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Jackie Robinson was a Republican until the GOP became the ‘white man’s party’
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoLike millions of other Blacks during the first half of the 20th Century, legendary baseball player...
On Black History Month, the meaning of Jackie Robinson and teaching the past | Opinion
Idaho Statesman McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year agoFebruary is Black History Month. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, nearly 93% of the Idaho...
Johnson: Celebrating the 100th birthday of Rachel Robinson, an inspirational figure
Athens Banner-Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis is a column by Athens native, Jessica Johnson, a lecturer at The Ohio State University's Lima...
Author of new MLK biography talks surprises, misconceptions about the civil rights icon
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 10 months agoFor the first time in 40 years, a comprehensive new biography of Martin Luther King Jr. takes...
Chicago author Jonathan Eig wins Pulitzer Prize for his groundbreaking biography of Martin Luther...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 day agoCHICAGO — Chicago historian Jonathan Eig won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography for “King: A Life,”...
New Biography Revisits 'Fernandomania,' When Dodgers Rookie Inspired Mexican-American Community in...
People via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFernando Valenzuela is the subject of Erik Sherman's biography, 'Daybreak at Chavez Ravine' He...
Students research historical persons for inaugural Black History Month biography fair
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 year agoADRIAN — Black History Month for 2023 began Feb. 1, and the Boys & Girls Club of Lenawee kicked off...
‘3 Shades of Blue’ Review: Miles Davis and Friends
The Wall Street Journal· 2 months agoBOOKSHELF “I was the one,” wrote James Brown in his autobiography, “who made the dark-complexioned people popular.” That is a bit of an overstatement,...
Torres: So, who are your heroes? | Opinion
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWhen I was a kid I threw the word "hero" around a lot. I had sports "heroes," music "heroes," acting "heroes." And then there were real-life heroes, like...
Here Are Our Top 3 Favorite Chadwick Boseman Films
The Root via Yahoo News· 8 months agoChadwick Boseman attends the European Premiere of Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther” on February 8, 2018 in London, England.Photo: Gareth Cattermole for...