Death threats and burnout nearly ended Jessica Byrd's career in 2020. Instead, she built Black Camp on Alex Haley's former land, a sanctuary where exhausted organizers...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — After significant public backlash, the U.S. National Park Service has now appeared to restore its original webpage on the history of the Underground...
A photograph of Harriet Tubman has been removed from a National Park Service webpage about the Underground Railroad.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — I remember when my parents were able to cast their first effective vote. I remember segregated lunch counters and “separate but (un)equal” schools....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Louis Gossett Jr., the groundbreaking actor whose career spanned over five decades and who became the first Black actor to win an Academy...
By Tamara Shiloh It was the early summer of 1980. More than 100 artists converged on an abandoned four-story building at Seventh Avenue and 41st Street...
By Dr. Martha C. Taylor Ruth Burnet Love was born, on April 22, 1932, in Lawton, Okla., and passed away on June 2, 2022, in Oakland. As I reflect on...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — April Ryan covered Obama’s two terms as president and wrote about more history when Kamala Harris became the first Black vice president and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Each time we redesign our currency, we have the chance to say something about our country — what we value, and how we’ve...
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — The City of North Charleston’s Cultural Arts Department have announced a Children’s Theatre performance in honor of Black History Month.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — I'm writing about Robby because his memory has challenged me to make a 2019 resolution. I am going to endeavor to listen more,...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — The program features a blend of African dance; ballet and modern dance. It uses talented youth from the Lula Washington Dance Theatre School...
ULA ILNYTZKY, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The art collection of celebrated writer and civil rights activist Maya Angelou sold for nearly $1.3 million on...
By ULA ILNYTZKY, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The art collection of celebrated writer and civil rights activist Maya Angelou is heading to auction this month....
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Less than a year after her death, Maya Angelou has been further immortalized on a U.S. Postal...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “We hear your calling/ And we begin by giving you 100 years/ Of loving defense/ We shall encourage the...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The day before she died, Maya Angelou telephoned Ebony magazine headquarters in Chicago to tell new editor-in-chief Mitzi...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Many people will remember Maya Angelou for her phenomenal career. She was a true renaissance woman – an author, teacher, dancer, performer, radio...
By Cassiette West-Williams Special to the NNPA The news of Maya Angelou’s death brought a very poignant memory back to my college days, when I...
By Benjamin F. Chavis NNPA Columnist Millions of people throughout the world continue to pause, to remember, to celebrate and to recommit to the living...
NEW YORK (AP) — Maya Angelou will not attend the 2014 MLB Beacon Awards Luncheon, where she will be honored. Major League Baseball cited “health...
[Huffington Post] WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is not an overtly religious man. He and his family rarely attend church, and he almost...
