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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN)Much of what we know about the horrors of slavery in the Americas comes from historical records. But new research shows that evidence of the slave…
By Good Black News Staff, Good Black News The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) has made John Lewis’ unedited interview for Eyes on the Prize (1987) and for Eyes…
Sarah Elizabeth Ray’s efforts helped set the stage to desegregate public schools in America By Matthew Allen, theGrio The fight for civil rights is full of unsung heroes, especially women,…
By Hayley Miller ,HuffPost On June10, 1954, governors and representatives from twelve Southern states met in Richmond, Virginia, and resolved to defiantly resist the United States Supreme Court’s decision in…
Smith is teaming up with the Prostate Cancer Foundation for the effort. By NewsOne Staff, NewsOne From eliminating the debt of Morehouse College graduates to providing resources for Black-owned businesses…
After years of working in states across the US, engineer and entrepreneur Brian Rice decided he wanted to invest in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. By Ivana Davidovic, BBC News…
By Ainissa Ramirez, TIME In the 1960s, African American mothers noticed something wrong in their children’s seemingly innocent class photos. Every year, youngsters tidied up in their Sunday best for…
Mr. Lewis, the civil rights giant who died last week, beat out a list that included Barack Obama and Cesar Chavez to have the high school, in Fairfax County, named…
By Amna Nawaz & Leah Nagy, PBS News Hour Omar Ibn Said was 37 years old when he was taken from his West African home and transported to Charleston, South…
By Theodora Aidoo, Face2Face Africa While most kids of her age are schooling, Emmanuella Mayaki, a 10-year-old Nigerian girl, has already earned a living working as a teacher at an…