Kirk Franklin, Shirley Caesar and Parkland students to commemorate King’s death
A JOYFUL NOISE:The 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination will be commemorated on April 4 at the Athalie Range Park in Liberty City. PHOTOS …
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Florida governor approves slavery memorial for Capitol
Statues of chained slaves in Tanzania stand as a memorial to the old slave market. PHOTO COURTESY OF HISTORY.COM Staff Report TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida’s …
Statue of abolitionist John Brown vandalized in Kansas
Statue of abolitionist John Brown PHOTO COURTESY OF VISIT KC.COM Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) – A statue of fiery abolitionist John Brown has …
President Obama’s program issues Request for Proposals
My Brother’s Keeper mentors and mentees at one of the program’s events. PHOTO COURTESY OF OBAMA FOUNDATION CHICAGO – Before he left office, President Obama …
Historic black church with W.E.B. Du Bois connection gets grant
W.E.B. Du Bois PHOTO COURTESY OF FAMOUS BIOGRAPHIES GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (AP) – Preservationists for a 130-year-old black church with ties to civil rights pioneer …
Week in Review
PHOTO COURTESY OF MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA SURVIVOR OF SCHOOL SHOOTING TO USE ‘WHITE PRIVILEGE’ MIAMI – One of the students who survived last month’s …
FAMUan becomes first African American, Palm Beach schools’ Superintendent
Donald Fennoy was recently selected as Palm Beach County’s first African American school superintendent. Fennoy, 41, a Florida A&M University alumnus, says the job wasn’t …
Brown University cancels Rosa Parks house display
Brown University announced the cancellation of a planned display. PHOTO COURTESY OF BROWN UNIVERSITY By MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown University …
Mississippi’s oldest black-owned business: Funeral home turns 123 years old
W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home PHOTO COURTESY OF WHJEFFERSONFUNERALHOME.COM By JOHN SURRATT The Vicksburg Post VICKSBURG, Miss. – Mississippi’s oldest blackowned business and oldest registered black …
Bethel McKenzie named Society of Professional Journalists executive director
TRAILBLAZER: Alison Bethel McKenzie has been selected to become the first African American executive director of the Society of Professional Journalists PHOTO COURTESY OF ALISON …