Griots are valued storytellers tasked with maintaining a tradition of oral history, most prominent in parts of West Africa.

SMALLVILLE follows the coming-of-age adventures of teenage Clark Kent in his fictional hometown before he formally becomes the Man of Steel. The American superhero television series premiered in ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc, joins the Black Women's Leadership Collective and over 10,000 Black women leaders to express their gratitude, love and ...

Bernice King, daughter of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., accused the Black pastor at President Trump’s inauguration of misusing the slain civil rights leader’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

She worked across from Jolisa Thomas, a senior from Lawrenceburg, also a sorority member. Martin Luther King Jr. was her inspiration, Thomas said. “All I want to do is give back for him making ...

“I decided to protect my peace and celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day yesterday,” Hostin revealed. “I did not watch the inauguration. My sorority sisters of Alpha ... “I want to remind people that ...

The shivering, multiracial crowd, about 150 strong, listened as speakers on Martin Luther King Jr. Day exhorted ... The commissioner seat had been held by a Black Democrat from 1991 until Miller ...

Black fraternities and sororities are much more than social organizations whose primary purpose is generating opportunities for on-campus parties. They have been a vital force in numerous ...

Dancers from the Assembly of the Rock Eternal perform during the Martin Luther King Jr. parade and celebration in downtown Naples, Fla., on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Unitarian Universalists of Naples ...

The annual parade was organized by the city of Tallahassee and featured a procession of floats, marching bands and local fraternity and sorority groups. The parade began at Call Street and made its ...

Jonathan Eig, author of the biography ‘King: A Life,’ spoke about the late civil rights leader on a Jan. 3 episode of NPR’s ‘Book of the Day’ podcast Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books ...

Today, the country pauses to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with parades, speeches and acts of service. At 8 a.m., the MLK Breakfast will take place at the Julia T. & Charles W. Cherry Sr.