It took decades of research by historians and journalists — and reports by state and federal commissions — to uncover the ...

An unidentified Downtown Development Authority personnel takes a close look at the mural of Jackie Robinson, the first black to integrate Major League Baseball in 1947, after it was defaced by someone ...

In October many people around the UK will be celebrating Black History Month. It's a time for people from all backgrounds to enjoy and acknowledge the amazing things black people have achieved.

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Usher led the crowd in a call-and-response: “Say it loud, I’m black and I’m proud.” Jill Scott showed off her operatic chops. Bell Biv DeVoe, contemporaries of De La, made history with ...

Cumberland County Schools has offered for a second time to sell permanently closed Lillian Black Elementary School to the ...

1862—Mary Jane Patterson be­comes the first Black woman in U.S. History to be awarded a master’s degree. She earned it from Oberlin College in Ohio. 2009—NFL star quarterback Michael Vick ...

May 6, 2025 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a climate where history is being redacted and diversity programs are under siege across the country, the cancellation of the beloved Black History ...

the trailblazing jump jockey who made history when becoming the first female rider to win the Grand National and Gold Cup, announced her retirement last week. Join host James Stevens, Peter Scargill ...

TUCSON, Arizona (KGUN) — A big — really big — piece of aviation history has been crawling along Pima County roads the past few days. It’s part of the largest flying boat that ever made ...

BANGOR, Maine — Maine is full of history. But one piece that often goes unrecognized is the role Black Americans and civil rights leaders played in building the state we know today. A walking tour led ...

An Ohio man is accused of burning 100 library books on African American, Jewish and LGBTQ history, sparking a public ... 1,000 "new books lifting up Black, Jewish, and LGBTQ+ voices," Congregation ...