Black History Month

Lyndon B. Johnson (whitehouse.gov)

Race scholar holds this truth to be self evident; Lincoln tops list of five best presidents for Black people

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Smithsonian’s traveling Green Book exhibit opens in Jackson

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Simone Biles, Denzel Washington, Sandra Lindsay among 17 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients

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Charlotte reclaims history lost to ‘urban renewal’ that leveled 1,400 buildings in thriving Black area 

"This project is something that we know is the right thing to do," Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles said at Thursday's…
/ July 1, 2022

In county where a cop killed George Floyd, the next sheriff will not be a white man 

Maj. Dawanna Witt is running for Hennepin County sheriff, as is the ex-police chief of Morton, Minnesota and a South…
/ June 30, 2022
IIyasah Shabazz, theGrio.com

Malcolm X’s daughter shares special message to her dad

Educator and activist Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz thanks father, Malcolm X, for everything he has done for the Black community.
/ June 30, 2022
Bruce's Beach

L.A. County returns beachfront land snatched from a Black couple 100 years ago to their heirs

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to return ownership of prime California beachfront property to descendants of Willa…
/ June 29, 2022

Ark. house listed in Green Book for Black travelers during Jim Crow being moved in salvage effort

The Latimore Tourist Home was one of the places that provided overnight accommodations to Black Americans traveling in the South.
/ June 29, 2022

Black Panther HQ could become National Park site as feds aim to add Black history to America’s story

The national park system refers to about 40 places as "African American experience sites," and new sites are under consideration.
/ June 28, 2022
Sam Gilliam

Sam Gilliam, famous for ‘Drape Paintings’ has died at 88

Pioneering abstract artist Sam Gilliam died on June 25 at age 88. The cause was confirmed to be kidney failure.
/ June 28, 2022