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Immigrant parishioners see St. Clement Pope Catholic Church in Queens as a proxy for home: a place where they can wear the ...
President Donald Trump issued an order to take down exhibits that "divide Americans based on race," but the White House says it wasn't involved and the museum says the moves were part of normal ...
"The Bible and book belong to Rev. Brown of San Francisco who generously loaned them to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture for an exhibition. The loan ...
In urban centers large and small across the U.S., the novel coronavirus is devastating African American communities ... Harris leaves behind two children and 12 grandchildren.
A braid into a memory. More African American parents today are teaching their children the rich histories behind braiding. They’re showing them how to honor their roots while embracing innovation.
An African American museum is a good place to soak up some Black history. Celebrating Black history by visiting on these seven museums is one the Blackest things you could do for Black History Month.
The annual African American Children’s Book Fair (AACBF) returned to Philadelphia for the its 33rd year. The book fair is one of the oldest and largest book fairs for African American children ...
Her work showed that 59% of African-American mothers had children from different fathers, the highest of any ethnic group. Taking the “Black Elephant” metaphor to the local level, in 2022 ...
A broken promise? In a way ...yes. Regardless, Juneteenth is considered the oldest running African American holiday, according to History.com. It was declared a national holiday in 2021 ...
Editor's note: This is an excerpt from "Out of Bounds: A History of African Americans and Golf in Memphis, Tennessee," reprinted with permission from the author, the Rev. L. LaSimba M. Gray Jr ...
For many Black children, Sunday mornings ... you will hear the percussion of politics. These hymns are the physical manifestations of 400 years of history of a people’s struggle. Throughout history, ...
Young girls from the African American Stilt Ballet group pose ... by Reverend Tindley and the original 1800s Bible that the belonged to him. Jay Fluellen, a music teacher at CAPA, plays a Church hymn ...