayor Barbara Volk made a...