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A new public art project will honor and educate Columbia on the Midlands' legacy of Black culture
The Cultural Layers Project from ONE Columbia spotlights African American history in Columbia, SC, through murals, ...
Coalition urges Portland Public Schools to create timeline for building Black student center
In 2020, taxpayers provided $60 million to PPS to create a Center for Black Student Excellence. Now, dozens of organizations want a timeline to creating the center.
Defendants in Georgia ‘Cop City’ case say they are in limbo as trial delays continue
Their cases are at a standstill, 20 months after being indicted under Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt ...
With Black sports history under attack, a new book offers recognition
Play Harder,’ is rich history of baseball that shows how players like Jackie Robinson and Willie Mays contributed not only to ...
AFRO American Newspapers2d
Black Americans respond to president’s order to remove museum exhibits that promote ‘improper ideology’
Concerns rise as President's plan calls for removal of Black history from museums, threatening the truth and the whole story of America.
Cape Cod Times3d
Photo exhibit on Martha's Vineyard tells island's Black, Wampanoag history. 'Safe space.'
Photographer and writer Austin Bryant said his Martha's Vineyard exhibit, 'Where They Still Remain,' tells stories of Black, ...
Miami native, daughter of Black historian wins Pulitzer for history
Armed with a list of questions on a legal pad and a tape recorder, Edda Fields-Black and her older sister went from house to ...
Shelby County Reporter3d
Montevallo Legacy Project dedicates historic sites
The city of Montevallo and the Montevallo Legacy Project celebrated the city’s rich history by dedicating three new markers on the African American Heritage Trail on Sunday, May 4.