Slavery artifacts reflect source of today’s injustice
Alan Page exhibits slavery artifacts PHOTO COURTESY OF HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARY By STEVE KARNOWSKI MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – An iron collar that kept slaves in bondage. …
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Sisters setting trends in the world of natural hair
From left are Simone and Yanique Hylton, founders of Natural Trendsetters. PHOTO COURTESY OF SIMONE HYLTON BY ERICA VAN BUREN Special to South Florida Times …
Detroit: From riot to resurrection
Detroit Riots: 1967 PHOTO COURTESY OF SHORPY By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT – Deborah Chenault Green, 62, is a writer. But 50 years ago …
Spady Museum to celebrate nat’l and state Juneteenth
Staff Report DELRAY BEACH, Fla. – The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum is welcoming everyone to join them to commemorate a very special day for the …
Black Wall Street: Survivors remember
At the end of the day, June 1, 1921, this is what remained of Black Wall Street. Lost forever were over 600 successful businesses, including …
Black Wall Street: The cause of the riot
Greenwood has persevered through disasters and economic downturns to revitalize itself multiple times, impacting the larger Tulsa community, and creating a remarkable history. PHOTO COURTESY …
Tuskegee Syphilis Study: The final chapter
Nurse performs a blood test on a gentleman. PHOTO COURTESY OF CDC.GOV By JAY REEVES Associated Press Part III [Editor’s Note: Part I covered the …
Speech by New Orleans mayor challenges confederate reverence
Statues of Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis and P.G.T. Beauregard. PHOTOS COURTESY OF PANORAMIO AND WIKIMEDIA COMMONS AND PINTEREST [This is the full text of …
Durham N. Carolina home to original ‘Black Wall Street’
PHOTOS COURTESY OF PINTEREST AND AL JAZEERA DURHAM — Around the turn of he century, the Bull City was a thriving center for African American …
EDITOR’S ADDRESS: Black Music is More Than a Sound
PHOTOS COURTESY OF YOUTUBE. HIP HOP WEEKLY, COVER ME SONGS, J.BOLIN, MYSPACE, DEFINEAREVOLUTION.COM, WHEN RAP WAS REAL, WHAS, RUN THE TRAP, WIKIPEDIA AND CHRISTIANITY TODAY …