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From rural reservations to shebeens or speakeasies (bars) - wherever black people gathered, they were talking about Ashe's ...
Celebrate Independence Day with unique Black American traditions. Explore 8 vibrant ways to honor freedom and heritage ...
Dr. Bernard Harris became the first Black man to do a space walk. His family watched nervously seeing him take off into space ...
The Greater Washington Black Chamber of Commerce (GWBCC) honored business leaders at 'The Art of Black Business 2025 ...
The Wm. Chester Ruth Legacy Project, named for early-20th-century African American businessman, inventor and minister William ...
Wakanda Forever. Not only did the sequel to Black Panther (2018) expand Wakanda by giving Dora Milaje leader Okoye a new ...
The inventor of the controversial ‘Sarco’ suicide pod has vowed to bring it to Britain, after the bill to legalise assisted ...
Like many African Americans, my search was blocked by what’s referred to as the “1870’s wall.” That’s because prior to 1870, the United States Census did not note enslaved and formerly ...
The unhappy activist protested the holiday and even spent time in jail for interrupting a 1932 rally of the American War Mothers, as the group sold carnations. By the 1940s, her attempts to ...
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO)- As Kentucky celebrates Juneteenth, two local landmarks are being recognized as part of a new effort to spotlight Black history across the state. The Kentucky African ...
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) — Through collaboration with A Beautiful Message, a Central Texas Art Program, and Art Center Waco, an art exhibit celebrating Juneteenth and freedom through black hair opened on ...
Hundreds gathered to kick off the Juneteenth block party and celebrations at the African American Museum in Philadelphia Thursday afternoon. Food trucks and booths lined the street with various ...