Seven days out is your guide to entertainment events, concerts, festivals and activities in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.

A new plaque will detail the story of Martin Luther King's crossing as an Alpha Man in 1952, just before he led the civil ...

Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story” continues to be a nonviolence teaching tool and an influential historical ...

“It’s history,” said another passerby, a white woman who didn’t give her name. “It was the way things was, and I’m not proud of it. It wasn’t right, but that’s how it was back then.” My sentiments ...

Indeed, the creation of Black Music Month reflects the core theme in African American history — struggle. Ironically, this time of celebration is itself a product of struggle. In his new classic ...

Pride Month kicks off with events around the world starting this weekend. It's an annual series of parades and other gatherings to celebrate LGBTQ+ culture and rights. At its heart, Pride is both ...

What are the origins of Pride Month, and how did the Stonewall Uprising of 1969 lead to the contemporary era of LGBTQ+ activism? In 1999, the United States (US) Government officially designated ...

Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and ... became the first Black man to lead the county’s fire department. “It will allow me to wish people a good MLK Day, and to show goodwill ...

Yet, the U.S. National Park Service has a webpage dedicated to the day's history. Throughout the Reconstruction era, Black Americans maintained a prominent role in Memorial Day observances ...