Black History News
IN MEMORIAM: Legendary Civil Rights Icon C.T. Vivian Dies at 95
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The Rev. C.T. Vivian, the legendary civil rights activist who marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. Rev. Vivian was 95. Vivian’s daughter, Denise Morse, confirmed her father’s death and told Atlanta’s NBC affiliate WXIA that he was “one of the most wonderful men…
Read MoreOne North Carolina City Council Approves Reparations – Sort Of
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Lost in the aftermath of the demonstrations stemming from the police killing of George Floyd and the pandemic is the issue of reparations for African Americans. Asheville, a North Carolina city where Black people make up just 11 percent of the more than 92,000 residents, may…
Read MoreJohn Lewis: Civil Rights Lion Gets into Good Trouble in Dawn Porter Documentary
By Nsenga K. Burton, NNPA Newswire Culture and Entertainment Editor As long as I have breath in my body, I will do what I can. – Congressman John Lewis Congressman John Lewis is known and revered worldwide for his social justice activism as a young man during the modern Civil Rights movement which sparked large…
Read MoreStephanie Mills Talks About Music, Social Justice and Her Son’s New Book
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Iconic Grammy and American Music Award winner Stephanie Mills is unapologetically pro-Black. On her social media pages, she often sends shoutouts to “talented Black men” and “Black Queens.” She observed Black Out Day and Juneteenth. With one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary music, the…
Read MoreNational Museum of African American Music Announces the Appointment of Its Music Industry Relations Committee
The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) have announced the appointment of the museum’s first Music Industry Relations Committee (MIRC) of the Board of Directors. Eighteen individuals representing all avenues of the music industry have been selected to lead this committee including: artists, record label executives, talent managers, media executives, media personalities, entertainment attorneys,…
Read More“Topping Out” Ceremony Marks Major Milestone for International African American Museum
The construction of the International African American Museum is progressing as planned, despite the global presence of COVID-19. July 10 marks an important milestone in the museum’s journey, as major donors, board members, and elected officials attended the “topping out” ceremony, marking the placement of the structure’s final steel beam. “Every steel beam represents the hopes…
Read MoreCommunity Forum “Reconciling the Past with the Present” to be held at Fort Moultrie
The public is invited to a community forum on racial justice taking place outdoors at Fort Moultrie on Sullivans Island (1214 Middle St., Sullivans Island, SC 29482) at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 16. The event seeks to add historic perspective to the national dialogue on equality by providing a complete picture of the African American…
Read MoreConfederate Statues Being Toppled in Richmond
Special from the Richmond Free Press (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Goodbye, “Stonewall” Jackson. So long, J.E.B. Stuart, Matthew Fontaine Maury and maybe A.P. Hill. The removal of city-owned statues of those Confederates and other champions of slavery and White supremacy has begun with the bronze statue of Confederate Gen. Jackson hauled from the perch it has occupied…
Read MoreSC African American History Calendar June 2020 Honoree: Reverend James S. Hall Jr.
Reverend James S. Hall Jr. was born in 1932, in Marion, S.C. to Reverend James S. Hall Sr. and Mrs. Eliza Hall. Hall attended primary school in Marion and then earned a B.S. in Education and a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Morris College in Sumter, S.C. He received honorary degrees from Morris College, Fuller…
Read MoreStatues Honoring Racist Past Are Coming Down From The U.S. To Europe
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Congo’s independence from Belgium, the Congolese diaspora is looking for the removal of racist statues but not only that. “Many think that our political conscience has just sparked now, but we have been here for decades,” says Mireille-Thseusi Robert, president of the feminist and anti-racism committee, Bamko-Cran.…
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