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Memphis composer marks milestone with hometown world premiere of Harriet Tubman piece
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe large-scale musical compositions of Earnestine Rodgers Robinson have debuted in Carnegie Hall...
Chicago’s Daniel Boone Elementary will get a new name after school rejects slaveholder moniker
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDaniel Boone Elementary is the latest Chicago school to change its name to remove a reference to a...
On ‘Freedom Day’ in 1963, thousands of Chicago students skipped school to protest segregation
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAlthough civil rights leaders including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. supported the designation of Oct....
Daywatch: Chicago establishes ‘Book Sanctuaries’ as book banning increases
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGood morning, Chicago. The days of Chicago reporters and news photographers relying on a live, crackling police scanner to chase news and tell the public what officers are doing in real time ...
A country's monuments tell its stories. A $500M donation could help diversify US history.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIn Chicago and in Tallahatchie, Mississippi, a national monument honoring Emmett Till and Mamie...
Bucks County celebrates Black History Month. Here are the special events
Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAlthough Black History Month occurs during the shortest month of the year, there is no shortage of...
29 Black History facts you probably didn't learn in school
CBS News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoErnest Crim III is your instructor for this 29-lesson course as CBS 2 celebrates Black History...
Why retired NBA champion, Bama alum Jason Caffey decided to enroll at Alabama State
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo Sports· 10 months agoFormer NBA player Jason A. Caffey has enrolled at Alabama State to pursue a degree in physical...
30 Black Americans To Celebrate During Black History Month and Beyond
Parade via AOL· 3 months agoMaya Angelou speaks during the AARP Magazine's 2011 Inspire Awards. Every Black History Month and...
No citations for man who barricaded himself in Lakeview home after dogs found shot, one fatally, in...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoChicago police said no citations were issued to a man who barricaded himself in a Lakeview home Tuesday after shooting two dogs, one fatally, in self-defense. A 45-year-old woman was in an alley ...