Black History

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia   St. Augustine, Florida, the country’s oldest city, has always been a contradiction. Today, the city along the...

Black Bottom back in the day   Detroit’s historic Black Bottom neighborhood was home to thriving Black businesses and growing Black families. Running from I-75 on...

The Detroit Institute of Arts is putting a call out for participation with its virtual programs during its Black History Month 2021 programming. Due to...

This week, Michelle Duster joined Carey Cranston, President of the American Writers Museum, online to discuss the legacy of her great-grandmother, Ida B. Wells. ...

“I have just completed my pilgrimage (Hajj) here to the Holy City of Mecca…which is absolutely forbidden for non-Muslims to even rest their eyes...

*David Oyelowo, the star of the upcoming Martin Luther King movie, “Selma,” called out his home country, the UK, for its lack of representation of black culture on the small and silver screens — saying the UK doesn’t utilize black actors and stories involving black folks. “There is a bizarre denial of our country’s black history,” he told […]

*And the rap drama with improperly utilizing black history icons has been increasing as of late. Therefore, it has critics wondering if today’s rap artists have lost touch with black historymakers? Nicki Minaj and her dear friend, mentor Lil Wayne are two examples of these concerns! Earlier this year Minaj bent history with a controversial […]

Commentary ​Apr. 4 marks the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As we recall one...

AT&T wrapped up its 28 Days Black History Month campaign at the Millennium Centre in Southfield February 27. It was free...

AT&T wrapped up its 28 Days Black History Month campaign at the Millennium Centre in Southfield last night. It was free and open...