The Oklahoma Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by the last two survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Lessie Benningfield Randle and Viola Fletcher, who sued the
Rev. James Lawson, a teacher of nonviolent resistance methods and an advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, died at the age of 95, his family confirmed on
On June 7, Morgan State University became the first HBCU to perform in Normandy, France, at the 80th Anniversary and Commemoration of D-Day. The band took over 100
As Juneteenth has entered the national consciousness, the attention has allowed some older regional celebrations to share a portion of the spotlight. Although Pinkster was originally a Dutch
A historic Black church in Montgomery County, Maryland, is gearing up for an extra special Juneteenth holiday. The Scotland African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Zion Church received a $1
Certain holidays are often celebrated by donning signature colors: red at Valentine’s, orange and black for Halloween, and red, white, and blue for those celebrating the fourth of
Arkansas is commemorating civil rights icon Daisy Gatson Bates this week by installing her statue, replacing an existing one of a lesser-known historical figure in the state. Bates,
In 2022, Donald and Phillip Jones, brothers and co-founders of Alchemy Media Publishing, posted a campaign for a video game on the popular crowdfunding website Kickstarter. The game,
April 27 marks South Africa’s 30th anniversary of their “Freedom Day.” Across the country, they celebrate the day their country had its very first true democratic election back
Edward R. Dudley, who made history as the United States’ first Black ambassador in 1949 when he was appointed the U.S. ambassador to Liberia, will be honored in
