Every state's nickname and where it comes from
Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every ...
RiverheadLOCAL4d
Remembering Riverside’s forgotten Black history
A long-defunct motel on Flanders Road, converted into apartments, is a reminder of the once-thriving Black business district in Riverside. David Peter Fitzgerald, whose father built the motel in ...
The Highland County Press1d
Miami University students map the land in Ohio stolen from the Randolph Freedpeople
Randolph’s executor, William Leigh, settled on Ohio’s Mercer County, and bought roughly 3,200 acres near a fledgling Black community in a town called Carthagena. But when the Freedpeole arrived, a ...
Honoring Black History: Charlene Marshall, the first Black woman to be a West Virginia mayor
News is honoring Black history this February, which includes the achievements of Charlene Marshall, the former mayor of ...
Beyond Tulsa: Uncovering America’s forgotten Black Wall Streets and their legacies today
Stacker used Census data and other sources to explore the history of Black Wall Streets and their legacy in present-day Black ...
Washington Times6d
Pat White, record-setting quarterback for West Virginia, returns to Mountaineers as an assistant
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Former West Virginia quarterback Pat White will return to the Mountaineers as assistant quarterbacks coach and assistant to the head coach. Coach Rich Rodriguez announced ...