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White and Black Activists Worked Strategically in Parallel in Detroit 50 Years Ago, Fighting for Civil Rights

A member of the Michigan National Guard stands at the ready as firemen battle a blaze in Detroit in July 1967. AP Photo by Say...

Buffalo Soldiers: Honoring the Legacy of America’s First Peacetime Black Troops

F Company, 24th Infantry, at Fort Bayard, New Mexico, 1892 (Original Image Courtesy National Archives and Records Administration), Image courtesy of The Buffalo Soldiers...

Beyoncé’s ‘Blackbiird’ breathes new life into a symbol that has inspired centuries of Black artists, musicians and storytellers

by Katie Kapurch, Texas State University and Jon Marc Smith, Texas State University Prior to the release of “Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé explained that her album’s...

This Week In Black History Oct. 25 – Oct. 31, 2023

JAM MASTER JAY October 25 1940—The Black newspaper owners group—the NNPA (National Newspaper Publishers Association) is founded. 1940—Benjamin O. Davis Sr. becomes the first Black general...

Globetrotting Black nutritionist Flemmie P. Kittrell revolutionized early childhood education and illuminated ‘hidden hunger’

by Brandy Thomas Wells, Oklahoma State University Nutrition is among the most critical issues of our time. Diet-related illnesses are shortening life spans and the...

“Tapestry in Black” Podcast Brings Elevated Conversation to the Table   

Khaliph Young, creator of “Tapestry in Black.”       Digital content creator Khaliph Young knows a thing or two about developing social media strategies and leveraging smart...

This Week In Black History February 1 – 7, 2023

February 1 1902—Langston Hughes, one of Black America’s greatest poets, is born in Joplin, Miss. He came to fame during the 1920s period of African...

Penning a Legacy: The Black Press Continues the Movement During Black History Month

Veteran marketing executive Cathy Nedd, president of the Real Times Media News Group, speaks on the power of the Black press.      It’s 2023 and Black...

It Started With Us: The True Origins Of Black History Month

Photo: Getty Images By Kiyonna Anthony   Black History Month is here! A time to celebrate and acknowledge the many contributions that African Americans have had, and continue...

Power to the People: Are We Still in the Fight?   

“It's easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”    Frederick Douglass, a social reformer, orator and writer said those words decades ago, words...

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