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When people say superhero, most imagine someone with laser vision or the strength to lift cars. But those of us who came up ...
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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 ...
Anthony Omene, creator of RZNWA Media, who had been amplifying the voices of those speaking out about anti-Black racism in Ukraine ... Soviet and African American history. In fact, under Lenin ...
May, like all months, is filled with moments critical to the history and movement of Black people. May produced several giants of “our story.” The month also witnessed groundbreaking court decisions ...
In the annals of history, few events resonate as profoundly as the elevation of a new Pope, especially when that Pope holds the distinction of being the first from America. The announcement of ...
The author of the article argues that Black history is American history and should be acknowledged and respected. She criticizes the recent executive order that threatens the Smithsonian's ...
According to fourth-grade teacher Shane Browning, this is the first time the school has had a fourth-grade field day since Sterling High School’s current sophomores were in fourth grade.
A North Carolina legislator says President Donald Trump is the reason why one of the world’s largest corporations decided to scrap a Black History Month recognition on its widely used calendar app.
Before it became the Beck Cultural Exchange Center, the century-old house on Dandridge Avenue was already entwined with Knoxville's Black history. The Black families who lived there during the ...
Anika Lopes, who founded Ancestral Bridges, said the site is the first in town to explore the erased, obscure and lesser known Black and Afro-Indigenous history in Amherst. Calling it the “first ...