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Black church leader calls for electronic protest of Dollar General over DEI retreat
Pastor Jamal-Harrison Bryant, who led a Target boycott for retreating on its DEI initiatives, is calling for an electronic protest of Dollar General.
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Ryan Coogler’s "Sinners" is Black history written with lightning
Thankfully, our society has teachers of a different kind—those whose unique talent bring Black history to life on film, teachers like Ryan Coogler. Coogler’s use of history is a weapon for the ...
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Black History Under Fire? Smithsonian Says Reports That It Removed Historic Civil Rights Artifacts From Museum Are False
Social media lit up, with many accusing the museum of trying to erase Black history, especially in the wake of President Donald Trump’s recent “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History ...
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A historic Black church took the Proud Boys to court. Now it controls their trademark
The church has a long history of activism Despite the humor and subversion, Lamar sees the lawsuit as part of a long line of civil rights activism that has relied on the courts, from Black women who ...
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The Great Black Church Schism—How Black Americans' Becoming Less Religious Will Impact Future Elections | Opinion
The reason for the apparent deepening of this attitude is multifaceted, but it primarily reflects a metamorphosis in how Black people have come to see complex topics like free will and fate in the ...
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Historic Black church in Pickens County, South Carolina, gets grant to preserve its 160 year history
A 160 YEAR OLD UPSTATE CHURCH IS GETTING $250,000 TO MAKE SURE ITS HISTORY IS NEVER FORGOTTEN ... THE STORY OF THE UPSTATE’S OLDEST BLACK CHURCH HAS BEEN CHAMPIONED BY MABEL OWENS CLARK.
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Free Screening of ‘We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe’ Documentary at UC Santa Barbara
By restoring erased narratives, “We Were Here” asserts that Black history is not separate from European history — it is an integral part of it. “Cup of Culture: We Were Here,” a free and ...
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Vermont African American Heritage Trail tells stories of Black history in the state
with the idea that Black history is a topic for every month of every year. Winooski United Methodist Church – Many of the renowned Buffalo Soldiers, a Black regiment known for fighting in the ...
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Black History Month: Here is where you can find some of Upstate's Black historical markers
Each February, the African American legacy that shaped America is honored during Black History Month. The month's origins can be traced back to 1915 when author and historian Dr. Carter G.
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Community gathers for church service, part of Black History Month
Carla Clark | For The Republic Pastor James Wood and choir members, at right, during the 2025 Community Church Service hosted by the African American Pastor’s Alliance for Black History Month at ...
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A South Side gathering of Black intellectuals set the stage for Black History Month
The seeds of Black History Month were sown more than 100 years ago in the South Side YMCA at 3763 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago. Carter G. Woodson, a University of Chicago alum, was staying in a room at ...