Black History Month

Jackie Robinson Museum opens in New York City

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Bicycle Nomad and others recreate 1,900-mile ride of Buffalo Soldier Bicycle Corps

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AP exposes the Tuskegee Syphilis Study: The 50th Anniversary

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Dubuque airport terminal named for Black WWII fighter pilot

The Dubuque Regional Airport Commission voted unanimously to approve renaming the airport terminal for Martin in 2020.
/ July 23, 2022
Idlewild theGrio.com

What we did on our summer vacations: Revisiting Idlewild

As we reach the peak of the summer heat, theGrio celebrates the legacy of Black summer retreats, beginning with Idlewild,…
/ July 22, 2022
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Why America needs more injustice: An appeal to the uncolored citizens of the world

Using the framework of "Walker's Appeal," I have created a four-part proposal that could solve the biggest problems in American…
/ July 22, 2022
Little Rock Nine Anniversary

City pauses demo permits in bid to preserve historic status of area near Little Rock Nine school

The Little Rock Board of Directors has voted to temporarily halt the granting of permits for the area made famous…
/ July 21, 2022

L.A. County returns prime beach property to Black family 98 years after city took it from ancestors 

Descendants of Charles and Willa Bruce finally own the oceanfront land that was wrongfully taken from their ancestors in 1924.
/ July 21, 2022

Three Black musicians receive $25,000 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship

The National Endowment for the Arts recently announced that three Detroit musicians are the recipients of the 2023 NEA Jazz…
/ July 20, 2022

Nurses group sues to stop small clinic from using name of now-defunct, but famous, Black hospital 

Homer G. Phillips Hospital was once a treasure of Black life in St. Louis, a backbone of the community during…
/ July 20, 2022