Jul 28, 2025 | Entertainment, History, Music
Music pioneers from the Queen City were celebrated Saturday afternoon during the induction ceremony for the Black Music Walk of Fame. The event featured a red carpet procession for the Class of 2025 inductees and VIPs. The new class includes The O’Jays, Nancy...
Jul 28, 2025 | Entrepreneurs, History
Black leaders remembered a trailblazer in Black hair care on Thursday as they pushed for a portion of Tooley Street in Encanto to be renamed after Willie Morrow, who passed in 2022. “When your name’s as good as gold because of how you treated people, that...
Jul 28, 2025 | Arts + Culture, History
An event in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood on Sunday celebrated the history and culture of Black cowboys, aiming to educate and empower local youth. Rick Warren, the founder of the event, emphasized the importance of recognizing the contributions of Black...
Jul 28, 2025 | Higer Education, History
North Carolina Central University has long had a physical archive. The HBCU’s collection spans centuries with texts from the antebellum period, first edition novels written by authors like W.E.B Dubois and Phyllis Wheatley, and various other invaluable...
Jul 14, 2025 | Arts + Culture, History, Women
More than 80 years after she gave the world “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” Harlem Renaissance icon Zora Neale Hurston’s home has officially been preserved. Nestled in a historically Black community known as Lincoln Park, the humble Fort Pierce, Florida, home was...
