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Deputy Fire Chief Sharon Purifoy-Smoots is on track to becoming the highest-ranking Black female in the history of the Milwaukee…
/ May 1, 2022
Black nuns were often discouraged or blocked by their white superiors from engaging in the civil rights struggle in the…
/ May 1, 2022
The workers are demanding a wage increase of 1,000 rand ($63) per month instead of the 850 rand ($54) being…
/ May 1, 2022
The Clotilda’s voyage was financed by a wealthy Alabama businessman whose descendants still have extensive land holdings around Mobile.
/ May 1, 2022
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A new park named after Benjamin Oglesby, a former enslaved person and war veteran will open this summer in St.…
/ May 1, 2022
Nike unveiled a 1-million-square-foot building in Serena Williams' honor at the shoe company’s Oregon headquarters.
/ May 1, 2022
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Held at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, theGrio's "A Seat at the Table," honored White…
/ May 1, 2022
A Muslim woman kneels to pray
Approaching the end of Ramadan is always bittersweet, and while it is a taxing month, it has deeply affected me…
/ May 1, 2022
Like, it’s both my fault and not my fault. My kids have built up a bit of a resume when…
/ May 1, 2022
The 27th annual White House Correspondences' Dinner will take place on April 30 after a two year absence due to…
/ April 30, 2022
The jersey from the 1996-97 season could fetch between $3 million and $5 million in an online auction that begins…
/ April 30, 2022
Anderson was twice appointed the U.S. marshal for the Southern District of Indiana, serving from 1977 to 1981 and from…
/ April 30, 2022