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 …
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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 …
The Evolution of Black Music
Duke Ellington PHOTO COURTESY OF BRITANNICA.COM Courtesy of lifeculturepeople.com WHERE IT ALL STARTED: BLUES & NEGRO SPIRITUALS Remember the days when music embodied real life …
Black Wall Street
Blacks being taken to the Brady Theater during the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot. PHOTO COURTESY OF COMMUNIQUE NEW ENGLAND By DAPHNE TAYLOR The History: “Greenwood” …
Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Part II
Attorney Fred Gray PHOTO COURTESY OF INSIDER By JAY REEVES Associated Press [Editor’s Note: Part I covered the 1932 actions of medical workers in the …
Archaeologists seek downed WWII Tuskegee Airman’s plane
The Tuskegee Airmen flew missions in Europe during WWII. Airman Capt. Lawrence Dickson, with the 332nd Fighter Group of the 100th Fighter Squadron crashed on …
Tuskegee Syphilis Study descendants emerge, Part I
In this 1950′s photo released by the National Archives, a black man included in a syphilis study has blood drawn by a doctor in Tuskegee, …
First My Mother, Forever My Friend
Photos Left to Right: Jessica and Jamar Myers are expecting their first child, Mason. Photo Courtesy of Korey Davis; Denise Athis and her daughter Jaina …
My Mother is Special Because …
We pay homage to the women who are mothers and mother figures in our lives. PHOTO COURTESY OF ERIC CAPTURES Staff Report Everyone knows there …
Ms. Juanita is everyone’s Grandma & it’s a title she wears proudly
By ISHEKA N. HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes.com MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – If the name Juanita Richardson sounds familiar, it’s probably because she’s the culinary mastermind behind Juanita’s …